Publisher's Synopsis
New pedagogical trends encourage students to be proactive, developing and carrying out projects for in-depth curricular topics in great detail. Many states require "exit projects," to demonstrate mastery over a curricular subject before completing middle school. This series meets that demand, offering examples of engaging, investigative projects closely aligned to state middle school social studies standards. Project examples explore critical periods of U.S. history, teaching readers how to develop an independent project to explore key questions related to their favorite unit. They will learn how to develop a project and prepare displays or presentations to share their discoveries. Features include: Each book provides 10 to 15 exit projects in line with project-based learning, which is an emerging trend in middle school curricular standards. Subjects correlate closely to state social studies curricular topics on U.S. history. Approach to projects is aligned with the mandates of the C3 Social Studies Framework.
