Math - We modeled the addition and subtraction of decimals and we also discussed the relationship between fractions, decimals and percents.
Social Studies - We watched a BrainPop video about Abraham Lincoln and we discussed whether or not he was a "true" abolitionist. Additionally, students analyzed whether different individuals (a free black farmer from Massachusetts, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, and a white Alabama senator) would vote for Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election.
We concluded Social Studies by making a link between the content and our current Unit of Inquiry (Sharing the Planet). Students were asked to think of the people who were living at that time (plantation owner, free black soldier, confederate soldier, abolitionist, etc...) and to answer a question, from ONE perspective, on whether fighting the Civil War was worth it. I learned that students will be asked this question tomorrow at the Atlanta History Museum and I want them to be prepared.
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