My two classmates went second a presented a well thought out lesson on the complicated voyage of Henry Hudson to present day Hudson Valley. I say it is complicated because he did not set out to reach here but ended up here (sound familiar.) They did a great inquiry lesson, which had the students measuring and calculating the distance the ship "traveled" using rulers. What an amazing and unique idea. The students loved the activity and it was great to see a form of math incorporated into social studies because it was not something any of us thought to do! The students also used the scientific method in this lesson and made a hypothesis. They were also to hypothesize what obstacles they think Hudson might have encountered on his trip to America. They were giving a journal to read and check their hypothesis. They also reported their findings to the class. This was a very thoughtful activity and fun to watch!
For their cooperative learning lesson the students were able to get creative. They were given poster boards and markers and asked to create a scene emphasizing what they think may have happened on Henry Hudson voyage to America. Once again the students showed out. The different scenes they created were amazing. It really shows how allowing the students to teach themselves rather than just ranting information to them all the time really creates a learning experience like no other.
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