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I am doing an Amazing Race unit with my elementary gifted students. They are pull-out enrichment and I see them for about 1 hour a day. This race is based off the tv show and they are sticking inside the United States.

Whenever they get ready for a new destination, they receive a "Route Info" card that tells them clues about it and they use the computer to try to figure it out. Then they get a reading passage and crossword about the state they will be heading to. After that, they get either a Detour or a Roadblock clue.

They have done things like research a topic, create a 3-D symbol to represent it, and write a paragraph about it; a food challenge where they had to try different foods from that area (New Orleans was our first) and evaluate the foods; create a song or a Wordle about the area;plan activities for visiting that area; solve a math problem relating to getting there.

I'm only moving on to the third city and my inspiration well is already running...See More
Mont Rushmore On 3/17/11, Stumped wrote: > I am doing an Amazing Race unit with my elementary gifted > students. They are pull-out enrichment and I see them for > about 1 hour a day. This race is based off the tv show and > they are sticking inside the United States. > > Whenever they get ready for a new destination, they receive > a "Route ...See More
Mar 18, 2011
Jamie in MO I don't have any "amazing" ideas off the top of my head, but I think the idea is a fantastic theme unit!

Maybe they could face off about different attractions in a particular place and have a debate to defend which is the most important attraction? As part of their research, they could survey people they know and graph responses.

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Mar 19, 2011
Nancye What about doing a Prezi or a Photopeach about the destination? What about a man on the street interview with another student that you video? Nancye
Mar 19, 2011
Froggybee It sounds like you need some product ideas....I wish I had access to school this week because I have EnginUnity's Product Pouch there. Try searching the internet for products by multiple intelligences. THis should give you lots of ideas. As for new locations, maybe some of the National Parks (Yellowstone), and some crazy tourist attractions (larges...See More
Mar 20, 2011


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