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Pennsylvania, the birthplace of our nation, was settled in 1643. It is a state full of rolling hills, lush forests and millions of acres of farmland. Home to the major metropolitan cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as well as the state capital of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania still has many counties which are decidedly rural and pristine, including two counties with NO traffic lights ( Forest County and Perry County). Several of our country's most important documents were written in Pennsylvania including the Constitution of the United States, the American Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Pennsylvania leads the nation in rural population, number of licensed hunters, State Game Lands, covered bridges, meat packing plants, mushroom production, potato chip production, pretzel bakeries and sausage/scrapple production. (http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/pennsylvania/a/fun_facts.htm) =Essential Question= Why is Pennsylvania important to our Nation? =Unit Summary:= In this project, students research Pennsylvania facts, people, and firsts. They use those facts and firsts to craft a presentation. The online research includes obtaining facts and appropriate graphics, creating first a listing of items to be included in a word processor, and adding and editing photographs for inclusion in a folder on their network drive. The students will also create an online social networking profile for a person that was influential in Pennsylvania's history. The files, document, and folder will be used in assessing student research.
 * Pennsylvania Fun Facts **

=Essential Knowledge, Learning Standards, and Benchmarks=

Apply Technology Effectively

 * Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information about Pennsylvania
 * Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologies
 * Integrate a variety of file types to create and illustrate a presentation about Pennsylvania

Access and Evaluate Information

 * Evaluate information critically and competently to be included in presentation about Pennsylvania