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**The Jungle**

A unit on the Jungle for grade 4 students

=Overall rationale for unit= Incorporating technology into the curriculum is becoming more and more important. Students are constantly faced with new and emerging technologies at a very young age. In order to succeed later in their careers the knowledge of how to use technology will be invaluable. In this unit we have taken several currciculum areas and integrated the use of technology into each. The main focus of the unit is science. We have attempted to cover some of the most useful types of applications in this unit and have included the use of an online application as well. At the end of the unit it is our goal that the students will be proficient in each application and will also find this style of learning to be more engaging than typical textbook learning.

Below are four sample activities that integrate technology into the grade four science curriculum (from Newfoundland & Labrador). While science is the main focus area for this unit on The Jungle, each activity covers outcomes from other subject areas.

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