Abstract:
Suggests two sites to help students study the White House.

Standard
Social Studies - 6050-0201 - Fifth Grade
Students will outline major events and people that played a significant role in US History.
Keywords: White House, History, Research, Presidents.
Submitted by: Allison Riddle

Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to discover the history behind each room in the White House.
The students will explore the presidents and first ladies that are associated with each room.
The students will discover the historical value of any furnishing in the White House

Background
The teacher should visit the sites( www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html and www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/tour/html/index.html) beforehand to verify the site contains appropriate information.

Materials
Prepared handout, White House Fact Sheet, and note taking materials.

The fact sheet should contain note space for:
Name of Room:
Name's Origin:
Room Description:
Room Traditional Use:
Historical Facts:
Presidents/First Ladies involved associated with this room:
Portraits:
Furnishings:

Introduction
Divide the class into eight groups. Assign each group a room in the White House.

Instructional Procedures
1. Pairs of student rotate to the computer and complete the fact sheet on the assigned room.

2. The pair will then locate the other pair that was assigned the same room. The four students compare their answers on the fact sheet.

3. Using the "Popcorn" Cooperative learning model, the four students will disperse into separate numbered groups, where each student becomes the "expert" on the assigned room.

4. Each expert teaches the others in the group about their room.

5. Each group prepares a short report on their eight rooms for publication in school newsletter.