This unit is designed for 14 days; six reading days, six discussion days, a day for the launching activity and a day for the culminating activity. It is designed for the fifth grade classroom, but it is planned and structured on three different reading levels. It also contains a list of competencies and goals from the NCDPI curriculum that addresses the following subjects:  English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology, and Communication.  There is also a biblography, reference materials, modifications for special needs students, and an extension to Social Studies.
 

Compentencies	Launch Activity	Closure Activity	Lesson Plans
Reference Materials	Biblography	Modifications	Social Studies Extensions