Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

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Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

Ch llenge Activities

Directions: Select one of the following activities

to complete independently to extend your understanding of our Journeys theme. Complete a challenge activity contract. Your teacher will give you the due date when the contract is turned in.

Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

Ch llenge ActivitiesResearch Johnny’s Journey

Johnny Appleseed was an American pioneer.

• Research when and where Johnny Appleseed lived.• Explain the purpose of his journey.• Include a map to show where he traveled.

Objective Research and write about Johnny Appleseed

MaterialsReference sources, drawing paper, writing paper,

colored pencils

Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

Ch llenge ActivitiesTraveling to Space

Think about what it might be like when people can take trips to a space station. Write a magazine ad for a

travel company that might run such trips.

• Create a name for the company.• Tell what the trip will be like.• Include what people will see on the way.• Remember to use language that will catch a reader’s attention.

Objective Write an advertisement.

Materials Poster board, colored pencils or markers

Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

Ch llenge ActivitiesCrossing Time Zones

Write and solve math word problems that involve crossing one or more time zones as you take a journey across the United

States. Include the following:

• Where the journey begins and ends.• The time the journey begins.• The kind of transportation you use.• The length of the trip.• A question about the time you arrived.

Objective Write word problems.

Materials Map of United States time zones

Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

Ch llenge ActivitiesDesign a Mural

Design a mural showing different modes of transportation people use when they travel. Show both familiar and unusual ways to

travel. Include the following in your mural:

• Compare modes of traveling today and in the past.

• Show the most popular modes of transportation in various countries.

• Label each mode of travel.

Objective Create a mural about transportation.

Materials Mural paper, markers, reference materials

Ms. Bingham’s 4th Grade

Ch llenge ActivitiesAnimal Journeys

Make a chart showing the journeys of four or five migrating animals.

Include the following information on your chart:

• Name of each animal.

• Where each animal travels.

• How far each animal travels.

Objective Make a chart about animal migration.

Materials Reference sources, drawing paper