Students investigate how a Kentucky governor shapes daily life by researching one leader’s policy, decision, and public service impact. Over one week, they gather evidence from state sources and news articles, discuss ideas with peers, and build a 2–3 minute multimedia slideshow that answers the question of how state leadership affects communities. The work culminates in presentations to classmates and staff, audience question-answering with evidence, and a reflection circle on leadership, learning, and next steps as presenters.

Students will investigate how a Kentucky governor affects daily life by researching one policy, one decision, and one public service example, using evidence from state sources and news articles. They will conduct a short inquiry, generate and refine research questions, and organize information into clear categories for a 2–3 minute multimedia slideshow with images, captions, and cited evidence. Students will build speaking and listening skills by discussing ideas with peers, responding to feedback in a teacher conference, and answering audience questions clearly with evidence. They will reflect on what their governor’s leadership shows about the essential question and set a goal for improving their next presentation.

Students will build a research folder with notes from state sources and news articles, a fact sorter that organizes evidence into policy, decision, and public service categories, and a draft slide deck developed through peer discussion and a teacher conference. The final product is a 2–3 minute multimedia slideshow about one Kentucky governor that explains how the governor influenced daily life through one policy, one decision, and one public service example. Each presentation should include images, captions, and cited evidence, and students will also prepare brief evidence-based responses to audience questions. The work will be shared with classmates and staff as a short public presentation.

Open with a “Kentucky Impact Kickoff Jam” where students respond in teams to a realistic state issue, such as flood recovery, school funding, or road safety, and decide how a governor should act. Give each team a short packet of age-appropriate evidence from a state website, news article, quote, or image, then have them defend their choice in a quick share-out using evidence. After the discussion, reveal that real governors make policy choices, public decisions, and service actions that affect daily life, and introduce the driving question about how a Kentucky governor shapes life for people in the state. End by inviting students to choose or preview a Kentucky governor they may research for their 2–3 minute multimedia presentation.

Host a brief “Kentucky Governor Impact Showcase” where students present their 2–3 minute multimedia slideshows to classmates and invited staff in a gallery-walk format. After each presentation, audience members ask one evidence-based question, and presenters respond using facts from their research on policy, decisions, and public service. Display a simple feedback form so peers and staff can note one thing they learned about how governors affect daily life and one strong presentation move they noticed. End with a whole-class reflection circle to celebrate learning and connect each governor’s actions back to the essential question.