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- 9th - 12th
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Students have an opportunity to explore five different kinds of farms on a website with interesting visual and audio enhancements. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students read short play versions of classic folktales and fables and analyze their structure. They rewrite the folktale or fable using modern characters, settings, and language. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine a medieval manuscript on astronomy and create their own books based on modern discoveries in astronomy. They choose a subject of modern astronomy that they would like to write and create an illuminated image about. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students investigate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and Seven Wonders of the Modern World. They view online images, conduct Internet research, create a timeline, and develop a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the impact of modernization on China and India. While watching a video about a Chinese worker and the peasant class and how modernization affects both groups. They investigate the issue of migration in both countries and debate modernization prior to writing an essay on the subject. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the role of the mercenary in the decolonization of Africa by answering the following questions: (1) Who and what is the modern mercenary; pro and con?, (2) What are some of the factors or elements which acclimatized the revitalization of mercenaries in selected regions of Africa?, and (3) How does inter-African governments, western governments and other world bodies view mercenaries and their activities in Africa. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students apply the mechanical advantages and problem-solving capabilities of six types of simple machines (wedge, wheel and axle, lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley) as they discuss modern structures in the spirit of the engineers and builders of the great pyramids. While studying the steps of the engineering design process, students practice teamwork, creativity and problem solving. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the ways in which ancient technologies - six types of simple machines and combinations - are used to construct modern buildings. As they work together to solve a design problem (designing and building a modern structure), they brainstorm ideas, decide on a design, and submit it to a design review before acquiring materials to create it. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
Students explore traditional life in Africa and assess how modern society may be impacting the values of the continent's traditional peoples. Students work in small groups to research various aspects of the infrastructures of African cultures, and speculate how the traditional African peoples studied may be affected by modern society's actions, inventions and views. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students identify and interpret modern poetry through exploration with guided instruction. Students use the Encarta Encylcopedia site to explore further modern poetry and locate poetry that inspires them. Students identify themes such as freedom, naturalism, and racism found in modern poetry. Full Review »
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