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- 5th - 12th
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Students examine the circumstances under which Theodore Roosevelt first became President of the United States and how his policies and actions modernized the presidency. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research and discuss many common characteristics of modern cultures and examine ancient cultures for comparison. They study the components of anthropology and ethnocentrism. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read articles about the 47 retainer group in Japan. They discuss the importance of honor and law in early modern Japan. They develop their own opinions about how a case should have been handled and share them with the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students listen to a presentation by a U.S. veteran that fought in Afghanistan. They prepare questions and explore the similarities between feudal Europe and modern day Afghani society. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students study problems that agrarian and industrial workers experienced during the years 1890-1930 as modern America emerged. They focus on populism and labor unions, while attempting to determine solutions for the problems these groups faces. As an assessment, the students complete graphic organizers. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students study the Declaration of Independence and its meaning. Using dictionaries and other resources, students examine the document and write notes explaining what each part says. They re-create the Declaration of Independence by translating it into modern terms. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students use contour drawings of the Mona Lisa. Students turn the drawings upside down and cover 3/4 of the drawing with a sheet of construction paper. They "erase from their minds" what the drawing is, and complete the quarter section of lines, then move the sheet to cover 1/2 of the drawing. When their drawings are complete, they turn the portrait into a modern portrait by adding nose rings, sunglasses, etc. Students color their portraits with colored pencils. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the uses of mitochondrial DNA in Human evolution research and familial identification. They use the online Biology Workbench and the,"Recovering the Romanovs" module from dnai.org to determine how DNA evidence was used to rule out the possibility that Anna Anderson was a Romanov and compare pre-historic and modern human mitochondrial DNA. Full Review »
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- 12th
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The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student a. Identifies and correctly uses idioms, cognates, words with literal and figurative meanings, and patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or functions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine works of art and consider their emotional and monetary values, and consider high stakes bidding expected to take place over particular works of modern art by reading and discussing article, "An Auction Season of High Estimates, and Even Higher Risks." Students then research specific modern art movement and particular example of art from that movement, and create modern art trading cards featuring researched works of art. Full Review »
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