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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct interviews in person and through e-mail of Korean War veterans to create a oral and visual history of this forgotten war. They brainstorm interview questions, do research to locate local veterans and read about the war before setting up interviews. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the political atmosphere of post-World War II Europe and the U.S. foreign policy strategy of containment. They research critical events that occurred prior to the formation of NATO, such as the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Berlin airlift, and Churchill's coinage of the term iron curtain. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students examine three seismograms of a recent South American earthquake recorded by USGS stations. They measure the S-P distance and use a P and S wave travel-time graph to find the epicenter distance for each seismogram. In addition, they use distance to find the epicenter of the earthquake. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students access the Internet to research the journey made by Rear Admiral Peary and Matthew Alexander Henson to the North Pole. They locate the North Pole on maps and globes. They present oral reports to classmates on their research. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read selected articles and discuss various definitions of terrorism. They create a chekclist of their definitions. Students listen as the teacher reads several scenarios aloud and decide if the incident would count as terrorism. They discuss the impact of the term "terrorism" and reasons it could be an effective political tool to accuse your opponent of being a terrorist. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss observations from watching newscasts. They take the role of an investigative reporter. Students research one of Eleanor Roosevelt's trips. They identify the who, what, when, where, why and how in related newspaper articles. Students present their reports to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students read and discuss background and vocabulary. They use the background to develop a flow chart showing the movement of food from farm to table and work independently or in groups to complete an activity. They then use Internet search engines, local farmer's market brochures or other references, to find the nearest supplier of each product listed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and research their Latino heritage. As a class, they read a poem and write their own individual poem about their pride in being Latino. To end the lesson, they read their poems to the class and discuss their various experimences. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students research the history of the rainstick and learn how it was originally made. They comprehend the use of the rainstick in various cultures. Students create a replica rainstick and decorate it in authentic Native American designs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 6th
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Students design a matching game in order to study the capitols, flags, and facts about many countries. They decorate a game box and fill it with game cards that contain facts about the countries that they are studying. They use art supplies and recycled materials to make the game. Full Review »
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