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- 5th
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Students, in groups, research both sides of Puerto Rico's debate between statehood and commonwealth status. They review the research, identify their own opinion and write a persuasive letter to defend their stance. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students research Puerto Rico and famous Puerto Ricans on the Internet. They complete a website worksheet, create a brochure about Puerto Rico, and write about Puerto Rican cuisine. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research Puerto Rico and create a PowerPoint presentation showing their findings. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct research in order to explain the strategic importance of Puerto Rico in Spain's 19th century defense plan of its Caribbean territories. They focus on the historic fortifications San Juan and investigate a place of historical importance in their own communities. This lesson is conducted entirely in Spanish. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research and investigate the culture and vocabulary associated with Puerto Rico. They watch a teacher-made PowerPoint presentation and a video, discuss vocabulary words, and answer discussion questions on a teacher-made worksheet. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students identify the various sources of water in Puerto Rico. In groups, they research the various ways people in the country gather their water. They also analyze the reasoning behind water catchment systems to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the nature of Puerto Rico. They view a Power Point presentation on world population and discuss how Puerto Rico landscape differs from Wisconsin's landscape. They create a Venn diagram comparing the two and complete a scavenger hunt. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students study about the musical rhythms and instruments of Puerto Rico. Then they construct their own instruments using recycled products. Students listen to different genres of music and define them. Students focus on the rhythms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the different types of water and explain in what proportions they exist on Earth. They identify and correctly label the parts of the water cycle and how these parts interact with each other. Students identify the origin of their drinking water and how land use changes water quality. Working via the internet, local students compare their findings with students in Puerto Rico. Full Review »
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- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students discuss the legal status of territories, commonwealths, and other jurisdictions and examine the process of moving to statehood. Groups conduct research about the question of statehood for Puerto Rico and share their research in the form of PowerPoint presentations. The class debates the question of statehood for Puerto Rico after presentations. Full Review »
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