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- 5th - 8th
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Students find connections between occurences during the Spanish-American War and their impact on American society today. They consider U.S./Cuban relations, the Red Cross, media, illnesses, and Puerto Rico's struggle to become a state. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students read about the Forts of Old San Juan and analyze the role of Puerto Rico's fortifications in the Spanish quest for the New World. They investigate a historic site in their own community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the influences of the Hispanic groups from Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico. In groups, they research the history of Mexico and read excerpts from a book in Spanish to practice their vocabulary. To end the lesson, they write letters to the Embassy of Mexico in New York to ask for information about the Hispanic cultures in the American Southwest. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view pictures in their Spanish textbooks, discuss and listen to selection of Latin music, and read textbook passage to answer true/false questions about origins of bomba and plena. Students then practice Latin-style dance moves, choose type of music/dance to research, and create children's book to share with elementary students. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students explore the two types of spotted sandpipers. They create a puppet show using the spotted sandpiper from Puerto Rico and the spotted sandpiper from Alaska. Students research the habitats of the two sandpipers. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students picture a typical day, beginning with getting up in the morning until they go to bed. They draw a picture of one interaction they had with someone or something. Students listen as the teacher reads El Pajaro, el Mono y la Serpiente en la Selva, by Kate Banks in Spanish. Students discuss the relationship between the animals in the book and ways things would be different for each animal if the others were gone. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 5th
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Students brainstorm and discuss what it means for a species to be considered endangered and/or extinct. They research animals in Puerto Rico and choose one that is considered endangered and create a poster about it. In addition, they analyze how humans are impacted by species that are considered endangered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of farming as found in Puerto Rico an focus on how to prevent erosion. They use a sand table to conduct an experiment to observe the process of erosion and how it is influences by natural factors like rainfall. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate organisms that are considered invasive in a habitat. They research the presence of coqui frogs in Puerto Rico where they are native and how they effect the environment in Hawaii as invasive organisms. Finally, students obtain information that is invasive in more than one area. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify Puerto Rico and discuss its relationship and proximity to the United States. Next, students identify significant events that occurred during Dona Felisa's term in office and how if may have affected her popularity. Students conduct research and write a paper explaining how women have been portrayed in Puerto Rico's history. Full Review »
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