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Students use the Internet to examine the land, customs and government of Jamaica. They also hear music from the island. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the significance of marine benthic habitats and how they can be mapped and monitored. They participate in a class lecture and discussion, complete a worksheet, and retrieve and analyze data using a geographic information system. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study in depth the history of Puerto Rico. They gather information to write a summary that will contain the following information: Population - In Puerto Rico there are several groups who have integrated. Location - In relation to the U.S. and other parts of the world. Ancestry - What ethnic groups are presented? Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the experiences of four immigrant groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of misconceptions of those groups and discuss if they are still present today. Using maps, they locate the countries of Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba and research why they left their home country. To end the lesson, they compare and contrast the music of the four countries. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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By studying the art and style of Marc Chagall, students create a surreal piece of art representing themselves and their surroundings and illustrating Chagall's quote, "Great art picks up where nature ends". Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine how to use time zones in the United States and international time zones. They discuss and solve problems involving daylight savings time, A.M. and P.M., international time, the international date line, and elapsed time and solve a variety of problems independently. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine how to measure time, and specifically focus on using time zones in the United States and international time zones. As a class, they discuss international time, the international date line, and elapsed time. Students then solve problems dealing with time differences in a variety of locations around the world. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore how to use the time zones in the United States and internationally. They use elapsed time to solve problems. Students calculate the time in various places in the United States. They discuss the 6 time zones in the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine how to calculate the time in various time zones in the world and determine why this is an important skill. In the direct instruction section, they practice figuring the time in different zones by adding or subtracting the proper number of hours. They also examine AM and PM, and 24 time, and the International Dateline. In guided practice they problem solve by applying the concepts and finally, complete independent student practice. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read articles about the problems that global climate change have posed to residents in other parts of the world. They discuss the issue of climate change and the magnitude of emissions that the U.S. and Iowa produce compared to other parts of the world. Full Review »
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