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- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students study mad cow disease and how it has affected the lifestyles of many Europeans. They examine local cattle industry and look for steer- or cow-related products. They organize information they find and present it to the rest of the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students investigate local and national politics. They research youth issues through online forums and e-mail while working with a partner. They participate in their own conference to prepare a Youth Manifesto to be submitted. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students complete a unit on fossils, dinosaurs, and paleontology. They explore various websites, identify and classify different dinosaurs, describe the "Dinosaur Egg Project" and the technology being used, and compare/contrast two theories of dinosaur extinction. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students study primary source document that describe the beginnings of the Middle East conflict. They survey the connections that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have to Israel. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students read two novels, 'The Human Comedy' and 'A Separate Peace' and an autobiographical memoir, 'Farewell to Manzanar'. They focus on the difficulties faced by the teenage protagonists in order to set up a connection between adolescence and war. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students define the community of Harlem. They explain the growth of music in this area and identify important people who spearheaded this movement. They identify places where music grew in Harlem and establish a visual as well as an aural account of the musical history of this era. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students watch a video that introduces some of Vermont's diners to illustrate the historical significance. They read a handout about the history of diners and the diner style guide. Students participate in a teacher lead discussion Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the social experiences of the soldiers on the battlefield. Using various viewpoints, they compare their daily life experiences and motives for fighting for the Confederate, Union and African-American soldiers. They discuss the reactions the soldiers had to the war itself. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe and evaluate evidence of Alaska Native cultural symbols and artifacts. They research historical data from a variety of primary resources, including the Harriman expedition journals, related web sites, oral accounts, maps, and photographs. Students analyze data, make observations and generate and answer questions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students identify personal experience narratives in their own lives through telling stories themselves and collecting from family members or other adults. They study personal experience narratives in Swapping Stories and compare vernacular, or everyday language in these stories with literary versions of folktales. Students also compare personal experience narratives with oral histories. Full Review »
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