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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify musical sites that are worthy of being included as units of the National Parks System. They anthologize American music from primitive times to today. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research the history and accomplishments of the American space program and ponder its role in the future. They gather research on NASA and make small group presentations to the class on their findings and assessments. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the basic structure of the United Nations Population Fund. They assume the roles of various parties involved in the United States' funding of the Population Fund to gain an understanding of the current administration Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify different types of environmental organizations. They connect each organization to one of the three economic sectors. They examine how each organization is different in thier goals and purposes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study President Jimmy Carter as a philanthropist who created solutions for local and international problems. They examine existing volunteer groups and the history of volunteering in American democracy. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine that history is a field of study that can help them understand themselves and the people around them. By reading sources by and about people with many of the same interests and concerns that they have and learning to see how these issues were dealt with differently at different historical times, they discover that history shapes people's lives and that people shape the changes in history. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students practice to develop geography skill by identifying locations using a map and apply writing process strategies to develop a travel brochure for France, Quebec or the Ivory Coast. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine their prior knowledge of the space program. After reading an article, they explore the conclusions of the Columbia accident. In groups, they research various space programs and discover the scope of NASA. They write speeches lobbying for or against the continued funding of NASA. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the different kinds and uses of green space that exist in an urban area. They create maps of local parks and research the history of each park. They conduct a survey of residents near the park and interview a park employee then incorporate this information into a design of a model town and its green space. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define the economic concepts of sarcity and opportunity cost. They discuss ow incentives influence the behavior of individuals, in encouraging saving. Students discuss how interest rates affect savers and borrowers. They explore the emergence and growth of industralization in the United States in the 19th Century. Full Review »

