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- 8th
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Students, in their study of artifact and lifeway pictures, observe and discuss past Native American lifeways and construct a timeline of four major culture periods in Native American history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the effect of cuneiform writing on the ancient Mesopotamian civilization. They explore various websites, complete a timeline, complete an online treasure hunt, and place artifacts in chronological order. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine a bag or box of soil containing items that they dig for. Their task is to become detectives to make conclusions about the area from which the items came as real archaeologists do. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the six kinship systems. They discuss the Crow, Iroquoian, Eskimo, Sudanese, Hawaiian, and Omaha kinship systems, and create a poster illustrating their family. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read about archaeology as a career. They develop a list of questions they would like to ask an archaeologist and then actually interview an archaeologist on the future of archaeology as a career. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the parallel development and increasing complexity of writing and the growth of civilization in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys in ancient Mesopotamia. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students use the encyclopedia sources on the computer or in the library to research the historic sites and history of Mexico City. They make notes of what they find to be the most interesting for their visit. They make a large map of the city to mark the places they would especially like to see. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students brainstorm a list of stereotypes associated with the Hispanic or Latin culture. In groups, they use the internet to research issues of importance to the Puerto Rican community. They focus on the cultures that speak Spanish and how ethnicity applies to various groups within the United States. To end the lesson, they read a poem and write their reflections. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore how the language of the university interpreted. They evaluate how underrepresented students articulate the university mythology? Also, how do CU transfers understand and relate to the mythology of the university. Students compare and contrast the mission statements of Parkland Community College and the University of Illinois. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students read an article from the Guardian newspaper. They review vocabulary, complete pre-reading matching exercises andread about the secrets of two women who made the grade. Full Review »

