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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the historic transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama, investigating how this shift might affect various aspects of Panama's economy, relations with other countries, and international trade. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students determine the geographic features that facilitate and prevent communication and commerce between parts of China. They recognize a sampan, the traditional flat-bottomed boat used in Southeast Asia. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students research facets of their community in order to create an informational brochure. After brainstorming ideas of what could be included in the brochure, student groups get information from the internet, the library or a Chamber of Commerce member. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the role of bridges in commerce and transportation. They create a schedule for building a bridge and how much money it would take to build one. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify available, outdoor recreational facilities and potential business opportunities that could be used to prepare a marketing presentation to the various communities and Chamber of Commerce. They make use of available technologies and show other students and community leaders that there are new technologies available that can assist them in making marketing decisions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explain the constitutional significance of the following landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court: Northern Securities Company v. United States (1904), Lochner v. New York (1905), Muller v. Oregon (1908), Schenck v. United States (1919), and Abrams v. United States (1919). Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are presented with the idea that they have been hired by the Chamber of Commerce to create an advertising campaign to emphasize the special features of their community. Students work in groups to research their community and create an advertising tool. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explore the Missouri Compromise. They explain how the admission of Missouri as a state threatened the balance between free and slave-holding states. Students compare the economic differences between the commerce of the North and the South. Students discuss the federal governments supremacy over the states. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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The student will locate countries on a world map from which we import foods that our climate prevents us from growing locally.1. Discuss the term "export." Divide students into groups of four. Give the groups five minutes to brainstorm agricultural products that would be exports from your state. 2. As a class, have students choose an item that cannot be grown in your state due to weather conditions. Use an encyclopedia to find where the item grows, and locate the area on a world map. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students use different resources to collect data about how their specific community is affected by international ties and relations. Resources include local library, city hall, travel agent, visitors bureau, and Chamber of Commerce. After researching, they make a bulletin board to display their discoveries with the community. Full Review »
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