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- 5th - 11th
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Students get involved in an activity in which they can work closely with their family, identify their ancestors, appreciate their ethnic backgrounds, explain the concept of immigration, connect events in history with the movement of their ancestors. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students research information about their family history, record the information and create some sort of family tree. Then they present it orally to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 11th
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Students interview their own family, and gather documents and records regarding their immigrant ancestors. They research their country or countries of origin and write a brief history of the country, and develop reports on their family trees.
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- 6th
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Students research their own family history and bring in family heirlooms which reflect this history. The class then analyze the contributions as they relate to archaeology, the history of civilizations, and the importance of artifacts. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research their family history through ethnographical study. They locate information through a variety of sources, interview people, write a report and present an oral presentation to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research and gather information from different sources to create a detailed account of their family history. They interview family members, search the internet and examine newspapers for data. Students design a family tree. They write a detailed account on the history of family members. They analyze examples of oral history. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students complete a family history research project using the Internet. They conduct primary and secondary research regarding their family history and create a book to display their results. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the lives of actual people who make a difference in their everyday lives. They differentiate between events that happened long ago and events that happened yesterday by studying their family histories. The unit concludes with students creating family history time capsules that preserve the past and present for the future. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine family history when exploring chemical dependency. They examine family roles in a dysfunctional family. Students identify how to "change history" through awareness of risk factors. They are introduced to chemical dependency as a medical or genetic issue. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students trace their family history back to their great-grandparents and examine where their family is from and what types of jobs their ancestors had. They also define different terms used to describe family relations such as sister/brother, mother/father, aunt/uncle, etc. Finally, students graphically depict a family tree. Full Review »