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- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students gain an appreciation for their family history and when possible, open a new avenue for communication with an older generation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students explore important dates of their families' heritage, and plot the time line of their families' history in years form most current to oldest important dates. They compare the time it takes a tree and a person to mature. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students research their ancestors' journeys to America through oral histories of family members. They use a program to create an essay of their family history. Each completes the history by reproducing family pictures with the use of a scanner. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students identify primary source items in the study of their families. They relate the importance of primary source materials in understanding history and events of the past. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 6th
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Students conduct research about the founding families of their communities. They compile historical contexts for the era and develop a family tree and historical skit with their findings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the countries and cultures that are part of their family history. They research the country their family "came from" and write a report. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students investigate Michigan history and how it impacts their lives. They create a timeline and make personal connections with the history of Michigan. Students explore the impact of events in Michigan's past on their own families. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students research their own family history and relate their own personal history to world events. Each student analyzes reasons why people immigrate, by using their own family history. They also explore immigrants' contributions to our society today. Students examine economic, political and social situations at the time of ancestors' immigration to the United States. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students create a simple web site about their family. They work closely with their family, identify their ancestors, appreciate their ethnic backgrounds, understand the concept of immigration, connect events in history with the movement of their ancestors, become more cognizant of their own unique individual makeup and its cultural origins, and develop a better understanding of the United States as a melting pot. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students develop an oral history of a memorable event in their family. Working with a partner, they create interview questions based on a family story or event. After interviewing their family member, they edit their interview piece and present it to the class. Full Review »

