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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine five major events in Soviet History to introduce the concept of opportunity cost. They identify considered alternatives at the time of decision and examine benefits and cost. They apply these ideas to a typical school day. Full Review »
Citizen Kurchatov is the story of a complex, world-class physicist who became the driving force behind the Soviet Union's race to develop the atomic bomb. It is the story of Igor Kurchatov, born in 1903, who, while not a child of the Russian revolution, b Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine what propelled nations back into war, the major leaders and events of the Second World War, and the world in 1945. They handouts and teacher background notes are included. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to review several documents relating to Truman's strategy of containment. They read about, discuss and write short reports about the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan as applications of containment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate what constitutes an "un-American" activity and why Soviet espionage was such an important issue in the 1940's and 1950's. Joseph McCarthy's impact on American anticommunism is examined in this lesson. There are three lessons in this Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students identify the differences between websites and database sources. They locate and print images from a database on the assigned topic. They compare the leader they chose to Stalin in a Venn diagram. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the major allied differences on wartime strategy and goals during World War II. They read and analyze primary source documents, complete a worksheet, analyze a timeline, and write an essay. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students are presented with a hypothetical scenario with a problem that needs to be solved: You are an analyst for the State Department and look at various countries to determine their threat to world peace. The report is to be given to the president. The scenario calls upon students to be observers and active problem solvers. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students are introduced to the events between the years 1949 and 1989. They list and explain key events and people that contributed to the development of the Cold War. Students are asked "what do you think Billy Joel meant by 'We didn't start the fire', and why do you think this has historical relevance, or does it?" Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the historical context of "1984" and compare and contrast the society Orwell created with the modern society in the United States. After a discussion on privacy issues in society-at-large, they conduct research to find out about current privacy-related issues and debates affecting our society. Groups role play scenes related to their research. Full Review »