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- 7th - 12th
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Students use various news sites to gather information on current events. They identify important issues that persist in modern American history. They have a class discussion highlighting important events they uncover in their research. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research a Central American country and write their report in first person. They write on the shape of their country. The country shapes are put back together like a puzzle. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students create a videotaped commercial promoting travel to one of seven Central American countries. They write a report and share work with the class. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Participants discuss and evaluate the importance of various primary source images in this professional development lesson geared towards American History. The lesson includes a full Powerpoint presentation with discussion questions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the Historyteacher.net website by Susan Pojer which contains informative American History powerpoint presentations, a webquest and many primary source documents. They use the exploration to develop a topic idea for an extended project. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students apply their knowledge of North American history from the mid 1600's through the mid 1700's to a role-playing scenario. In small groups they plan, write, and perform a dramatic skit of a group that was affected by events in North America. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students choose and research significant topic in American history, write two-page paper with citations, create presentation board, and share basic information orally about their topic with members of community during school's "History Night." Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the major aspects of Olmec and Mayan civilzations, including economic, political, and religious. They list contributions of these civilizations. Students identify the Central American countries where the United States has exerted either political and or economic control in either covert or overat operations. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson about the Central American indians while preparing for the taking of a cumulative assessment. The lesson includes sample questions that could be used for the construction of the testing instrument. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students develop definitions for freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility, as they relate to American history. They read and discuss an informational handout, participate in a class discussion, and create an illustration of one of the themes. Full Review »