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- 3rd - 12th
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Students use the television talk-show format to conduct mock interviews with the subjects of biographies. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students are introduced to women's history. They discover how Harriet Tubman, a runaway slave herself, formed the Underground Railroad and led her people to freedom during the early days of slavery in the 1840's. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students use a form to write a biographical poem about themselves. They research a famous person and write a biographical poem using their research. They illustrate and compare the two poems. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research the careers and lives of Canadian First Nations Athletes Tom Longboat and Steve Collins. They consider media bias, racism and the historical context of these athlete's accomplishments. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students, through 6 lessons, explore a variety of railroad work songs and explain that music can often explain various historical events. They sing railroad work songs, explore famous people associated with the first railroads. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students study "Famous iams" as they work with putting people in chronological order. They examine trends in first name choices and investigate the meaning of their own first name. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students create a map of France. They use computers to view an "in flight" movie about Paris. They research Paris using books and the internet. Students practice using the program "Comic Life." They import illustrations for each of the Paris monuments and write captions including the history of each. Student work will be printed and put together into a book. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research a famous Virginian. They cite sources of the facts and data which they gather from a variety of sources. They present the material using PowerPoint and an oral presentation. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students put the events of many eras in history into chronological order. Using one famous African-American, they use the internet to research their life and why they are important. They create a timeline using Kid Pix to identify events that occured in the African-American's life they are using. They present their timeline to the class. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students list famous people from history. They consider the type of contribution these people made that might be significant enough to be included in history books. Students read a brief biography of Pericles and identify the significant contribution he made. Full Review »
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