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- Grade Range
- 8th - 10th
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Students read various examples of Native American stories and answer questions. Using the stories, they are to guess where they are located and the tribe name. They create a graphic organizer to organize the data on the various tribes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze and examine how past and present changes in natural environment have impacted humans in Shannon County, South Dakota. They examine the geographic changes on human migration, politics, environment, and societies. They research a variety of sources to analyze the landscapes and settlement patterns. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students create a character web to analyze a notable South Dakotan revealed in oral traditions and historical nonfiction and historical fiction. They write a five paragraph essay based on their web. Students write a play reenacting a significant event in South Dakota history using the proper literary for and historical context. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students work in small groups to research one of the designated tribes from the seven geographic regions. They examine different aspects of the tribes that they were assigned and present the research in both written and creative ways. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 12th
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Students examine the steps necessary to clean and treat wastewater. They tour a wastewater treatment plant and observe the stages of treatment. They investigate the terms wastewater, sewer, sludge, microorganisms, aeration. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss the significance of the buffalo in their Native American community. They interview elders and take a field trip to a buffalo pasture. They conduct research in the library about how the buffalo was used in the livelihood of the Sioux and make a list of all the parts of the buffalo that were used in ceremonies. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students invite an elderly person to come talk about the significance of the buffalo in their Native American community. They record and videotape all the activities and create a visual presentation of the day. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students research the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Using this information, they form an opinion on whether he does belong on Mount Rushmore or not. They examine the characteristics that were used to determine who would be placed on the monument and discuss the decision to put Roosevelt up there with the other presidents. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students view dwellings used by Native Americans and pioneers during 19th Century that were made from earthen materials, describe how environments affect people who depend on land, and gather information online to compare/contrast sod houses with Pawnee Earth Lodge. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explain the hardship of economic limitations in Westward Expansion . They describe the effects of fluctuations in supply and demand. They put themselves in the place of pioneers hoping to build a homestead. Full Review »
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