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- 4th - 6th
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Students respond to literature and experience a process in writing to create publishable text in a two-part unit highlighting story telling and diversity within American history. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students compare natural and human made items and gain an awareness of the importance of Mother Earth to the Nez Perce people. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to research people who have contributed to the cause of freedom. They identify examples of freedom which are important to them and categorize them. In groups, they create a timeline of the Freedom Fighters and design a PowerPoint presentation. They design their own display of wax figues using the information they collected while researching. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students research early mining in California. They study the "placer method" for mining gold, which is surface mining that does not involve tunneling. They examine what it was like for the early miners to pan for gold with simple tools in 1848 and 1849 in California. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine how historical events have helped to shape society, the roles played by singers and protest songs in the movement for civil rights, and the role American citizens played in shaping their society. Students make posters and PowerPoint presentations, create time lines, participate in debates, write a newspaper article, and compose a creative writing in this project. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to a lecture about the tradition of story telling and oral history. They research three examples of African American and/or Negro Leagues oral tradition. they work in groups of four, and decide on one example from their group to use to create a digital story. Student groups create a story board and record their stories using a video camera. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine a series of documents which discuss the contradiction in the Americans' rhetoric about slavery. They act as members of designated Committees of Correspondence in the five different colonies, communicating their reactions to documents and events. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students investigate the effect of human activities upon the environment. The studying experience encourages students to think about the issues involved in native species restoration. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research a person who it not famous. Using the internet, they research people in their local community of interest to them and interview them in person. After completing their research, they work together to discuss what they have discovered about their not-so-famous person. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students, who live on a Native American reservation, investigate how land management is addressed at Tribal Council meetings. They participate in a simulation of a meeting as the discover the workings of tribal government. They study satellite imagery of the reservation to identify the forested areas that will be discussed in the meeting. Full Review »
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