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This lesson enables teachers to use blues music to explore the history of African Americans in the 20th century. By studying the content of blues songs, students can learn about the experiences and struggles of the working-class Southerners who created th Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the impact and effects of race identity during adolescence by discussing their perceptions of race and by conducting an obersavation-based study of the ways in which students choose to group themselves in their school. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use video, the Internet and CD-ROM's to investigate the cultural and linguistic traditions of Quebec, Canada. They identify the reasons behind the secession from Canada movement. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify several features of the historic/social/cultural background of the 1950s. They sing and perform a percussion accompaniment to "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran and create artwork in the style of Jackson Pollock. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students study the music, important people and culture associated with the 1950's era. They listen music, view videos and show clips, and research websites to determine the characteristics associated with this era. They rewrite songs, dress like people who lived in the '50's and perform dances. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students explore Women's History by visiting National Women's History Museum web site, examine women's quest for equality in sports in 1970s, and construct Powerpoint slide that incorporates at least one image to share with classmates. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study water resources that are important to the people of North American and Africa. They use satellite images and data to explore how human actions can degrade, improve, or maintain water resources. They analyze and interpret graphic data to make recommendations for improving future use of these resources. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore race and ethnicity as it is defined by the U. S. Census Bureau. They compare data from 1900, 1950, and 2000 and identify settlement patterns and changes in population. In groups, they map these changes and discuss possible reasons for the change. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students create a time line of the important events that led up to the current state of space exploration . They use a Discovery Channel video and internet research to explore the spacecrafts and missions from 1950 to 2000. Using this data, they hypothesize about space exploration in the year 2020. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students look at information about Onslow County and serveral surrounding counties. They are given a worksheet to complete in class. Students go to the Internet Explorer to access the Internet. They find the link to Population History, students find a chart of the population of Onslow County from 1790 to 2000. Full Review »