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- 1st
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Students identity at least one community helper and what that helper does to help their community. To start the lesson, ask students if they know what a community helper is. students role-play some of these jobs that their community helpers do. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the mechanical skills developed by the Wright Brothers. They describe links between the bicycles made by the brothers and their eventual airplane. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students are assigned seats in the classroom as part of a teacher demonstration/lecture about segregation in the South during and prior to the Civil Rights Era. They discuss Brown vs. Board of Education and other incidences of segregation. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students brainstorm to list major corporations in Dayton. They discuss the role of these corporations in the community. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine Ohio's History by looking at family journals, videos and source documents. They create a KWL chart for Dayton during the 1900s. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students explore the challenges involved in carrying out a program to care for the needs of Civil War veterans an to mark their graves after their deaths. The biography of a veteran from the community is researched and written in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students read various novels and articles about the contributions of the Wright Brothers. Individually, they are tested on their comprehension of the material and discuss. In groups, they research the role of the people in their life and the mechanics of flight. They determine how work by other people such as Da Vinci and Langley helped make this dream of flying a reality. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the role of the West River in Connecticut in providing water power to local industries. In groups, they determine and discuss what needs to be considered before building along a river. They also research the other industries that use the river for power. Throughout the lesson, they view slides of the area before and after the mill was contructed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the steps the government followed to take care of its veterans after the Civil War. Using the Dayton's Soldier Home as an example, they discover its success in launching a nationwide system. They list factors that created the standards for burials. They research a veteran's grave in their local community and write the biography on the life of the veteran. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students plan their own trip from Dayton to Kitty Hawk. They imagine Wilbur and Orville Wright planning their trip in 1903. Students are explained that they are going to research the major land, sea, air, and space transportation milestones from 1903 to 2003 and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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