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- 6th - 8th
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Students study the geographic features of the Indian Ocean and examine how the monsoon influenced maritime trading patterns before 1500. They investigate why certain areas made good trading posts and why these areas attracted trade. They look at contemporary maritime trading patterns in the Indian Ocean. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students discuss the concepts of value-of-service pricing and cost-of service pricing. They debate the reasons for and legitimacy of price differences in service. # students predict the effectiveness of the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students use a Web resource to obtain information on a specific subject; study the nature of naval warfare and commerce raiding during the Civil War; and assume the identity of a participant and viewing the events of the era from that perspective. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. They discuss the concepts of value-of-service pricing and cost-of-service pricing, read and discuss text, and debate the reasons for and legitimacy of price differences in service. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore commerce in their own community. They interview local business owners and collect data about their town. Students research the history of a local business and its daily operation. They prepare a presentation to share with the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students spend two days traveling throughout Alaska, trading as they go. They explore universal principles related to trade and commerce while studying about Alaska's geography and indigenous people. At the end of the lesson, students trade with others outside of Alaska. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create brochures about recreational activities along the Mississippi River. Focusing on points of interest, they research attractions and create maps of the surrounding area. Once students write descriptions of their locations, they design their brochures. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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The student will locate countries on a world map from which we import foods that our climate prevents us from growing locally.1. Discuss the term "export." Divide students into groups of four. Give the groups five minutes to brainstorm agricultural products that would be exports from your state. 2. As a class, have students choose an item that cannot be grown in your state due to weather conditions. Use an encyclopedia to find where the item grows, and locate the area on a world map. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that the Mississippi River has made its mark on the country's geography, commerce, and literature. They select books to skim and write a summary of the book. In addition, they present their book talks to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the basic facts of the Amistad slave ship case. They are challenged to test their powers of close reading by being asked to summarize the decision handed down by the Supreeme Court of the United States in 1841. Students are reminded what a summary, technically, calls for. Full Review »
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