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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students study about wide scale construction and development in Moscow and its impact on cultural and historic preservation. They research the political, social, economic, and cultural changes in the former Eastern Bloc and create a post-Soviet website. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a television program that explores many Eastern European residents' discontentment with communism. They work in groups to research living conditions in an Eastern European country before communism, under communism and today. Students create a timeline and map showing their findings. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explore Eastern Europe. They analyze data on select countries. Students prepare a short oral presentation on the country they researched. They locate their country using an interactive map. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss the cultural similarities and differences found in Northen Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe and create daily journal entries charting their discoveries. This lesson is the First Part in a Four Part Unit that lasts over three weeks. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students read folktales from various places in Europe. They identify the cultural and physical differences of these countries. They use the Five Themes of Geography to report on the country and its folktales. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use a variety of sources to investigate the political issues of unity and disunity in modern Europe. They create maps of different countries to share with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore about Eastern European countries and present their information in the form of a commercial over one specific country. They locate landforms on a map, describe factors influencing location of major cities and describe the physical characteristics of their selected European country. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Russia and Eastern Europe. They select from a menu of options activities to demonstrate their knowledge of both countries including preparing meals, reading Russian works of literture, analyzing political cartoons and researching online. They choose to create flashcards, view videos, or make posters. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to the goals of a new project for Project Harvest Hope. Using a map, they identify where Eastern Europe is located and the areas of Romania in which they are going to raise money. They facilitate a game in which people give money to the cause. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine how the author tries to capture the reader's imagination immediately, through imagery--and hold on to it. They locate Ukraine on a world map and understand Lenin's role in the establishment of Russian communism and the former Soviet Union. Full Review »

