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- 10th - 12th
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Students compare three historical songs that describe historical disasters using basic research techniques. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students conduct historical research on an early explorer of Canada. They read, observe and interpret historical maps and write an essay. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students, in groups, practice organization and editing skills as they research the history of Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). they create a PowerPoint presentation of their research. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the use of sonar equipment that is used to scan the ocean floor. They examine how scientists gain information about the bathymetry of the sea floor which helps sailors navigate safely. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students calculate distance and determine direction between points on a nautical chart. They examine any obstacles on the chart as well. They discuss the characteristics of aid to navigation on the chart. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, through teacher lecture and class discussion, explore historical methods of navigation: dead reckoning and celestial navigation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine historical methods of navigation. They discuss the techniques of "Dead Reckoning," "Heaving the Log," and "Chip Log," pretend to sail from Europe to North America using vectors and determine the location of their landfall, and take a quiz. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students research the importance and meaning of honoring historic documents and policy statements on coins. They consult available texts and bookmarked Internet sites and share their findings with the class. They create a poster that includes facts and images that summarizes the importance of honoring historic documents and policy statements on coins. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students engage in research from the Colorado Historical Newspaper Collection that is accessed by using the internet. They find the history of common household items to find their uses and history as part of making a collection for a classroom Book of Inventions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize that global winds move in specific directions in specific latitudes and describe that in a written form. They relate the motion of the wind belts to historical navigation. Full Review »
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