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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss music of other eras students discuss the influence of elements such as politics, social events, etc. on music of the time. They examine the cause and effect of musical diversity after watching a video segment: "Behind the Music." Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the local newspaper, identify a currrent community issue and develop plans to influence the formation, development, and implementation of a policy to affect the issue. They write a biography about someone who has influenced public policy. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how the European voyages of discovery influence American culture even today. They map eighteenth century Europe's impact on the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the main objectives of the government. They apply economic data to different scenerios. They present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how the media influences their decisions on using drugs. They select a drug to research, and develop an oral presentation that presents information on the drug and the media influence involved, including a movie/television clip or song that involves that drug. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students analyze and discuss the cultural influences in a variety of stories. They read and discuss a list of cultural themes and cultures, and read two stories to compare and contrast the cultures represented in the stories. Students list the cultural themes on a graphic organizer. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students, working in small groups, use Internet resources to research how European influences affected life in North American societies both historically and currently. They investigate cultural areas of the societies such as art, literature, government, religion, and architecture before designing a PowerPoint presentation that highlights their research. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the influence of Africans in America during colonial times, and traditional games and toys they brought to our country. They trace slave ships journeys from West Africa to South Carolina, create a timeline, listen to songs, and create a cornhusk doll. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students examine the influences of inventions by creating a graphic organizer on influential inventions, using their texts and other relevant resources. They then examine the causes and effects of western expansion by creating a second graphic organizer. Finally, students create illustrations to go along with each invention identified. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students research the Spanish influence on early colonial America and the process of establishing the present U.S. currency. They read and discuss an informational handout in small groups, and take a short quiz. Students then examine different exchange rates, and convert the price of an item from U.S. currency to another country's currency. Full Review »
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