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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students compare and contrast how American Indians are represented in today's society with their actual customs, traditions, and way of life. They explain that Native Americans are made up of diverse peoples and cultures. Full Review »
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- 4th - Higher Ed
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Students research five different biomes while working in groups. They complete a graphic organizer with the information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students get an overview of the climate and organisms of the North American Prairie. After a lecture, and watching some videos imbedded in this plan, students compile research data on the North American Prairie. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students review the location of different tribes of Native Americans. They examine their culture and how it has effected today's Americans. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students "travel" from Europe to North America as Columbus did. They organize the information into chronoglogical order. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students inspect facts about North America and the countries that make upthis continent in the twelve lessons of this unit. The seven regions of the United States, some major physical features, and cultural information form the basis of this unit. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the methodology described by Prown (1982) to interpret paintings. They determine artistic, historical, and scientific content and develop an understanding of aspects of nineteenth century American culture. They study the paintings for their internal content and evidence. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students are introduced to their year-long study of North America. Students will investigate regions of North America, American Indian cultural regions and the influence of European colonization. During their study, students will create a picture book documenting their learning. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify the biomes of each region: mountains, forests, plains, tundra, desert. They identify and describe features of North American desert (Mojave, Sonoron, Great Basin. Chihuahaun). They identify what we are doing today is different from what they saw on the Internet. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students explore the four different deserts in the United States and their characteristics. They discuss the four different types of deserts in United States and their characteristics, and locate them on a map. Full Review »

