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- 3rd - 5th
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Students name tall tale characters and locations, which are based on actual people and places, and describe how they are used in an exaggerated way. They name characters and events from tall tales, then list literary characteristics of tall tales. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine how wars are memorialized and viewed, focusing on how the Chinese view its war with Vietnam. They interview their peers and an adult about this topic, and write an article about their findings. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the aims of the space program, create posters comparing the voyages of Apollo 17 and Genesis and write response papers evaluating NASA's current mission statement. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students determine the importance of family members as role models. They compare and contrast aboriginal family life and contemporary family life. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study how essays and speeches as literary threads create an intimate relationship between the author and audience. They discover how speeches of important Americans reflect the hopes and dreams of earlier generations. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students describe the social, political, cultural and economic life and interactions among the people of California from the pre-Columbian societies to the Spanish mission and Mexican rancho periods. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discover the interaction of American Literature, politics and the environmental movement. They explore the changing concept and philosophy of wilderness, and explain the development of The National Park System. They read sections of Thoreau, Muir, Abbey and Emerson with a set of questions for the students to develop their own essays. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore today's jobs and use graphic organizers to classify them as providing a good or a service. A variety of resources, such as fiction and nonfiction literature, artifacts, photographs and diaries, are used to acquire information about daily life and the types of jobs that existed in the past. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how different nutrients in the soil and fertilizers affect plant growth. In groups, they participate in a role play in which allows them to see the interactions of humans and plants. They also read articles and record their opinions about issues related to agriculture. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students estimate the distance between Baltimore to Philadelphia via the water route before the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built. They familiarize themselves with canals and how transporation and economic necessities dictate the building of a canal. Full Review »
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