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- 9th - 12th
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Students demonstrate knowledge of the push-pull factors involved in European immigration to Canada at the turn of the 19th century. They include understanding of the diversity of experiences according to country of origin, gender and other factors. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students view a PowerPoint presentation on influential inventions of the 19th century. They research these inventions and decide which they believe to be the most important. They write a persuasive essay and present their opinion to the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore inventions that have been creaed since the 19th Century. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore the European settlement, industry and contact with aboriginal peoples of Canada in the 19th century. They choose art work that symbolizes what was happening in Canada at that time, and reflect on how art can affect our perception. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students compare and contrast the clothing during the 19th century to the fashion trends of the present day. They design something suitable for a future time period and explain why. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students compare and contrast the elements used in the 19th century British novel and those novels in American society today. In groups, they brainstorm what it might have been like to be a teenager growing up in England during the 19th century and compare it with the information they gather from the novel itself. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students infer lifestyles of 19th century American culture in the North and South with daguerreotypes accessed from web sites. They access Internet sites to find biographical and related articles interpreting photography of Mathew Brady. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze the role and impact of technological innovation in the late 19th and early 20th century. They evaluate manuscripts, sound recordings, and motion pictures to construct historical meaning. Students observe the connections between technological innovations and the growth of big business and monopoly. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read fictional short stories and novel excerpts about the American frontier. They create charts with major characteristics of the real-life American people who went west during the 19th century and specifics from the works of fiction they've chosen that either confirm or negate those characteristics. Essays clarify whether the author's portrayals of characters do or do not correspond with research characteristics. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify particular 19th Century invention/inventor in the 19th century that is of interest to them, conduct research on that person and his/her invention, and prepare report of findings in form of paper, Powerpoint presentation, or other technology. Full Review »
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