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The American Revolution: 1775 - 1783
Track the ins and outs and wartime strategies used by both the British and the Americans during the Revolutionary War. Multiple comparisons are made between both factions, maps, statistical data, images, and light text is used throughout...
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Missouri Rice Farming
Sixth graders investigate rice farming in Missouri. In this percentages instructional activity, 6th graders determine how much rice production has increased over time. Students find this number in percentages. Students then figure the...
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Historical Interview Project
Students interview a subject about important historical events in his or her lifetime and create an iMovie of the experience. Era-related data is imported into the project from a variety of sources and presented to the rest of the class.
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Canada and its Trading Partners
Students identify the relationship between Canada and its trading partners. They use two data sources, Canadian Statistics and E-STAT, on the Statistics Canada website to explore the growing importance of trade in general.
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Recognizing Trade Definitions and Concepts
Students differentiate between imports and exports and examine data related to international trade. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation about international trade, define key vocabulary terms, answer discussion questions, and...
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Global Job Hopping
Students examine basic trade terms and data about the economies of countries increasingly used as outsources for American jobs.
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What is the outlook for rice worldwide?
Fourth graders discover the global rice trade. in this rice instructional activity, 4th graders view how much rice different countries produce and who imports this item. They research rice imports and write an essay on this topic.
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Labeling the World
Sixth graders conduct research on the countries found on the labels on their clothing. They locate the countries on a map, research the labor practices on countries that export clothing to the U.S., and create a graph using the information.
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Watershed Documentary
Students conduct research and collect data about a local watershed area. They create an iMovie showing the human and natural impacts on the creek and watershed areas.
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External Influences 1: Flexible Timing
Learners examine the main economic objectives of the government and the impact of changing economic data on business decision making. They apply economic data to a business scenario/case study.
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External Influences 1
Students discover the main objectives of the government. They apply economic data to different scenerios. They present their findings to the class.
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Virginia In the World: The Geography of Commerce
Young scholars examine how Virginia connects with the world through export trade. Using a map, they use symbols to depict the value of trade and the direction of the flow of goods. They complete a scavenger hunt using electronic almanacs...
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Word Search Lauren Morgan
In this social studies worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms in the word search. The answers are found when clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Watershed Documentary
High schoolers research and produce an iMovie documentary about the human and natural history of a stream basin (watershed).
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Social Studies Word Search
In this social studies word search, students identify twenty five words related to the Constitution in a word search. Examples include: preside, Anti-Federalist, and senate.
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Area & Perimeter Assessment And Practice
Using a pre-test, this lesson starts by establishing differentiated learning groups. Each group practices determining area and perimeter using interactive web sites small groups are then pulled aside and given additional support as...
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Agriculture in Canada
Students examine various elements in the physical environment and their relationship to agriculture in Canada. Using the ArcCanada CD-ROM, they analyze maps, and interpret relationships between the physical environment and land use.
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Project Helping Hands
Students work as a team to help improve the quality of life in rural Africa and develop a plan how to spend grant money the United Nations has provided them with.
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Australia and Argentina: A Study in Contrast
Students study world events and their effect on economic growth. They research and interpret graphs to determine explanations for economic growth. Students compare the World Wars and the Great Depression to the growth of Argentina and...
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Naturally Disastrous!
Students explore, research and examine the causes of natural disasters and how to survive them. They research on the internet world climate, recent disasters, how they happen, what to do if one occurs and what preventive measures to take...
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Breaking News English: UN Suspends International Trade in Caviar
In this English activity, learners read "UN Suspends International Trade in Caviar," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Helping Hands: Promoting Gloval Awareness
Eleventh graders explore Canadian support for foreign aide. In groups, 11th graders discuss Canadian aide policies and express their opinion of each. Students brainstorm methods of contributing to developing nations. They complete...