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- 5th
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Students read the novel On the Way Home, and analyze the trip of the Wilder family as the move from the Dakota's to Missouri. They map the journey taken and discuss the types of transportation available at the time. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students view copies of the 1880 and 1900 censuses and then create and conduct their own census of their homes, comparing all three. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students, in groups, plan a journey along either the Wilderness Road or the Oregon Trail. They research information about the journey, plot their course, plan for the journey West, and create a post card to send back home. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the wilderness of New England. They create in their journals what they believe wilderness is. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the dynamic between animals and humans in the wilderness. They work together in groups share their journal entries when asked to reflect on natural areas. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students determine that the lands the English settled on were owned and inhabited by 70,000 Indians. They consider that the London Company sold land charters to the English, which gave them illegal title to lndian land and that the Puritans established the largest colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, which had two branches: Massachusetts and Connecticut. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students complete five worksheets which correspond to the five problems the American government faced and the five solutions they instituted, accompany this lesson. They select and research one of the steps in this plan and write a three to five paragraph paper or prepare an oral presentation. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students study the time period after the Revolutionary War when people were striving to move away from the coastal areas and look for pathways to the west. Westerward expansion is a central theme and students use a variety of resources to study the topic in greater depth. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students study Westward Expansion of the US using texts, trade books, biographies, and Internet research to determine how land was used by the settlers. They compare the different routes that the settlers used to move west. They design a slideshow and a brochure highlighting the research. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the history of the National parks. In groups, they discuss the concepts of conservation and preservation. They discuss the use of natural resources and how some are renewable and non-renewable. To end the lesson, they research the role of Gifford Pinchot and the Hetch-Hetchy controversy and discuss with the class. Full Review »
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