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Book: The Southern Colonies: Quest for Prosperity
Students, after reading Chapter 1 in the book, "The Southern Colonies: Quest for Prosperity,"begin to analyze the motivation behind European colonization. They convey the setting of the scene into a writing piece to illustrate the...
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Writing a Weather Report or Weather Forecast
Students examine their geography skills. In this weather forecasting lesson, students select a location and research it. Students write a weather report or forecast for the chosen location based on their research.
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Middleton/Kuna History Teleconference
Third graders study the history and building of Middleton and Kuna. They create timelines of significant events in the towns' histories. Finally, they create a website dealing with Middleton and Kuna history.
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Countries of the World
Students in a ESL classroom examine a world map and study the various countries' names. The study the cultures of selected countries and create a vocabulary list. Finally they label an empty map with the countries' names and a short...
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I Know What You Did this Summer
Learners discuss the characteristics of a quality relationship and determine how such a relationship is maintained. After reading a scenario of a relationship, students take one character at a time and place themselves in the character's...
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Art or Artifact?
Students analyze and discuss illustrations of the New World by John White. They examine the images, answer questions about each one, and write an essay.
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Limited Resources - Understanding Our Cultural Resources
Learners examine and compare preserving natural resources and preserving cultural resources. They conduct Internet research on two topics, and write a position paper on whether cultural resources or natural resources are more important...