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Imagen e ldentidad/Image and Identity: Multiple Voices, Violations and Victories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students spend a year involved in a project researching the diversity of Native Americans.
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American Flag

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars examine the significance of the stars and stripes of the American flag, and discuss the June 4, 1777 Congressional resolution. Students construct their own American flags.
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Scenes of Reverence: The Virgin of Guadalupe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn the history of Christianity in New Spain. They learn the story and significance of the Virgin of Guadalupe. They compare and contrast images of the Virgin and religious art to European counterparts.
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Cross-Cultural Connections

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate many of the relationships that contribute to the look and design of decorative arts objects.
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States of Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars participate in physical activities coordinating to divisions on a map.
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Lincoln, Patriotism and Protest

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore arguments surrounding Abraham Lincoln's opposition to the Mexican War. They compare the arguments surrounding Lincoln's opposition to war with those surrounding war protestors during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
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3-D Posters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in small groups to create 3-D posters to discourage throwing trash away and encourage recycling.
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Regions of the US: Gulf Stream, States and Their Capitals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify one way of dividing the US into geographical regions and then consider alternate ways of doing the same. They locate each of the fifty states and their capitals on a map. They research the Gulf Stream region.
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Old Man River

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars place the four reservoirs of the Kansas-Lower Republican Basin correctly on a map adding creeks and rivers flowing into them. Students explain uses for the reservoirs.
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Finding Your Way Around the I & M Canal

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders utilize a map of the I&M Canal (imbedded in this plan), and perform a series of tasks. They calculate distance, find specific points of interest and solve a set of story problems about the canal.
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How Much is There to Eat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research population and food consumption rates for different areas of the world.
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The Fugitive Slave Law and Migration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Fugitive Slave Law as a motivating factor for slaves to emigrate outside the United States. After discussing the relationships between fugitive slaves and North American and Caribbean countries, they write essays...
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Stranded along the Coast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plot stranding sites onto a map using latitude and longitude as well as compass directions with respect to coastal features. They identify several species of marine animals that might become stranded; distinguish their...
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Fire and Fire Suppression

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore forest fires and forest service's new stategies. They study a case of natural burn and the impact of lowering the intensity of a larger forest fire.
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Classifying Rights From Various Constitutions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine classification categories of rights: liberty, security, cultural and group rights using worksheets. They analyze the constitutions of five countries of the Pacific Rim while looking at the rights that are included in them.
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Borders Within: Social Interaction on the Border

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students analyze social interaction, racism, and prejudice on the border through exploration of their own experiences.
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Border Icons

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the artistic definition of "icon" and articulate its importance in the popular art of the border. They paint, draw, their favorite icon or design a new icon that represents an important aspect of border life.
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Developing a Gateway to the West

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify various topographical features that contribute to the growth of a city. They identify how military strategies contribute to the growth of a city.
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LESSON 3: Riding the Underground Railroad

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils explore the Underground Railroad.
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GEOGRAPHY GOES TO THE DOGS

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students use countries and dogs from around the world to answer the questions.
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Latin America: Places and Regions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a Latin American portfolio in the form of a country presentation using PowerPoint software. They use their knowledge of geographic concepts to interpret maps, globes, charts, diagrams, and timelines.
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Coming to California

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read excerpts from Juan Bautista de Anza's diaries. They analyze the impact of primary sources. They write journal entries for characters in stories they have read during the year.
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North America Knowledge

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders move around a large map of the North America drawn on the playground. They follow the directions called out by the teacher. They may also develop their own tasks for other students to follow.
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Saving the Past for the Future

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the need for preservation of archaeological resources. They discuss and propose possible solutions to a given ethical dilemma.

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