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Curated OER

Europe on the Internet

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct Internet research on a selected city or country in Europe. They launch a search engine, explore various websites, write down basic facts about their country on a worksheet, and create a travel brochure.
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Curated OER

Park Brochures

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate natural environments by researching national parks. In this brochure making instructional activity, 6th graders explore a specific national park and research it's information by utilizing the web. Students...
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Curated OER

Traveling Through Europe with Brochures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research a chosen European country. They create travel brochures and expression booklets to present their information to the class.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Lesson 1: On the Road with Marco Polo: A Boy in 13th Century Venice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate Marco Polo's life as a young boy in 13th century Venice. They analyze maps, explore various websites, complete a chart and answer discussion questions, and create a travel brochure about visiting 13th century Venice.
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Curated OER

Colony Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils, after studying the 13 colonies, create a brochure advertising one of the colonies. The purpose of the brochure, they were told, would be to urge people in Europe to come to America and settle in their particular colony.
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Curated OER

British Colonization-Settling the Thirteen Colonies (1607-1733)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the thirteen colonies: geography, economics, politics, and religious groups. They explore early colonial life, and create a travel brochure, travel guide of the 13 Colonies, and word search.