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Tour of Our Century Lesson Plan

Tour of Our Century Lesson Plan

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Tour of Our Century

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Students will research the politics, arts, social climate, technological and scientific advances of the 1900s. They will work in cooperative groups to identify the most significant advances of one decade then use a computer to create a timeline.

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1900s, social studies

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9th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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