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Jen Bartsch's List: "NCSS Time, Continuity, and Change"
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Oct 06, 09
"There is no single objective way to describe why an artifact is significant to a culture. Objects are important to different people for different reasons. To make this idea personal, students will be invited to bring to class important cultural artifacts from their own lives. Each object will be "interpreted" by a student anthropologist who will make hypotheses regarding the importance of this object. The student anthropologist will also determine what this artifact says about the culture of the owner. The owner of the artifact will get a chance to tell their actual story."
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Oct 08, 09
This lesson pairs with a video that explores the following topics: Separation of Powers- Explore the constitutional limits on the power of government and see how the system of checks and balances works. National Government - Examine the responsibilities of the national government and see how federalism divides power between the national government and the states. State Government- See how most of the laws we live by come from state government. A Presidency Remembered: Ronald Reagan- Take a look at the legacy of President Ronald Reagan.
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Oct 08, 09
"In order to fully understand the geographic concept of natural resource use, students should learn about the ways that resource extraction affects the physical and human landscape. In this lesson, they will discuss how a specific economic activity in a region can facilitate the creation of towns, which often turn into ghost towns if the economic activity ends."
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Oct 31, 09
"The focus for students in this age group is on the challenges faced by the Corps of Discovery, and the effect the journey had on American history and Native American cultures. Students will practice their reading comprehension, visual literacy, writing, and map skills throughout the activity."
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Oct 31, 09
"Students will learn about the slavery issue and other events of the Civil War from the perspective of a newspaper reporter. This lesson will require students to learn details of certain events surrounding the Civil War and compose one or more articles suitable for a newspaper."
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Oct 31, 09
"Students who participate in this activity will study the political debate surrounding the Freedmen's Bureau as well gain an opportunity to use primary sources as a means of understanding the trials and successes of the effort to educate newly-freed slaves of all ages. Students will research the reasons put forward for the creation of the Freedmen's Bureau, President Johnson's reasons for vetoing the legislation, and what happened in the aftermath. They will also produce written descriptions of some Freedmen's schools and the students who benefited from them."
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Oct 31, 09
"Students will develop a consideration of the changes that occurred from the First Thanksgiving to the reservation era in Native American History."
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Oct 31, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is to highlight the beginning of the "Age of Volunteerism" and to point to opportunities for community service in the present day. This lesson is clearly aimed at helping students visualize personal and/or small group contributions to the betterment of their communities as an appropriate facet of citizenship. "
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Oct 31, 09
"The focus for students in this age group is on researching the effects of immigration on American history and culture."
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Oct 31, 09
"Students will dentify important civil rights leaders and describe the life and legacy of a particular civil rights leader."
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Nov 01, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is to afford students the opportunity to address the experience of rationing and reflect upon its impact on the lives of young people their age."
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Nov 01, 09
"In this lesson students will not only learn about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, but also about the social requirements placed on each player."
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Nov 01, 09
"Students who participate in this lesson will read Black Beauty and study the history of the founding of the ASPCA and learn about endangered species today. Students will write a short paper about the book, or on some aspect of the history of the ASPCA, and, after exploring the Endangered Special website, propose actions that they can take locally to protect endangered species of animals."
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Nov 01, 09
"In this lesson students will gain an understanding of grassroots movements by examining four grassroots movements in the 1900's."
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Nov 02, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint students with the first successful explorations of the North and South Poles, through a study of the four men who accomplished them. Students will present the fruits of their research on posters, or with PowerPoint presentations."
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Nov 02, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint students with the diseases that had an impact on the American population during the early years of the 20th century."
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Nov 02, 09
"Children attending elementary school when Lucy did in the mid-nineteenth century had few books in their classrooms--and none for their own personal use. When they received a paper (what we would consider a page from a book), it was considered really valuable and had to be protected so that it could be used again and again. What they used to protect their paper was a hornbook. The hornbook was shaped somewhat like a ping-pong paddle and wasn't really a book at all. The paper was placed on the paddle above the handle and a clear sheet of horn (yes, like a thin piece of tissue taken from the horns of cattle) was attached. "
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Nov 02, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is to allow students an opportunity to compare print advertisements of the Gilded Age with those of today in terms of products and design. Students will also try to create a "Gilded Age ad" for their own favorite product."
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Nov 02, 09
"Students who participate in this lesson will gain experience in research, knowledge about childhood illnesses in the 19th century, and experience in comparing and contrasting two eras."
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Nov 02, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is ambitious-students should emerge from it with an understanding and, hopefully, a deeper appreciation of the culture of the Native Americans who were displaced by Manifest Destiny."
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