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Jen Bartsch's List: "NCSS Global Connections"
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Oct 06, 09
Scholastic's Global Trek is a way for students to travel around the world without ever having to leave their classroom. \n\nWhen students arrive in the country of their choice they are supplied with a suggested travel itinerary. This itinerary offers them links to background information and a chance to read about the country's people. \n\n
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Oct 06, 09
Students discover how we rely on our global neighbors by collecting data about where in the world the goods we use every day are produced.
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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 31, 09
"Students who participate in this activity will research different forms of democratic governments, will be able to differentiate among them, and will learn something, as well, about forms of government that are not democracies. They will also investigate the many ways in which our own democratic government affects our daily lives."
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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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Nov 01, 09
"The purpose of this lesson is for students to become aware of the varied areas of involvement in which Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter engaged and to develop a way to pictorially illustrate these. "
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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
"Students will understand the competitive, interdependent, cyclic nature of living things in an environment."
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Nov 02, 09
"In this lesson students will learn about famous female scientists and will gain an understanding that science is also for girls."
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Nov 25, 09
This source provides an expansive collection of newspapers from around the world. Viewers may choose a country, review a variety of newspapers in several languages, and also learn important information about the cultural, political, and physical landscape of the country.
Using this site will cause viewers to develop a connection to the people, places, and issues happening throughout the world. -
Nov 25, 09
Discovery Education is an impressive resource that is multidisciplinary in its approach and useful for parents, educators, and students of any age. It provides interactive videos, games, lesson plans, resource articles, and countless other resources related to language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, physical education, music, and the arts. Within the social studies theme, viewers will learn about the branches of government and election process, world cultures, the global economy, science and technology, history, production and distribution of resources, and geography. In addition, students will learn ways they can impact their environment through education and outreach.
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Nov 25, 09
The First Ladies Library is a most thorough education resource for social studies teachers. Educators may search for lesson plans based upon one of the first ladies who was an inspiration for its creation, the grade level, specific category, as well as the NCSS, NCTE, and ISTE Standards.
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Nov 25, 09
BBC's World News of Children is a site comprised of 4 minute news stories specifically designed for students ages 7-14. Students may read the script or listen to a podcast of the story and learn what it means to be informed citizens of our global community.
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Nov 25, 09
Explore & More's Cultures for Kids is fun, interactive, and educational at all once. Students and teachers may choose a country to research and learn such important topics such as the language, customs, and physical geography.
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