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Cross-Cultural Assessment
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #214698
Format: Resource list
This track lists references to assist teachers in assessing Limited English Proficient Students.
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Uses of Steam
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #138072
Format: Worksheet
This Track helps students explore and brainstorm the various uses of steam, one of the three phases of water.
3.
Baked Beans Month
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #68911
Format: Resource list
Believe it or not, Americans are celebrating National Baked Beans Month in July -- so get out your ingredients! Learn a little bit more than you ever thought there was to know about this yummy side-dish.
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Authentic Cheesecake
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #68799
Format: Resource list
This Track provides some recipes and advice for making delicious cheesecakes from scratch!
5.
Dr. Sally K. Ride - First American Woman in Space
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #68922
Format: Worksheet
In 1983, Dr. Ride made history while participating in the 7th Space Shuttle mission.
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Daniel Defoe and <br><i>The Life and Strange and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe</i>
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #43270
Format: Extended learning
Learn about the life and ideals of Daniel Defoe, author of the classic, <i>Robinson Crusoe</i>. Put yourself in his shoes, and compare him to modern day persons. Also learn about the real Robinson Crusoe, Alexander Selkirk. Compare accounts and decide what facts you read are probably true.
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Tennessee: Historical Geography
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #31812
Format: Extended learning
Students will learn about the development of Memphis, the relationship of settlement to the land, and about the current population patterns of the state. <br> This Track is meant to align with Tennessee standards, specifically: <ul> <li>Students can use appropriate tools, including maps and other geographic representation, and technology, for gathering information.</li> <li>Students will examine the fundamental role geographical context has played in affecting historical events.</li> <li>Students will analyze the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations and observe the processes, pattersn, adn functions of human settlement.</li> </ul> THIS TRACK REQUIRES ACROBAT READER.
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Wyoming History: Native Americans - Migration and Defense
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #30798
Format: Extended learning
This Track introduces students to the indigenous people who made Wyoming their home, such as the Lakota, Dakota, Teton, Cheyenne, and Arikara, and to the movement and actions taken by these people to defend their lives and livelihood. KEYWORD: Lakota, Dakota, Sioux, Native American, Wyoming, history, treaties, westward expansion, gold rush, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, migration
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South Dakota History: 1700s & 1800s
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #30163
Format: Extended learning
These sites provide students with information and opportunities to explore some aspects of South Dakota history, such as the arrival of Europeans, treaties with Indigenous People, and the Battle of Wounded Knee.
10.
North Dakota History: exploration and settlement
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #30171
Format: Worksheet
Students explore a variety of aspects of North Dakota history, such as the potential Scandinavian settlers in the 1300s, the French explorer La Vérendrye, the Shoshone guide Sacágawea, and European settlement in the late 1800s. Finally, students read about a historic architecture survey in North Dakota, and plan their own survey for thier town. <br> KEYWORDS: Sacagawea, Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark, exploration, North Dakota, history, La Vérendrye, Shoshone, Mandan, indigenous people, Native American, Indian, architecture
11.
Louisiana History
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #29890
Format: Extended learning
Students will explore aspects of Louisiana history, such as: Louisiana's indigenous people, the Caddo; a famous "first" in Louisiana; and the <i>El Nuevo Constante</i> shipwreck of 1766.
12.
Johann Sebastian Bach and Daily Life
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #11756
Format: Extended learning
This Track briefly introduces students to Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous baroque composer and musician, while encouraging students to observe and share opinions about daily life at that time.
13.
STDs and AIDS
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #1260
Format: Extended learning
This track helps students understand the serious health risks related to STDs and HIV/AIDS. The track focuses on prevention, symptoms, treatment, and effects that STDs and HIV/AIDS can have on individuals and society. Students are called to think about their role in preventing the spread of these diseases, and in the treatment of those who suffer from STDs and HIV/AIDS.
14.
German Cognates and Other Recognizeable Words
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #1298
Format: Resource list
This track is intended for beginning students of German. The track introduces students to a large, but manageable amount of German cognates and other words that have been borrowed by English, like sauerkraut or kindergarten. Students can get practice recognizing these words and using them in daily situations, like discussions about the weather or dinner.
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Uses of Ice
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #138071
Format: Worksheet
This Track helps students explore and brainstorm various uses of ice, one of the three phases of water.
16.
Pearl Harbor: Before and After
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #1279
Format: Extended learning
This Track helps students learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor in relation to the US annexation and importance of Hawai'i, the events of the attack itself, and the immediate US reaction to the attack, including the prejudice and crimes against Japanese-Americans. Note: the spelling of Hawai'i is intentional.<br /><br />KEYWORDS: american history, world history, age of global wars, world war, Pearl Harbor, predjudice, top track
17.
Kazoos - a global instrument
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #43030
Format: Extended learning
This Track will introduce students to the </i />mirliton</i /> or kazoo, a membranophone instrument.
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Great Dams
Annotations by Alicia Bartol Thomas
Track #14017
Format: Worksheet
This is a track about two great dams around the world, and how great dams change the environment.
 

 

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