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Money, Money, Money!
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Track #244784
Format: Resource list
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<p>Students will learn </p><p>1. the history of money, </p><p>2. how to identify authentic and counterfeit U.S. currency,</p><p>3. basics of supply and demand in running a lemonade stand,</p><p>4. and various other facts related to money, spending, and economics. </p>
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LEAP Practice (American Revolution) plus Liberty! Quiz
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Track #241606
Format: Resource list
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<p>Students will:</p><p> 1. locate an assigned Revolutionary War article, read it and take notes for writing a summary paragraph and</p><p> 2. review facts about the Revolutionary War by playing the <em>Road to Revolution</em> game.</p>
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Know Your 2004 Presidential Candidates
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Track #237089
Format: Resource list
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Various websites on the candidates. Students will research the candidates and then vote in class.
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Examining Statistics of Countries Hit by Asian Tsunami
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Track #243059
Format: Resource list
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Students will look at statistics of Asian countries hit hardest by the 2004 Asian Tsunami. They will examine the current death toll listings as well as create graphs using United Nations statistics on the population, economy, health, and technology of six countries. Students will then interpret these graphs by first ranking the given statistics and later, writing a comparison/contrast paragraph comparing their two specific assigned countries.
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Economics Adventures
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Track #248011
Format: Resource list
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<p>Students will:</p><ul><li>investigate the history of money </li><li>simulate being a dairy farmer in Wales & Jamaica </li><li>explore the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office website </li><li>read, hear, see stories of children survivors of 9/11/01 </li><li>play economics baseball</li></ul>
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Primaries & The Constitution
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Track #192372
Format: Resource list
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Primary Election
Constitution
States
Black History
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On The Road to Revolution
Annotations by M Thompson
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Track #184145
Format: Resource list
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Students will: 1. Review causes leading up to the American Revolutionary War; 2. Obtain interesting background information on : a. Native American presence in the colonies, and b. a form of punishment common during this period. 3. View Primary Sources produced by a. Sons of Liberty, b. Committees of Correspondence, and c. 1st Continental Congress; 4. Read about the First Continental Congress and the Battles of Lexington and Concord (map included). Supplemental activity: reading about Guiness World Records.
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Causes of the American Revolution
Annotations by M Thompson
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Track #183438
Format: Extended learning
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Students will:
1. use listed sites to research a given cause,
2. work as part of a group to create a presentation for class, and
3. instruct class on a given cause.
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Study Skills - Nov. 12, 2003
Annotations by M Thompson
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Track #180208
Format: Resource list
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General interactive sites for all subjects, especially science.
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Getting Acquainted with Your Assigned State
Annotations by M Thompson
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Track #179532
Format: Extended learning
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Students will:
1. Order a tourism packet from the state department of tourism for their assigned state;
2. Locate map of state and general statistics
3. Create an Excel chart comparing their state statistics to the U.S. statistics
4. Correct their labeling of states on a blank U.S. map
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Examining the Plant Cell
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Track #163355
Format: Worksheet
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Examine a cross-section of leaf cell, analyze functions of three major parts of a plant cell, use online microscopes, review names of cell components, and extend learning on the plant cell.
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STATES - National Park Search
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Track #161595
Format: Extended learning
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Students locate national parks and national historic sites in given states, as well as current weather reports for these parks and sites.
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Reward Day!!
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Track #193462
Format: Resource list
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Students will explore academic sites containing quizzes & games.
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Growth of a Nation (1800 - 1861) - Physical Features & Sectional Differences
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Track #262477
Format: Resource list
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<p>Aligns with LA Comprehensive Curriculum, Unit 4, Activity 2</p><p>Grade Level Expectation 2 - The student will: (1) Explain how physical features and climate affected migration, settlement patterns, and land use in the United States through 1877.</p><p>Also, (2) Create a PowerPoint presentation showing the climate, physical features, latitude location, settlement patterns, railroad routes, and products of one assigned U.S. geographical region during this time period. </p><p> </p>
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The Jefferson Era
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Track #273006
Format: Resource list
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<p>TLW supplement classroom learning of:</p><p>guillotine & French Revolution;</p><p>U.S. military history (army & navy);</p><p>U.S. Postal Service;</p><p>U.S. Census</p>
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Hurricane Katrina Basics
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Track #264523
Format: Resource list
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<p>TLW observe how both a hurricane and storm surge are formed; view the variation of effects according to Safir-Simpson category classification; read a children's reporter diary; access, if needed, tips of dealing with understanding this national catastrophe. In addition, the learner will compare/contrast before & after satellite photos of the Gulf Coast.</p>
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Exploring the Bill of Rights
Annotations by M Thompson
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Track #245678
Format: Resource list
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<p>Basic information on Bill of Rights PLUS sites that offer further exploration and games on the topic</p>
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