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Changes in Culture - Interpret how culture changes over time as a consequence of industrialization, technology, or cultural diffusion (i.e., railroad transportation, telecommunication, building design, varied types of music, and the growth of government services). 5.1.2
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America on the Move - See how we got here. Transportation transformed America. Choose from these three interconnected.
routes to explore how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities
Lizzie's Morning - Follow a young American from bed to breakfast to bus and see how many cultures have touched her world.
Cultural Holidays - Recognize personal, religious, and national celebrations of various American cultures (i.e., Independence Day, Columbus Day, Native American or American Indian Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, or Thanksgiving). 5.1.3
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Culture Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays - See how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. Students will also look at how people with different beliefs celebrate winter holidays. This lesson uses two-minute digital sound clips to describe cultural celebrations.
Needs and Wants - Differentiate between needs and wants on a personal and national level. 5.2.1
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The Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime - "Economics assumes people do not have the resources do satisfy all of their wants. Therefore, we must make choices about how to allocate those resources." That's a quote from the lesson plan at EconEd Link.
Economic Data - Interpret economic issues as expressed in maps, tables, diagrams, and charts (i.e., automobile sales, unemployment rates, or airplane production). 5.2.4
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Supply and Demand - read a graph and answer questions - see what happens when the price of a product causes the demand to decrease (site often has technical difficulties)
Environmental Effects - Analyze how environmental changes and crisis affected the economy across the nation in the 1930's (i.e., Dust Bowl, Black Tuesday, Great Depression, and Hoovervilles). 5.2.5
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America in the 1930's - from the American Studies project at The University of Virginia
Photo Library: The Economy - Caution: many clicks are required. However, this is a great source of primary data regarding the 1930's. [page opens in a new window]
Photo Library: Main Index - the New Deal photo collection covering much more than the economy of the 30's
Credit - Recognize how Americans used credit/installment plans to purchase consumer goods in the 1920's (i.e., vacuum cleaners, washing machines, radios, and other home appliances). 5.2.6
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The 20’s and 30’s - a Quia quiz about life and economics in the 20’s and 30’s
The 1920’s Experience - It was the age of prohibition, it was the age of prosperity, and it was the age of downfall.
Continents - Locate continents and significant bodies of water (i.e., the Great Lakes, Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific Oceans, Columbia, Missouri, Colorado, Rio Grande, Ohio, Tennessee, St. Lawrence and Mississippi Rivers). 5.3.1
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Continent Quiz - [this link opens on a new page] ten multiple choice questions, each question is on a new page - from Fact Monster
Label Maps at iKnowThat.com - Note: this link takes you to an index of activities. To work on this SPI, select any of the five entries in the Physical Features section, click on the green Maybe Later button to go to the activity, and then select either Puzzle or Labels to begin.
Puzzle Maps Geography Game - From the United States section select; All States, Northeastern States, Southern States, Midwest and Great Plains States, and Mountain and Pacific States. As students drag the state images to the correct position a fact about the state is displayed and an animation is displayed typical of the state. Click on "Maybe Later," to go to the game. Each game has a "Read it to Me" button.
Climographs of Selected U.S. Cities - A climograph plots monthly average temperature and precipitation for some location. It provides a quick way of characterizing the climate of a particular place. To view a climograph for one of the U.S. cities listed, click on the city name or the corresponding dot on the map.
Climate Information - a source of raw data that your students might use to make their own climograph
The Gang of Fourteen - [lesson plan] a game for learning about world climates -
Students will try to “round up” a gang of spies located in 14 cities around the world.
How to Read a Climograph - A climograph [climate-graph] is what scientists create to show a particular location's average temperature and precipitation during the year.
Interactive Climate Map - Move your cursor over a rectangle to see a climograph.
Click on the rectangle to view information about the climate at that location
World Climate - What the weather is normally like for tens of thousands of places worldwide! WorldClimate.com contains over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather averages).
Branches of Government - Distinguish between the local, state, and federal levels of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the American government. 5.4.1
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Important Documents - Differentiate among the purposes stated in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. 5.4.5
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Pre-Civil War - Interpret sectional differences in the North and South in pre-Civil War (i.e., a map of Union, Confederate, and border-states; pictorial representations of crop production; reading timelines; and interpreting bar graphs showing human, natural, and man-made resources). 5.5.1
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Seeing Time (Using timelines as a resource) - [this link opens on a new page] gives students a chance to refine and extend their ability to construct, read, analyze, and draw conclusions from timelines (Author - Richard Johnson)
Leaders - Recognize military and nonmilitary leaders from the North and South during Civil War (i.e., Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Chief Justice Roger Taney, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis). 5.5.2
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Seeing Time (Using timelines as a resource) - [this link opens on a new page] gives students a chance to refine and extend their ability to construct, read, analyze, and draw conclusions from timelines (Author - Richard Johnson)
Timelines: Timeless Teaching Tool - Timeline resources right at your fingertips in this article from Education World! Included: Activity ideas for teachers of all grades.
Worker's Rights - Recognize the rights that workers fought for in the late 1800’s (i.e., wages, hours, insurance, and working conditions). 5.5.4
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Interpret Visual - Interpret a visual contrasting life before and after World War II (i.e., education, family size,transportation, urbanization, and the role of women). 5.5.5 USP3
Eyewitness to History - asking family members about the history witnessed in their lifetimes
Hardships - Determine the hardships encountered by Greater Plain settlers in the late 1800's (i.e., building materials, natural geography, climatic conditions, isolated communities, and lack of revenue). 5.5.6
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You be the Historian - Learn about life in the late 1700s based on the evidence presented in the activity
Civil Rights - Recognize examples of how the United States confronted Civil Rights issues (i.e., Brown vs. Board of Education, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Birmingham Civil Rights March, American Indian Movement [AIM], and the Civil Rights Act of 1964). 5.5.8
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Individuals Groups and Interactions Standards 5.6.1 | 5.6.2 |
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Reformers - Recognize people who contributed to reform in Tennessee and American society (i.e., Samuel Gompers; Jane Addams; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Gov. Austin Peay; and Anne Dallas Dudley). 5.6.1
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