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Sara Wilkie

Using Primary Sources in the Social Studies Classroom | Social Studies Central - 0 views

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    "The use of primary sources as an instructional tool in the social studies classroom will engage students, encourage high levels of learning and raise test scores. But with so much to do and so little time, how can teachers know what strategies and resources work best?"
Sara Wilkie

Home | Promise of Place - 0 views

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    " mmerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences; Uses these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum; and Emphasizes learning through participation in service projects for the local school and/or community. "
Sara Wilkie

More 21st Century Upgrades from the Classroom | Langwitches Blog - 1 views

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    "I have been working with 5th grade for several weeks to upgrade "The American Revolution", a unit in their Social Studies curriculum. Along the Way I blogged about individual lessons"
Richard Fanning

Teaching with Historic Places--a Program of the National Park Service - 0 views

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    Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Shelley Paul

whitmer - home - 1 views

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    Student-owned learning in social studies
Richard Fanning

Assignment: Media Literacy | Media Education Lab - 1 views

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    comprehensive three-volume curriculum created by Renee Hobbs is available online. This is the 18-unit curriculum developed for Maryland State Department of Education and Discovery Communications, Inc. You can download the PDF files with lesson plans and reproducibles for each unit and use the videos to teach media literacy in conjunction with social studies, language arts and health education.
Sara Wilkie

News releases 2010 - 0 views

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    "Women of Steel share stories for oral history project Sheffield's Women of Steel have shared their stories with students from the University of Sheffield to keep alive their memories of working in the city´s steelworks during World War II. "
Sara Wilkie

brainyard - Information Treasure Hunt Group 1 - 0 views

  • You are investigating exports and imports between the United States and Spain. In preparation for class discussion, you've been given a fact-finding mission for homework. In addition to the GDP (gross domestic product), your social studies teacher wants you to compare the natural resources and land area of the two countries. What might be the most efficient way to search for this information? Is it possible create a single query that will help you answer these questions?
  • You are adding resources to your class Diigo account. Your teacher has asked you to find a list of Internet country codes and domain extensions. Add a URL or link for each resource: Internet Country Codes Domain Extensions
  • You are doing research on the ancient Egyptian pyramids, and have been asked to include the perspective of an expert. Locate the contact information for an expert on the architectural history of these pyramids. How would you search for an expert who is located in Egypt?
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  • . Find information released this week about the Solomi refugees in Kenya. Pull only information from governmental sites. Pull only information from governmental sites in the uk.
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    "click on Discussion tab at the top of this page click on the number of the question you are answering post your answer in the text box please include the first names only of you and your partner(s) click "post to forum" click on Page tab at the top of the page to return to this page"
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