Tag Archives: History

Same Animals, Same Stories? How Animals Are Labeled in Different Countries, Cultures, and Communities

March 20, 2019 – 2:11 pm

Noriko Abe, Social Studies, E.E.Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Compare, Contrast, Culture, Difference, History | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Insights into Latino Communities

The Museum of Underrepresented Scientist and/or Inventors

March 20, 2019 – 2:07 pm

Tenequa Jones, Science, Marie G. Davis IB Candidate School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags collaboration, Culture, exploration, History, identity, Inventor, learning, minority, Research, scientist, STEAM, Suppression, tradition, Underrepresented, United States | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 2: It's About Time

All About Time: Teaching the Cyclical Nature of History through Innovation and Change

March 20, 2019 – 1:58 pm

Tamara Babulski, History, Independence High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags History, Themes of History, time, World War One, World War Two | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 2: It's About Time

Time Zones: Who Has Time for That?

February 25, 2019 – 2:52 pm

Arianna Bonner, Social Studies, Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags argument, Daylight Savings Time, debate, History, time, Time Zones | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Exploring American Sacred Values

What Does It Mean To Be American: Who Are We and What Does It Mean To Be One of Us?

February 4, 2019 – 4:27 pm

Ryan Steele, American History, Mallard Creek High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags American, American History I, Civics and Economics, civil war, Development, Founding Documents, Government, History, identity, Nationalism, primary sources, revolution | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Literacy and Literacies in the 21st Century

Building & Developing Quantitative Literacy

February 20, 2017 – 12:24 pm

Leroy D. Santos, Mathematics, Performance Learning Center High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags factoring, History, literacy, Math, Quadratic(s) | Permalink | Comments Off

Exploitation in Cuba during the Ages of Exploration and Colonization

January 31, 2017 – 12:02 pm

Lisa Modrow, Social Studies, Bailey Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Christopher Columbus, Cuba, encomienda system, History, Middle Passage, Middle School, Native Americans, requerimiento, slavery, Social Studies | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 2: What Makes a Nation?

North Carolina: A Search for Identity

February 24, 2016 – 1:57 pm

Mark Surratt, Fourth Grade, Providence Spring Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags active teaching, alternative learning, coastal, Elementary School, gifted education, History, identity, mountain, nation, North Carolina, Piedmont, simulation, state, tradition | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Understanding Food Choices in Africa

February 2, 2016 – 2:43 pm

Darrmetacia Winston, Family Consumer Science, Olympic High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, Food Influences, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), geography, History, Hunger, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

The Origin of Life

February 2, 2016 – 1:47 pm

Julie McConnell, Biology, William Amos High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf )

Tags Biochemistry, Data Analysis, evolution, History, origin of life, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

Visual Persuasion and the Use of Propaganda

February 2, 2016 – 1:25 pm

Deborah Watson, Visual Art, Hopewell High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Digital Art, High School, History, Media Arts, Peace, Photoshop, Propaganda, Propaganda Posters, War | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

North Carolina: A Brief History and Economy

February 1, 2016 – 4:21 pm

Melanie Greely, Grades 4-6, Chantilly Montessori

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags economy, Elementary School, History, integrated, Language, Middle School, Montessori, North Carolina, Peace, Reading | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

Perception vs. Reality: Dispelling the Belief of President Theodore Roosevelt as a War Hawk

February 1, 2016 – 3:55 pm

Roshan R. Varghese, History, Butler High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags American History II, conservation & the National Park System, High School, History, Imperialism, Russo-Japanese War, Theodore Roosevelt & the “bully pulpit”, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

Analyzing War Using the Society vs. Society and Man vs. Society Conflict Types

February 1, 2016 – 3:28 pm

Albertia Burgess, English, West Charlotte High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Battle, High School, History, Peace, Political Parties, War | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 5: Peace Education: Psychological Factors that Endorse War

Promoting Peace After The Great War: A Look at Peace Efforts During the 1920’s in America

February 1, 2016 – 3:23 pm

Angela Bates, History, CATO Middle College, High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags grass-roots organization, High School, History, Jeannette Rankin, Kellogg-Briand Pact, National Council for the Prevention of War, Nationalism, pacifists, Political Parties, Washington Naval Conference, Woodrow Wilson | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: History

Same Animals, Same Stories? How Animals Are Labeled in Different Countries, Cultures, and Communities

The Museum of Underrepresented Scientist and/or Inventors

All About Time: Teaching the Cyclical Nature of History through Innovation and Change

Time Zones: Who Has Time for That?

What Does It Mean To Be American: Who Are We and What Does It Mean To Be One of Us?

Building & Developing Quantitative Literacy

North Carolina: A Search for Identity

Understanding Food Choices in Africa

The Origin of Life

Visual Persuasion and the Use of Propaganda

North Carolina: A Brief History and Economy

Perception vs. Reality: Dispelling the Belief of President Theodore Roosevelt as a War Hawk

Analyzing War Using the Society vs. Society and Man vs. Society Conflict Types

Promoting Peace After The Great War: A Look at Peace Efforts During the 1920’s in America

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