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A Great Place to Visit! In this task, students will participate in a community or historical "revitalization" effort by developing a Walking Tour throughout the local town/city in which their school resides (or, alternatively, a museum or monument for a particular historical time period/era). Working in teams of about four, students identify community landmarks that should be included on the walking tour, engage in research surrounding the history of those landmarks using primary and secondary resources, and communicate their findings by writing and recording a narrative that will guide the tour. Additionally, students will create a map on which landmarks will be identified and design an appropriate sign or marker to identify the stops along the tour. Each team may present their plan for a walking tour to members of a guest "Community Revitalization Committee"; one team’s plan may be selected for implementation. The task includes detailed rubrics for Group Participation/norms & expectations, resources for group division of duties, and overall project rubrics and assessment outcomes. |
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Federal Government, How Much is Too Much? In this task, students will research social programs that came out of the Great Depression and modify them to be applicable to modern Americans. This task includes: |
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Hate Free? Can We? In this task, students will explore hate crimes in their community and how to work together and combat discrimination. This task includes: |
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Immigrants: On the Move with the American Slide In this task, students will explore how immigrants and American culture are related and how they shape each other. This task includes: |
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Pandemics In this task, students will create a presentation after analyzing how to prepare their community for the outbreak of H1N1. This task includes: |
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To Recognize or Not to Recognize, That Is the Question In this task, students will explore the concept of foreign policy and which countries America has diplomatic relations with. This task includes: |
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What's the Big Idea??? In this task, students will explore what makes a business and its products successful and then come up with their own "big idea' product. This task includes: |
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World of Conflict In this task, students will explore various levels of conflict around the world. This task includes: |
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