POWER POINT PROJECT

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POWER POINT PROJECT

• BY Karen Huguenot
• June 27, 2001
• Dr. Helms
• ED 617

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• American Heritage
• -activities
• -websites
• People in Societies
• -activities
• -websites
• World Interactions
• -activities
• -websites

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• Decision Making Resources
• -activities
• -websites
• Democratic Processes
• -activities
• -websites
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• -activities
• -websites

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• Technology and Science
• -activities
• -websites

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AMERICAN HERITAGE

• This is about the things of the past that makes
  us what we are today.
• Tells us what we have in common with other people
  of the world.
• How other cultures influence us.

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ACTIVITIES

• Write a paper on what would life be like in the
  United states without the migrations of Asian
  People.
• Make a chart of geographic themes showing United
  States and three other countries of your choice.

• Make a multiple-tier time line of important
  events that happen to United States and another
  country from pre-history until 1490.
• Look at the rise and fall of the Hopewell
  civilization and the crusaders. Write down the
  causes of the rise

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WEBSITES

• 1. www.americanheritage.com
• 2. www.acacia-africa.com
• 3. http//encarta.msn.com/find/concise.asp?ti761
  560280.sid89
• 4. http//www.abtp.org/
• 5. http//www.proxsa.org/immigration/

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PEOPLE IN SOCIETY

• This strand shows the difference between us and
  other nations.
• That gender and class see things in different
  ways.
• How the different classes contribute to each
  other.

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ACTIVITIES

• Find examples of contacts between USA and Asia.
  Tell what was the consequences.
• Compare the philosophy of education in the USA
  and Japan.

• Compare the development of USA and Germany
  Government.
• Compare the art of USA and China.
• Compare the religious ideas of USA and Africa.

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WEBSITES

• 1. www.archives.gov
• 2. http//www.delart.mus.de.us/education.htm
• 3. http//pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/agenhtml/agenmc
  /china/art.html

• 4. http//americanreligion.org/
• 5. http//www.sas.upenn.edu/African_studies/about
  african/ww_relig.html

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WORLD INTERACTIONS

• This strand shows interactions with other parts
  of the world.
• How the different parts of the world solve common
  problems.
• Living in an interdependent world.

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ACTIVITIES

• Interpret information from almanacs, maps, and
  atlases.
• Find out how people borrow cultural
  characteristics.
• Describe patterns of trade that links different
  countries.

• Make a map with symbols that show the triangle
  trade route.
• Make a list of things that USA trades and what
  the USA receives from other countries.

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WEBSITES

• 1. http//www.maps.com/
• 2. http//www.ukans.edu/heritage/trails/sfthist.h
  tml
• 3. http//www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webque
  sts/fall99/slavetrade/
• 4. http//foreighnpolicy-infocus.org/
• 5. http//pcbso42.open.ac.uk/future/millennium/75
  7.htm

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DECISION MAKING AND RESOURCES

• This strand shows the decisions individuals and
  societies make in addressing wants and needs.
• Potential resources and where to find them.
• How are resources used.

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ACTIVITIES

• Discover why nations dont want to be dependent
  on one another.
• Describe the difficulty of trading with other
  nations.
• What are the barriers of trading?

• Discover a historical example were a nation
  depended on another nation for resources. What
  were the consequences?
• Find out if the USA had to depend on the nation
  for a resource.

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WEBSITES

• 1. http//www.ndpa.org/pd/trade/pd061400f.html
• 2. http//www.wto.org/english/news_e/sprr_e/egypt
  _e.htm
• 3. http//www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/
• 4. http//www.esc20.net/efprojects/formats/webque
  sts/fall99/slavetrade/
• 5. http//encarta.msn.com/find/concise.asp?ti03c
  ea000

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DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES

• This strand finds out what democratic means.
• Principles of democracy.
• How the government reflects those principles.

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ACTIVITIES

• Compare the Constitution to the Code of Hammurabi
  and the Magna Carta.
• Find out what the Government does to protect
  individual rights.

• To learn about each type of government and the
  purposes of each government.
• Look at how the democratic government developed
  over time.
• Make your own Bill of Rights.

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WEBSITES

• 1. httpwww.usaid.gov/democracy/
• 2. http//live.looksmart.com
• 3. http//www.stoa.org/diotima/
• 4. http//www.inconnect.com
• 5. http//web.utk.edu/dhouston/amergovt/nghts.ht
  ml

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CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• This strand shows how the USA accomplishes goals.
• What to expect being a USA citizen.
• How to be more effective in a public setting.

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ACTIVITIES

• Do a research paper about a civil rights leader.
• Find out about civil issues and how they effected
  peoples lives.
• Make a list of things you can do to be a good
  citizen.

• Write to local government about a concern you
  have in the community.
• Have a person from local government come and talk
  about what they will do to protect individual
  rights

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WEBSITES

• 1. http//immigration.about.com/newissues/immigra
  tion/
• 2. http//www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/
• 3. http//cweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aachtml/exhibit/
• 4. http//encarta.msn.com
• 5. http//www.crmvet.org/

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TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

• This strand shows how technology is used in
  everyday life.
• Prepare for future careers.
• How to look up information and discern from facts
  and opinions.

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ACTIVITIES

• Have someone come in who uses computers in their
  careers.
• Brainstorm as many things as you can think of
  that deals with computer.
• Have students do a research paper about a
  president using the computer for their info.

• Write an essay on what life would be like without
  the invention of computers.
• Have students create a Power Point presentation
  of the importance of computers in their lives.

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WEBSITES

• 1. http//www.popsci.com/
• 2. http//www.discover.com/
• 3. http//www.cs.vale.edu/homes/tap/historical-re
  fs.html
• 4. http//www.discover-center.org/
• 5. http//homepages.rhug.co.nz/webschool/future.
  html

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