social studies

Activity 4: Live: From the Ancient World

Activity 4: Live: From the Ancient World

Students will be asked to research ancient civilizations and publish their own newspaper or news magazine from what they have learned. As students become involved in research and publishing, they will connect what they learn about ancient civilizations to their own lives and experiences.

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Activity 3: World Views

Activity 3: World Views

Students will begin to think critically about what resources are needed for survival and explore the idea that where we live impacts how we live. Students will research different regions of the world and learn to analyze the patterns of people, places, and environments as they explore how physical systems affect human systems. They will use the SAFARI Montage interface to create an enhanced multimedia playlist that demonstrates how the topography and climate of a region, as well as the availability of resources, shape the way humans live.

Activity 2: Celebrations of Culture

Activity 2: Celebrations of Culture

Students will develop an understanding of culture through an exploration of their own families' traditions, customs and beliefs. They will develop a concept of personal identity and develop an understanding that one's identity is shaped by one's family, friends, and community. They will learn about the celebrations and holidays of different countries and compare them to their own traditions. Using what they have learned, they will plan their own multicultural event, combining examples from many traditions into one celebration.

Activity 1: Our Journey Around the World

Activity 1: Our Journey Around the World

Students will explore cities and countries around the world. Groups will act as travel agents for specific locations around the world and become experts on a specific country. Their goal is to persuade people to visit their selected country. In addition, students will help their clients by planning the trip for them.

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A Common Humanity--Acceptance, Tolerance & Inclusion

 

Essential Question: What criteria are necessary to build a learning community that honors and respects all students?

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Lori Griffin
Executive Editor, SAFARI Montage

Civil Rights Education & Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Next week schools around the country will be commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students will be engaged in service projects and learning about the message of Martin Luther King, Jr.   But what is the state of civil rights education in our country today? 

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Carolyn Faulkner-Beitzel, PhD
Director of Curriculum, SAFARI Montage

March is National Women's History Month

Girls in today’s world can aspire to a multitude of opportunities that were not available to their mothers or grandmothers. We need to thank the women before us who paved the way for our generation and those young women coming up behind us. March is National Women’s History Month and content in SAFARI Montage can support your classroom instruction and celebrate iconic women in history.

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Lori Griffin
Executive Editor, SAFARI Montage

African American History Month & Eyes on the Prize

As February 2011 draws to close I expect many of you are concluding lessons or units in commemoration of African American History Month. While SAFARI Montage offers many resources in support of the achievements and history of African Americans, Eyes on the Prize, is perhaps the most widely used and highly valued series on the Civil Rights Movement.

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Site Contributor, SAFARI Montage

More Free Project Based Learning Activities for SAFARI Montage

In a previous blog entry, we presented six project-based learning activities for use with SAFARI Montage that were appropriate for upper elementary and middle school learners.   Here are several new project-based learning activities suitable for elementary school learners.

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Linda Johnson-Towles
eLearning Project Manager, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

A Common Humanity--Acceptance, Tolerance & Inclusion

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a 158,000 sq. ft. education center and interpretive museum located on the site of the Antebellum community, known as “Little Africa,” on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, OH. Using storytelling and first-person experiences, the Freedom Center draws meaning from the historical narrative of the Underground Railroad, and its lessons of courage, cooperation, and perseverance, to inspire a new generation of change agents to take action against contemporary injustices, wherever they exist.

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