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Current Events

Learn about current events, develop opinions about them, and then express and support those opinions in writing.

Discipline: Language Arts, Revision/Editing, Social Studies and History, Writing

Facilitating Discussion

Literature and extension activities are connected thematically as students examine issues related to government limits and individual rights.

Discipline: Government, Literature, Social Studies and History

Latin America - Mexico: Motive to Migrate

Consider the several push-pull factors involved in the migration of Mexican workers to the Maquiladoras of Monterrey, and to the U.S. for seasonal work, then back home to north central Mexico.

Discipline: Cultural Studies, Social Studies and History

North Africa / Southwest Asia - How a Country's Boundaries Are Shaped

Examine the past and present boundaries of Jerusalem and the reasons why and how these came about.

Discipline: Area Studies/Geography, Social Studies and History, World History

North Africa / Southwest Asia - The Gift of the Nile: Egypt and Its River

Examine how human interaction with the environment has altered the annual flooding of the Nile River and what the implications are for the region.

Discipline: Area Studies/Geography, Environmental Science, Social Studies and History

Overrun by Skeeters - Exponential Growth

This introduction to exponential functions considers the world population since 1650. In a simulation, the population grows at a random yet predictable rate.

Discipline: Algebra/Trig/Calculus, Area Studies/Geography, Mathematics, Social Studies and History

Russia - Capitalizing on Geography

Why are cities located where they are? What geographical information can explain the location of Russian cities?

Discipline: Area Studies/Geography, Social Studies and History

Teaching Geography: Global Forces / Local Impact - Why Do We Measure the pH and Alkalinity of the Streams Near the Capital Area Greenbelt Trail?

Visits to local water quality monitoring sites facilitate investigation of human impact on water quality through the use of GIS software.

Discipline: Area Studies/Geography, Environmental Science, Social Studies and History

Touring a French City

Students make buildings unique to the French culture and are assessed on cultural understanding, based on their explanation of what made their building uniquely French.

Discipline: Area Studies/Geography, Cultural Studies, Foreign Language, Social Studies and History