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Hotel Rwanda, Jenni Levora Jan 2012

Hotel Rwanda, Jenni Levora

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Students will be able to understand the impact of European colonization on African countries; analyze the film Hotel Rwanda (the context of the genocide and the archetypes in Paul Rusesabagina's character); understand the historical context of the Rwandan genocide; understand the psychological, sociological, and historical causes of genocides.


Human Rights Violations In Wwii, Dan Kauble Jan 2012

Human Rights Violations In Wwii, Dan Kauble

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By breaking into five groups representing one of five nations (US, USSR, UK, Japan, or Germany) who fought in World War II, researching two events in which their nation violated one of the human rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and then presenting their findings to their classmates with maps and photos, students will not only learn about human rights and WWII but also come away with a greater understanding of the geography of the conflict.


Indigenous Amazon Tribes, Joe Nekvinda Jan 2012

Indigenous Amazon Tribes, Joe Nekvinda

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Students will learn to describe various causes and effects of the problem, analyze needs on both sides of the conflict, and form opinions about possible solutions to the conflict.


Intro To Longitude And Latitude, Connie Burns Jan 2012

Intro To Longitude And Latitude, Connie Burns

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Students will locate cities on maps using latitude and longitude. Students will learn how to use GPS to locate places nearby. Students will use GPS to locate flags or other items on a playground/school grounds.


India's Nobel Laureates Research Lesson, Natasha Cooper Jan 2012

India's Nobel Laureates Research Lesson, Natasha Cooper

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Students will understand the Nobel Prize winners from India, where they are from, and their significant accomplishments.


Influenza, Erin Hogan Jan 2012

Influenza, Erin Hogan

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Students will research questions about the flu and why people do not get vaccinated each year. Students will research the H1N1 or swine flu outbreak of 2009 and the Spanish Flu of 1918. Students will map the spread of the flu.


Introduction To India, George Kuhter Jan 2012

Introduction To India, George Kuhter

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Students will understand India and gain knowledge to compare it to the United States.


Introduction Through Latitude And Longitude, Tamara Tyrrell Jan 2012

Introduction Through Latitude And Longitude, Tamara Tyrrell

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Students will be able to listen and speak English to describe about themselves and their native country. Students will be able to understand what latitude and longitude are while using geographical tools to locate information.


Introduction To Egypt, Hank Easterling Jan 2012

Introduction To Egypt, Hank Easterling

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Students will use Google Earth and maps to locate Egypt and its various cities and landforms. Students will compute both the population density and physiological density of Egypt using various online sources. Students will research the Aswan Dam and discuss both the pros and cons associated with it.


Introduction To The Five Themes Of Geography, Mike Garnica Jan 2012

Introduction To The Five Themes Of Geography, Mike Garnica

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Students will understand and be able to give examples of the 5 themes of geography: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Regions. Throughout the school year as we learn about ancient civilizations, students will be able to apply the 5 themes of geography to the ancient civilizations that we study.


La Historia De Nuestras Vidas: A Cultural Awareness Lesson Through Immigration Stories, Dawn Shattuck Jan 2012

La Historia De Nuestras Vidas: A Cultural Awareness Lesson Through Immigration Stories, Dawn Shattuck

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Students will be able to identify cultural and/or economic conditions that influence one’s desire to migrate to or from a country. Students will become aware of cultural differences and will develop a non-judgmental attitude of acceptance, understanding that there is more than one way to behave or more than one way to organize society. Students will be able to empathize with one from another culture. Students will be able to respect the strengths and weaknesses of cultures.


Iowa And Its Farming During World War Ii, Dennis Smeltzer, Pat Brown, Carmen Nimmo Jan 2012

Iowa And Its Farming During World War Ii, Dennis Smeltzer, Pat Brown, Carmen Nimmo

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Students will have an understanding of the impact of World War II on Iowa and farming. Students will identify the type of propaganda used (name calling, glittering generalities, plain folk, bandwagon, celebrity endorsement).


Iowa History: Cemeteries, Deb Tulley Jan 2012

Iowa History: Cemeteries, Deb Tulley

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Students will be able to describe the historical development of a region, and describe ways people interact with physical environment.


Learn About Physical Environments, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber, Jan Jauhiainen Jan 2012

Learn About Physical Environments, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber, Jan Jauhiainen

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The students will understand that the physical environment affects home construction in different regions. ***The students will recognize the countries where the target language is spoken. ***Students will recognize and/or present information in English on a given cultural topic. (*** Denotes additional high school objectives.)


Learn The Five Themes Of Geography, Barry Eberhard Jan 2012

Learn The Five Themes Of Geography, Barry Eberhard

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Students will be given the opportunity to learn the five themes of geography and the relationship between them.


Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz Jan 2012

Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz

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Students will construct both a line and bar graph. Students will be able to interpret a line and bar graph. Students will compare Forest City temperatures and precipitation graphs to Iowa’s temperature and precipitation graphs.


Average Budgeted Salaries Of Faculty Staff 2012-2013, University Of Northern Iowa Jan 2012

Average Budgeted Salaries Of Faculty Staff 2012-2013, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives the average salaries of faculty broken down by rank and college and the distribution of salaries of the professional and scientific category.


Mapping History, Linda Vanden Bosch Jan 2012

Mapping History, Linda Vanden Bosch

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Students will locate each historical event's location through US History from 1400 to 1865 and transfer that information to their own blown-up outline map and classroom wall size map.


Monsoons: A Key To Understanding India, Kelly Davidson Jan 2012

Monsoons: A Key To Understanding India, Kelly Davidson

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Students will define monsoons and their significance for India. Students will analyze the impact of the monsoon on many aspects of life in India. Students evaluate the degree to which an understanding of the monsoons and water issues is a key to understanding India.


Mpower The World, Your County, And You, Amy Morgan Jan 2012

Mpower The World, Your County, And You, Amy Morgan

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Students will develop and demonstrate a program/project based on the five themes and their community.


Mapping World News, Beth Miller Jan 2012

Mapping World News, Beth Miller

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Students will be able to use an atlas to locate countries on a world map.


Mapping The Crusades, Janet K. Wills Jan 2012

Mapping The Crusades, Janet K. Wills

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Students will create a Google Earth Tour of the First Crusade to Jerusalem. Using a spreadsheet, students will calculate the distance between each of the cities including a final total.


Mystery Class For Math, David Sundstedt Jan 2012

Mystery Class For Math, David Sundstedt

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Using Mystery Class (website), students will calculate photoperiods and analyze data.


Monsoons: A Three Season Play, Kathy Sundstedt Jan 2012

Monsoons: A Three Season Play, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students will enact and understand the causes of South Asia’s monsoon.


Mystery Class Sites: Adapted From Journey North Mystery Class, Jan Hill, Anne Hoeper, Lori Stephens Jan 2012

Mystery Class Sites: Adapted From Journey North Mystery Class, Jan Hill, Anne Hoeper, Lori Stephens

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Students will know how sunrise and sunset times can be used to discover exact locations.


Nigeria And Africa: Using Mental Maps To Organize Information, Dr. Kay Weller Jan 2012

Nigeria And Africa: Using Mental Maps To Organize Information, Dr. Kay Weller

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Students will draw a mental map of the world from memory. Students will draw a mental map of Africa from memory. Students will generate a list of their life experiences and write an analysis of how those experiences contributed to their perception of Africa as seen on their map.


Nasir, A Bangladesh Driver, Jane Watson Jan 2012

Nasir, A Bangladesh Driver, Jane Watson

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Students will have an understanding of the work life of a Bangladesh worker. Students will have an understanding of the different types of transportation in Bangladesh. Students will have a beginning understanding of the economic differences between the USA and the developing country of Bangladesh.


Our Lady Of The Rosary: Andacollo, Erin Nennig, Ileana Gonzalez Jan 2012

Our Lady Of The Rosary: Andacollo, Erin Nennig, Ileana Gonzalez

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Students will be able to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the devotion to the Virgin of Our Lady of the Rosary at Andacollo.


Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper Jan 2012

Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper

Open Educational Resources

Students will participate in a simulation.


People On The Move, Noel Hansen, Allison Hendrickson Jan 2012

People On The Move, Noel Hansen, Allison Hendrickson

Open Educational Resources

Students will be able to define the movement terms: internal displaced person, refugee, and migrant. Students will be able to categorize simulated situations (skits performed by the teachers) of people on the move. Students will be able to identify real-life situations using the terms.