These activities let students become real crime-scene investigators as they consider clues that might have been left behind after a historical event, including primary source documents and easy-to-find props.
Topics: background, blitzkrieg, leaders, Pearl Harbor, the soldier’s life, major battles, women, home fronts, strange-but-true incidents, the atomic bomb, and the war’s aftermath.
Features 80 biographies ranging from Abigail Adams, Jane Addams, and Konrad Adenauer to Booker T.
Features 50 sports notables ranging from Hank Aaron to Babe Didrickson Zaharias, stopping along the way for stars such as Nadia Comaneci, Michael Jordan, Martina Navratilova, Pele, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
An initial section on map skills introduces the basics; lessons on research skills then provide guidelines to help students organize and focus their research; and a section on creative thinking skills offers open-ended activities that challenge students to use their imaginations, make decisions, and solve problems.
An initial section on map skills introduces the basics; lessons on research skills then provide guidelines to help students organize and focus their research; and a section on creative thinking skills offers open-ended activities that challenge students to use their imaginations, make decisions, and solve problems.
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