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Category Archives: Social Studies

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Boundaries

Posted on March 4, 2014 by cromic19
Title UNIT | TECH

Michael Crouch Unit Presentation Arts Presentation of Unit: A description of the unit using stage 1 of UBD framework:   As a result of this lesson, students will be able to understand the concept of boundaries and use technology to … Continue reading →

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Impacting Our Space

Posted on January 30, 2014 by mcgama03
Title UNIT | TECH

Washington State History, 7th Grade Unit: Changes and Impact in Tacoma Brief Description: This has been imagined as a two to three week unit. Students will begin by participating in an inquiry based research project. Set up as a jigsaw, students will be … Continue reading →

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My Place- Explorations in our community

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Christina
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Landmarks, events, traditions, and, of course, people all shape and define one community from another. Through this unit  we are going to take a closer look at our own community. Using social studies methods, student will select one of these features: a place, event, … Continue reading →

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Researching Tacoma’s History

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Marisa
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For more information on how I will use digital archives in this unit, please click the link below: http://blogs.evergreen.edu/investigations/digital-archives/ Unit Outline This 7th grade social studies unit has students exploring the history of their own town. Students will be researching … Continue reading →

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The Economic Roller Coaster Boom & Bust Cycles in Tacoma

Posted on March 5, 2014 by wooada12

 The Economic Roller Coaster of the Pacific Northwest: Boom and Bust Cycles Unit Plan Unit Overview: The overarching goal of this assignment is for students to understand how boom and bust cycles have effected different area’s around Tacoma.   The learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam, Middle, Social Studies

War & Our Community: A Documentation of Voices

Posted on March 4, 2014 by morrob20
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Introduction:  The unit involves students answering the question; how do wars affect communities? Students will build background knowledge about U.S. wars; they will then begin investigating how these wars have affected their community. Students will have opportunities to interview people … Continue reading →

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Why Here?

Posted on January 30, 2014 by fardan17
Title UNIT | TECH

  Why Here: Placing Shelton’s Past in the Development of the American West  The following is a U.S. History unit plan in which students at Shelton High School will investigate the history of their town in light of the recent … Continue reading →

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