Social Studies
JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 5, 2013 |
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Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Their History is Our History
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 Oftentimes history is viewed as a series of events that happened independently of each other. Through this Slavery by Another Name educational unit, students examine how personal histories overlap within a wider historical narrative to create a web of connections among us.
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Scripting the Truth
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 An innovative computer-based handwriting analysis technique helps NOVA dig deeper into the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby. But while the results might sway investigators in a certain direction, they certainly are not definitive.
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Understanding Macbeth
Grade Range: 9-12
 There's daggers in men's smiles. Ethan Hawke takes you along as he researches the part of Shakespeare's murderous Macbeth.
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Shakespeare Lesson Plans
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 Shakespeare Uncovered offers a treasure trove of K-12 high-quality material for literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
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GPS Pigeons
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 We know that homing pigeons can find their way back to their lofts over hundreds of miles of unfamiliar terrain. What we don't know is how they do it. David Pogue explores competing theories on how pigeons might see, hear, feel, and even smell the landscape below them.
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