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At What Price the Truth?
Students read President Kennedy's speech to the nation on October 22, 1962. Using the text, they identify the deception by the Soviets. In groups, they create a comip strip showing what they believe might have happened had there been no...
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Island Formation
Students create models of how islands are formed by hot spots and then write a summary of their observations and of how they think their model relates to volcanic hot spots and island formation.
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Guantanamo Bay
Students are divided into small groups, they work through questions in their groups. They read the story UK terror suspects to come home. Students are then introduced to the phrases' 'human rights' and Geneva Convention and students...
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Words In The News
Pupils brainstorm through playing a guessing game to determine the person they will be researching is Fidel castro. They review his background then hear a radio presentation from Castro then answer and discuss a given set of questions.
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Good Schools For Everyone
Young scholars work in groups in order to brainstorm the type of criteria needed to assess the quality of a secondary school. They use several case studies to establish the context for coming up with ideas. Then students conduct research...
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Seventh graders explore, analyze and study all the various aspects that happened concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis. They assess documents from the Cuban Missile Crisis and make decisions about what the United States should do based on...
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U.S. Possessions
Ninth graders research the United States acquisition of the Philippines and their fight for independence. They locate the Philippines on a map and brainstorm how its geography has benefits. They access the Internet and complete a student...
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Prepositions: Mixed Prepositions 2
In this grammar worksheet, students read short sentences and choose the best preposition to fill in the blank. More than one response may be acceptable, but students are told to choose the best one.
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Reconstruction Word Search Puzzle
In this social studies worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
Students create a set and design a costume for a musical performance. In this Life of Celia Cruz lesson, students study biographical facts about Celia Cruz on the exhibition web site. Then students share their creations with the class.
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Topic 5: Running the Business
Students explore the concept of running a business. In this running a business instructional activity, students put their plan of action into practice. Students market a product and try to maximize profit.
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Topic 6: Evaluating and Presenting Results
Students construct spreadsheets from raw data. In this spreadsheet construction instructional activity, students compile data into Microsoft Excel. Students familiarize themselves with entering and presenting data in a spreadsheet.
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Anagrams of World Cities
In this word cities worksheet, students unscramble the names of 25 cities, then match them to their correct countries. Answer included on page 2.
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Breaking News English: Maradona Breaks Airport Door in Anger
In this English worksheet, students read "Maradona Breaks Airport Door in Anger," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Guess Which Dog I'm Describing-Trivia Quiz
For this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of questions about breeds of dogs. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Cuba: The Accidental Eden
You can watch this fascinating video about Cuba, a country that was restricted politically and economically for the past 50 years. Due to the restriction of tourists, Cuba has remained open to wildlife, and a wonderful and beautiful...
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Cuba and the United States: A New Chapter
Current and relevant learning resource from Brown University in which students explore the changing relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, interpret political cartoons and monitor news media coverage of U.S.-Cuba relations over time....
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo Against Cuba?
Comprhensive material presents the pros and cons of U.S. maintaining an embargo against Cuba. Includes background information, comments and video gallery.
The Guardian
Guardian: Hurricane Ike Forces Mass Evacuation in Cuba
Guardian correspondent Matthew Weaver discusses the mass evacuations that took place in Cuba following Hurricane Gustave and that continued during Hurricane Ike. (September 9, 2008)
Other
Amnesty International: Cuba
This site provides links to articles and reports concerning human rights issues in Cuba.
New York Times
New York Times: Cuba News
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides a concise overview of Cuba's history as well as links to articles about the country that date back to 1980.
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: u.s. Relations With Cuba
Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Cuba. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.
Association of Religion Data Archives
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Cuba
Learn about religion in Cuba, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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