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A Peace Park ActivityA Peace Park Activity
Publisher
National Park Service
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Activities & Projects
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Duration
5 days
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Collaborative Learning
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A Peace Park

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Piece together American and Canadian culture by learning about peace parks! Scholars discuss differences between Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park as a group. The newly-informed pupils answers questions about this comparison. Lastly, the class works with the Canadian class from activity one to problem solve.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

canada, diplomacy, canadian culture, canadian geography, canadian history, canadian provinces

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Using the assessment section, challenge learners to create a brochure detailing their ideas for problem solving

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider working with a teacher in the science department
  • Ideally fits into the sequence as the second of a three-part series

Pros

  • Scaffolds learning
  • Creates a dialogue that requires critical thinking
  • Offers plenty of room for differentiation

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.9 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.9

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