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Unit Conversions Google can also convert between a variety of units. As with the calculator, the unit conversion tool is clickable. You can also combine unit conversations and math. Currency Conversions Google can also do currency conversions for you. Your IP Address Weather Sunrise and Sunset Times Package Tracking Dictionary Definitions Flight Tracking Movie Schedules. Mission US. NHD. America in Class. DocsTeach. Our Documents. LNC Teaching Primary Sources. Reading Like A Historian. The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents designed for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading.

Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues. They learn to make historical claims backed by documentary evidence. How do I use these lessons in my classroom? The 91 lessons in the U.S. curriculum, 41 lessons of the world curriculum, and the 5 lessons in the introduction to historical thinking unit can be taught in succession. 1) Establish relevant background knowledge and pose the central historical question.

*Note: United Streaming requires a subscription to Discovery Education. Of course! Digital Public Library of America. LoC. History Globe. In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then James Towne, in honor of James I, the King of England.

The early years of the colony were nearly a total disaster. Almost half of the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the indigenous Powhatan Indians. You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony: Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Scoring Factors: After you make all your decisions, you will receive a report on the state of your colony based on these factors: Food: How well can you provide it for your colonists? Good luck and Godspeed!

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