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Pathfinders
USII.2c
The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables for c) locating the 50 states and the cities most significant to the historical development of the United States. Task: Research one of the states in the southwest region of the United States. Then develop a brochure for the visitors center of that state. Must include: a map, major cities, historical sites and their importance, other places of interest to someone visiting the state. CLICK ON THE MAP ABOVE TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY. |
USII.9c
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty- first centuries by c) identifying representative citizens from the time period who have influenced America scientifically, culturally, academically, and economically. Essential question: Who is Frank Lloyd Wright and how has he influenced our world’s culture? CLICK ON THE PORTRAIT ABOVE TO BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY. |
Pathfinders are a great way to support standards in the school system. They also support the following AASL Standards for the 21st-century learner:
- 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions.
- 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
- 1.3.1 Respect copyright/ intellectual property rights of creators and producers.
- 1.3.3 Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information.
- 3.1.1 Conclude an inquiry- based research process by sharing new understandings and reflecting on the learning.