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About the elementary school portion of this program contact Catherine Sarette.
About the middle and high school portion of this project contact Aubri Keleman.
Our Funding
Uniting to Support Success: Promoting School/Library Teamwork to Engage Learning for Life is funded in part under the provisions of the Library Services & Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library division. We thank them for this opportunity!
Civics
Whose Rules?
Bill of Rights (Beach Elementary)
Slavery, Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment (Cascadia Elementary)
Taxation Without Representation (Custer Elementary)
Leadership Comparison: Jamestown and Today (Eagleridge Elementary)
You Decide?
Slavery (Central Elementary)
American Revolution: Patriots vs Loyalists (Isom Elementary)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Skyline Elementary)
Should Smoking Be Banned in Public Places? (Ten Mile Elementary)
History
Dig Deep
Changes in Whatcom County 1880's to the present (Acme Elementary)
Lewis and Clark expedition (Blaine Elementary)
Contributions to the settlement of Washington State (Everson Elementary)
Motivations for and impact of Westward Expansion (Nooksack Elementary)
Causes of Conflict
Treaty Trail USA (Lummi Nation Elementary)
American Revolution: Patriots vs. Loyalists (Sumas & Mt. View Elementary)
Geography
Humans and the Environment
NW Coast Native Americans interaction with the Environment (Fisher Elementary)
Pre-contact Native Americans by US regions (Harmony Elementary)
NW Coast Native Americans (Vossbeck Elementary)
1st Nations and Environment (Everson Elementary)
Economy
People On the Move
What region in WA State would you want to live in and why? (Kendall Elementary)
Civics
Checks and Balances
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia-The Indian Removal Act (Ferndale-Horizon Middle School)
Looking at Indian Removal Act and Andrew Jackson (Ferndale-Vista & Lummi Nation Middle School)
History
Enduring Cultures
Comparing ancient cultures: Mesopotamia and China (Meridian Middle School)
Why History?
Focus on the Congo-Blood Diamonds-Current Issues (Mt. Baker Jr. High)
US Relations with Cuba (Harmony Elementary, 6th Gr)
Dig Deep
Washington State History, Territorial Days and Early Statehood (Blaine Middle School)
Washington State History-Depression Era (Nooksack Valley Middle School)
Geography
People on the Move
Irish Immigration during the Potato Famine, Westward Expansion (Lynden Middle School)
Civics
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review/Separation of Powers (Ferndale & Meridian High School)
Aleut evacuation and internment during World War II (Lummi Nation High School)
History
Dig Deep
Lewis and Clark (Blaine High School)
Technology Through the Age
Telescopes, Steam Engines and More (Lynden High School)
Causes of Conflict
Current International Conflicts (Mt. Baker High School)
Causes of Conflicts (Blaine High School)
United States History- Conflicts in the 20th Century
US Economic Policy Conflicts
US Issues during the 1960s
Geography
Humans and the Environment
Climate Change and Energy (Nooksack Valley High School)
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Related Links:
Introduction to the Social Studies Classroom-Based Assessments
http://www.k12.wa.us/SocialStudies/CBAs/
Library Services & Technology Act
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/grants/Lsta/LSTA.html
Institute of Museum and Library Services
http://www.imls.gov/index.shtm
Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library division
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/
CBA TOPICS
*table adapted from Office of the Superintendant of Public Schools Social Studies CBA's
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Elementary
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Middle
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High School
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Civics
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You Decide
Who's Rules?
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Checks and Balances
International Relations
Constitutional Issue
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Checks and Balances
US Foreign Policy
Constitutional Issues
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| History |
Cultural Contributions
What's the Big Idea?
Causes of Conflict
Dig Deep |
Enduring Cultures
Why History?
Causes of Conflicts
Dig Deep |
Technology Through the Ages
Cultural Interactions
Causes of Conflicts
Dig Deep
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| Geography |
People on the Move
Cultural Contributions
Humans and the Environment
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People on the Move
Humans and the Environment
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Cultural Interactions
Humans and the Environment
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| Economics |
Meeting Needs and Wants
People on the Move
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Meeting Needs and Wants
International Relations
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You and the Economy
Government Revenue and Responsibility
Causes of Conflict
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