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Using the first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as context, learn to critically analyze primary and secondary sources. Objectives Distinguish between primary and secondary sources Be able to...
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Homestead House was built in 1823-1826 by Dr. John Simpson Bratton, son of William and Martha Bratton. In the early 19th century, William Bratton’s son, Dr. John Bratton, inherited the estate. He was...
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Settled in the mid-18 th century by the Bratton family—Scots-Irish Presbyterians, originally of Scottish ancestry, who had moved to northern Ireland in the 17 th century, and came to North America in...
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This lesson can be a component of a year-long project based lesson on civil rights or one part of a single, shorter PBL focusing only the civil rights era after World War II. This particular extension...
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Places are cultural artifacts that reflect a particular times or culture. They are central to our understanding of individual cultures and their histories. In this lesson students will examine how...
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“Environmental Ed” informs us that in the United States each person throws away about 4.5 lbs. or 2 KG of trash per day. He reminds us that we all make litter and that the problem is finding...
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Just in, an urgent request wanting me to inform YOU, earth’s present and future eco stewards and leaders, about the HIPPO problems. Oh, you thought real HIPPOS…well not exactly. HIPPO is easy to...
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Environmental Ed introduces students to three individuals who championed the cause of environmental protection.
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Ghost story about the ghost of the lady who hitch-hikes rides with unsuspecting travelers on the bridge over the Wateree River in the swamps near Stateburg.
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Story of the current Sumter Court House, built in 1906, and the history of the first Sumter Court House, built in 1802 and completed in 1806. The second Sumter Court House, designed by Robert Mills...