Driving Question: Why does Iowa’s history matter to me? Suggested Texts Online Links Film Clips Field Experiences/Local Sites Articles and selections from Iowa Data Center Quick Facts Learn 360 State Historical Society of Iowa – “Iowa” the following 6 min from States Part 2” “The Iowa: The Middle Land US Census Data Iowa (comparisons to – other states) Learn 360 Discoveries Living History Farms “Iowa by Dorothy Schwieder & America” (50 min) Iowa History Reader by Marvin Bergman Iowa Pathways teacher resources support a Fort Des Moines Museum Necessary Courage: wide variety of educational needs. Iowa’s Underground Printable downloads assist students as they develop research skills with the Quests. Railroad by Lowell Soike James Jordan House (WDM) Lessons and activities are classroom ready. Life and of the Other resources include connections to Thunderbolt Kid by Bill standards and curricular areas, online Bryson archives, primary sources and local history links. Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Project Ideas Explore the major conflicts of the Civil History component: Using Social Action Plan where students PBL from the Native American perspective. War, World War I and World War II and/or statistical analysis, show the take action on a city/county or the Civil Rights movement. impact of a historical event
Driving Question: Why does Iowa’s history matter to me? Suggested Texts Online Links Film Clips Field Experiences/Local Sites Articles and selections from the following Iowa: The Middle Land by Dorothy Schwieder Iowa History Reader by Marvin Bergman Necessary Courage: Iowa’s Underground Railroad by Lowell Soike Life and of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson Iowa Data Center – Quick Facts US Census Data – Iowa (comparisons to other states) Iowa Pathways teacher resources support a wide variety of educational needs. Printable downloads assist students as they develop research skills with the Quests. Lessons and activities are classroom ready. Other resources include connections to standards and curricular areas, online archives, primary sources and local history links. Learn 360 “Iowa” 6 min from “The States Part 2” Learn 360 “Iowa Discoveries & America” (50 min) State Historical Society of Iowa Living History Farms Fort Des Moines Museum James Jordan House (WDM) Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Project Ideas PBL from the Native American perspective. Explore the major conflicts of the Civil War, World War I and World War II and/or the Civil Rights movement. History component: Using statistical analysis, show the impact of a historical event Social Action Plan where students take action on a city/county or
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