Word Processing
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Students write stories or essays from the perspective you are
studying.
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Have students research a major battle from WWII (or another war)
and create a short skit using a word-processing program.
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Research a famous person and write a news article in a word
processing program about how this person’s actions affected the world.
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Have students research the development of the atomic bomb, its
force, the results of its destruction and other interesting information. Then
have the students write a report about the atomic bomb. Draw a picture to go
with the story.
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Have the students write fictional autobiographies from the
different prospectives of WWII or of a current issue.
Spreadsheet and Database Software
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Create a spreadsheet or database comparing information such as
literacy rate, mortality rate, per capita income, etc. Use print, online
databases, CD-ROM, encyclopedias to find the information. Enter the population
growth rate and predict future growth rates. Create and answer questions about
the information gathered.
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Students chronologically order events from the historical period
you are studying.
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Students compare the land area of other numerical data of
countries or states. Have them create a bar graph of the data, and then write a
summary report of their findings.
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Using a spreadsheet program, have students compare the land areas
of states west of the Mississippi River to land areas of states east of the
Mississippi. Create a bar graph of the data, and then write a summary report of
their findings.
Desktop Publishing and Graphic/Paint/Draw Software
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Students create a poster related to the topic you’re studying
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Students create a poster advertising jobs for women to work in
factories. Discuss the history of women taking over men’s jobs in factories.
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Students design a poster supporting or opposing the Salem Witch
Trials. Have students debate the issues.
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Students draw a map of an area of place. Be sure students include
a map key.
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Have students create a treasure map with directions to get to a
"prize." Have another student follow the directions. Be sure to
include a map key.
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Have students create a business card for themselves as if they
were a Colonial merchant. Students can learn about the relationship between
surnames and craft
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Students make invitations encouraging Colonists to join in the
Boston Tea Party or some other protest or event.
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Have students create ration coupons for classroom supplies, paper
products, water supplies (drinking fountain or bathroom). Then use them
sparingly to help students understand the idea of rations.
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Students tell what they know about tall tales to create a legend
about a historical landmark to explain how it got its name.
Multimedia Software Such as PowerPoint, HyperStudio, or Web Pages
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Students create a collection of literature (their own or from the
time period) that represents the topic you’re studying. For examples, have
students select literature (stories, poems, etc.) that best depicts conditions
during World War II and then defend their choice in a multimedia presentation.
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Create presentations on points of view of historical period of
different people or of a historical subject.
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Make a travel guide for an area of the world, country, or state.
Include things like supplies needed, perils, benefits, an advertisement for
certain areas, etc.
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Students research and report on one of the many ways people
traveled during a historical period (i.e. wagons, canal boats, stagecoaches,
trains, etc. ) Gather these together to make one stack as a class report.
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Divide up the class and research the importance of naval, air, and
ground weaponry in the Allied and Axis countries. Have students present their
research in a multimedia program.
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Students use a multimedia program to create a two-card stack
explaining an action of King George III and the Colonists’ response. Then put
the stacks together and have a class report.
Adapted from listing on: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/intideas.htm