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IDAHO magazine lesson plans:

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Idaho Contents Standards IDAHO magazine issue: article

136110: Examine the agents of socialization and understand how their effects vary through the different stages of life

136111: Explore the contributing factors and functions of deviant behavior
Accompanying PowerPoint

September 2002: Second Chances; The Idaho Youth Ranch
Goal 1.7: Trace how natural resources and technological advances have shaped human civilization.

October 2001: Twin Falls; Spotlight City

Possible variations can be found in:
February 2005: Moving American Falls; A Town, a Dam, a Prosperity Dream Lost.

January 2006: Retrospective; Skiing at Sun Valley in the 1940s and 1950s. (America's first destination ski resort.)

July 2007: My First Real Job; Hardrock Mining

World History and Civilization 1.8.1: Find examples of how writing, art, architecture, mathematics, and science have evolved in western civilization over time.
Accompanying PowerPoint

November 2004: Built in Idaho; Architecture Classics.

SS goal 2.1: Analyze the spatial organizations of people and environment on the earth's surface

Any 4 IDAHO magazine articles. Group lesson of 4 students.

Geography goal 1.4

September 2003: Nampa: Spotlight City

Geography goal 2.4

June 2007: Idaho Public Parks; Urban Wild

A possible variation using State Parks can be found in:
June 2004: State Parks; Ten of Idaho's Most Beautiful, Fascinating, and Popular

Goal 4.2: Building an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.

3 SS 4.2.2: Tell how local government officials are chosen

July 2004: Idaho Governors: Saints and Scoundrels

Possible variations can be found in:
May 2007: Glen Taylor (One of Idaho's most colorful Senators).

October 2007: The Lion Rising; William E. Borah, Part One.

December 2007: The Lion of Idaho; William E. Borah, Part Two.

Goal 4.3: Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.

August 2004: Art Attack; The Wreckreationist; Students Create Sculpture to Heighten Environmental Awareness.

6-12.USH1.1.1.2: Describe the experiences of culturally, ethnically, and racially different groups existing as part of American society prior to the Civil War.

March 2004: Irish in Idaho.

6-12.USH1.1.3.2: Identify the role of American Indians in the development of the United States.

October 2003: The Utter Massacre; Disaster on the Trail

Possible variations can be found in:
November 2003: The Sacajawea Center; Tribute to a Shoshone Hero.

January 2005: Ride Over Injustice; A Nez Perce Cowboy's Last Dance at Pendleton

August 2005: Jeanne Givens; Teacher, former legislator, and prominent Coeur d'Alene Tribe member connects old and new lives.

April 2006: Fort Hall; Spotlight City

September 2006: Nakia Williamson Cloud paints Nez Perce tribal history.

February 2007: Scotsmen Revisit the Coeur d'Alene

March 2007: Lapwai; Spotlight City

August 2007: Weippe; Spotlight City

6-12.USH1.1.5: Trace the role of exploration and expansion in the development of the United States.

January 2005: Idaho City; Spotlight City

6-9.GEH.5.1.5: Define ethnocentrism and give examples of how this attitude can lead to cultural misunderstandings.

April 2007: Boise's German Heritage; Lost in Time.

9-12.E.3.2.2: Explain and illustrate the impact of economic policies and decisions made by governments, business, and individuals

9-12.E.3.3.2: Describe the elements of entrepreneurship

December 2001: The Original King of Spuds

9-12.USH2.5.1.2-3:

1) Explain common reasons and consequences for the breakdown of order among nation-states, such as conflicts about national interests, ethnicity, and religion; competition for resources and territory; the absence of effective means to enforce international law.

2) Explain the global consequences of major conflicts in the 20th Century, such as World War I; World War II, including the holocaust, and the Cold War.

April 2005: Vietnam Reflections

Possible variations can be found in:
December 2001: Vernon Baker's Medal of Honor (WWII veteran.)

July 2007: Idaho's Medal of Honor Recipients

 

 

 

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