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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Classroom Update (5/13/2020)

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Daily Classroom Activities
  • Current Events - CNN10 
  • This Day in History - U.S. Congress declares war on Mexico
Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)
Learning topic: Overview of the Industrial Revolution
1. Achieve Article: "Welcome to Great Falls Park!" (Due 5/15)

World History (Skinny)
Learning Topic: Begin Imperialism and finish the Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution 
1. Achieve Article: "A 140-Year-Old Letter" (Due 5/15)
2. The Industrial Revolution Webquest (Due Today! - 5/13)

World History Enrichment Resources:
  1. Interesting Article: Germ Warfare
    • " Why we should remember the Asian flu epidemic of 1957 as a turning point in the history of antibiotics."
  2. Interesting Video: War & Expansion: Crash Course US History
    • "John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America."
  3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
  4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
  5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
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