Sweet Home Alaska: Novel Study with STEM lab, Analysis, and Virtual Field Trip
$18.00
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Homeschoolers studying Great Depression or frontier life
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Teachers integrating ELA and social studies
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Project-based learning groups
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Kids who love hands-on history
Page count: 63 pages
- Grade
- Family Style, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, High School (9-12), Parent Product
- Homeschool Style
- Any Styles, Family Style, Charlotte Mason, Classical & Traditional, Eclectic, Montessori, Unit Study, Unschooling
- Parent Involvement
- Collaborative (Parent Guided), Self-Led for Students
- Product Format
- Digital Download
- Resource Type
- Core, Supplemental
- Worldview
- Neutral Worldview
Description
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New Deal Context – Compare 1862 Homestead Act to 1935 resettlement
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Photo Analysis – Contrast 1935 Palmer, AK with modern images
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Recruitment Poster Study – Would students join the colony?
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25 Words with quotes
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Pumpkin Growth Experiment – Test fish vs. milk fertilizer (using resources like Terpsichore!)
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Homestead Budget Math – Price 1935 supplies in today’s dollars
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Mock Town Hall – Debate New Deal policies
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Alaska Museum Scavenger Hunt
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Library of Congress Photo Analysis
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Homeschoolers studying Great Depression or frontier life
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Teachers integrating ELA and social studies
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Project-based learning groups
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Kids who love hands-on history
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RL.3-5.1: Cite text evidence (character journals)
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RL.4.3: Analyze character traits (Trip’s resilience)
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W.5.7: Research project (1930s farming methods)
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3-LS1-1: Plant life cycles (pumpkin experiment)
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D2.His.3.3-5: Compare homesteading eras
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D2.Eco.1.4-5: New Deal economics (budget simulation)
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RL.6.6: Author’s purpose (why write about Matanuska?)
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SL.7.1: Socratic seminars (government’s role in survival)
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W.8.1: Argument essay (“Was the colony successful?”)
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MS-LS2-1: Ecosystem interactions (fish fertilizer lab)
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D2.His.14.6-8: Assess colonization’s legacy
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D2.Civ.10.7: Debate federal aid policies
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RL.9-10.7: Compare novel to primary sources
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WHST.9-10.9: Research FERA documents
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D2.Eco.11.9-12: New Deal’s macroeconomic effects
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RL.11-12.3: Complex character analysis
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D2.His.16.11-12: Critique “frontier” narratives
Additional information
| Grade | Family Style, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, High School (9-12), Parent Product |
|---|---|
| Homeschool Style | Any Styles, Family Style, Charlotte Mason, Classical & Traditional, Eclectic, Montessori, Unit Study, Unschooling |
| Parent Involvement | |
| Product Format | |
| Resource Type | |
| Worldview |
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- Store Name: EGP Media and Press
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