PATRIOT DAY 9-11
terrorism: n. the use of terror as a means of achieving a goal
* 9-11 Scholastic
* timeline of events
* 9-11 Remembrance photograph
* Freedom Tower pictures: #1 , #2
(94 stories tall; Lower Manhattan, New York City; it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres)
(Willis/Sears Tower - 108 stories)
terrorism: n. the use of terror as a means of achieving a goal
* 9-11 Scholastic
* timeline of events
* 9-11 Remembrance photograph
* Freedom Tower pictures: #1 , #2
(94 stories tall; Lower Manhattan, New York City; it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres)
(Willis/Sears Tower - 108 stories)
- 110 stories
- When complete, the Center met with mixed reviews, but at 1,368 and1,362 feet and 110 stories each, the twin towers were the world's tallest, and largest, buildings until the Sears Tower surpassed them both in 1974.
Bullying
*Cyberbullying (dance)
Christopher Columbus
*Did your family sail? (link)
Europe Facts
England - a country
United Kingdom - England, Scotland, and Wales
Great Britain - England, Scotland, and Wales AND Northern Ireland
Ireland - 1920 Partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Government
Omaha's Mayor = Jean Stothert
Omaha's Population = 434, 353 people
Nebraska's Population = 1.869 million people
The Country's Population = over 317 million
The World's Population = 7.125 billion people
Mock Voting (for students)
Government for Kids
The 3 Branches of Government
Nebraska's Unicameral Government (or Legislature)
Election Day (explanation)
Douglas County Website
3 congressional districts
2014 results
Veteran's Day
-history (video)
-description (video)
-Activity "Wall of Honor"
-poppies video
Thanksgiving
Charlie Brown and the Mayflower, 25 min. (movie)
Scholastic Website/tours (link)
- setting, people Mayflower, home site (videos)
- letters (link) autumn 1620 from Lizzy letter (link)
Country Report Resources
**Kid friendly facts.
**National Geographic for kids
**Christmas Around the World
**original/early traditions
Important Events/Wars in History
*Aztecs 13th century
*Pilgrims' Arrival in 1620
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
The Civil War (1861-1865)
World War 1 (1914-1918) 11.11.11
World War 2 (1939-1945)
MLK Jr.
assassination
facts
Presidents Day
*cartoon
Nebraska's Statehood/Birthday
"Right Here in NE" song
NE State Symbols (list)
The Great Depression (1929-1941)
* video
*Cyberbullying (dance)
Christopher Columbus
*Did your family sail? (link)
Europe Facts
England - a country
United Kingdom - England, Scotland, and Wales
Great Britain - England, Scotland, and Wales AND Northern Ireland
Ireland - 1920 Partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Government
Omaha's Mayor = Jean Stothert
Omaha's Population = 434, 353 people
Nebraska's Population = 1.869 million people
The Country's Population = over 317 million
The World's Population = 7.125 billion people
Mock Voting (for students)
Government for Kids
The 3 Branches of Government
Nebraska's Unicameral Government (or Legislature)
Election Day (explanation)
Douglas County Website
3 congressional districts
2014 results
Veteran's Day
-history (video)
-description (video)
-Activity "Wall of Honor"
-poppies video
Thanksgiving
Charlie Brown and the Mayflower, 25 min. (movie)
Scholastic Website/tours (link)
- setting, people Mayflower, home site (videos)
- letters (link) autumn 1620 from Lizzy letter (link)
Country Report Resources
**Kid friendly facts.
**National Geographic for kids
**Christmas Around the World
**original/early traditions
Important Events/Wars in History
*Aztecs 13th century
*Pilgrims' Arrival in 1620
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
The Civil War (1861-1865)
World War 1 (1914-1918) 11.11.11
World War 2 (1939-1945)
MLK Jr.
assassination
facts
Presidents Day
*cartoon
Nebraska's Statehood/Birthday
"Right Here in NE" song
NE State Symbols (list)
The Great Depression (1929-1941)
* video