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- Students will
investigate with the customs and practices of the Egyptian culture
- You and your group are confidential
advisors to the Pharaoh. As you know, in your culture the burial
chamber and what is included in the chamber are very important
for the afterlife. It is your responsibility to decide:
- 1) the interior design
of the chamber,
- 2) the contents of
the chamber,
- 3) how the body will
be prepared for burial and
- 4) plans for the funeral
and funeral procession.
- You must present your plan
to the pharaoh and justify everything included. Remember that
the tomb and funeral are a reflection of his life and greatness.
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- Students will
learn how to write a persuasive letter changing a city council
policy
- Prairie dogs are a protected
animal but they are a nuisance to homeowners, farmers, golfers
and dangerous to other animals. Write letter or present a multimedia
presentation to the city council convincing them to regulate
prairie dogs.
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- Students will
persuade a representative of congress that the Internet should
not be censored.
- Congressmen are contemplating
censoring the Internet because of all the fatalities that have
occurred recently. What can you do to ensure that freedom of
expression continues into the next millennium? Convince your
local congressman to continue freedom of expression.
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- Students will
know the processes, effects, and significance of nuclear fission
and nuclear fusion.
- You are a landowner in Lubbock
County. You have been approached by the Texas Energy Commission.
They would like to build a nuclear power plant on your property
and have offered you one million dollars for the property. You
job is to convince the community that nuclear power is good
for Lubbock. Begin with the basics of nuclear chemistry and
how a nuclear reactor works. Address Chemistry TEKS 9. Discuss
the benefits of nuclear power. You will give your presentation
to the city council (our class). They will vote at the end of
the presentation to approve or disapprove the construction of
the new power plants.
- You live near Landowner
A and are against the construction of a nuclear power plan.
Your job is to convince the community that nuclear power is
bad for Lubbock.
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- Students will
investigate the processes that lead to the massive destruction
of rainforests.
- You have learned how the
rainforest naturally will use the non-living elements of the
rainforest to nature and redevelop the living elements. What
would happen to the rainforest if more than the natural death
of the living occurred? What are the various means of massive
destruction of the rainforest? How much is being destroyed?
How does this destruction effect you?
- Mitsubishi cooperation is
a major contributor to the destruction. What could you do to
persuade them to stop? What other resources would you suggest
for them to use?
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- Students will
investigate life in the Middle Ages.
- You wake up one morning
and find that you are a cook for Sir Bob in the Middle Ages.
You are informed that King Marvin will be traveling to Sir Bob's
castle for a Christmas visit, and you are expected to plan a
memorable feast. Your job is to plan a menu, provide the necessary
utensils, and decide on the decorations for the hall.
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- Students will
persuade the Disney Corporation that their chosen state is the
best site for their next theme park.
- Disney World is planning
to build another theme park in the central United States. You
are on a committee to help decide what state would be the best
location for this park. Your committee will consist of four
members and you will have a specific state to research. You
need to base your recommendation of these 5 criteria: climate,
population, economics, tourism and transportation. You will
prepare a multimedia presentation convincing the Disney Executive
Board that your location is the best. Community members will
act as the Disney Board and listen to your presentation. They
will each choose the best state based upon your presentation
and provide feedback regarding the reasons for the decision.
Each group will be evaluated by members of the class using a
class-designed rubric.
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- Students will
prepare a newspaper article informing the citizens of Lubbock
about the Mexican free-tailed bat.
- The people of Austin were
really upset a few years ago! Why? Bats invaded their city!
Thousands of bats! These bats set up house under the Congress
Avenue Bride not very far from the capitol of Texas. Were they
right to be worried? What were their major concerns? How were
they convinced that bats were not harmful or dangerous?
- Well, now it turn out a
colony of bats is setting up residence right here in Lubbock!
We need to gather information about the Mexican free-tailed
bat to convince the citizens of Lubbock that these bats will
be beneficial to all of us. The Lubbock Avalanche Journal is
expecting a detailed report, complete with pictures, of these
fascinating creatures. We only have six weeks to get information,
make sure it's accurate and turn our report to the editor.
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- Students will
learn about the life of early Texas Indian tribes and select
samples of their lifestyle so future Texans will know of their
existence.
- It is the early days of
Texas and you are a member of one of the Indian tribes. You
realize that your tribe is about to be moved to a reservation.
You know that one day a person interested in the people that
lived in an area of Texas long ago will look for traces of an
earlier civilization. You decide to leave artifacts in a container
and bury it for them. What will you leave to let them know about
your life. Leave 3 objects as examples. They can include pictures,
art, clothing weapons, food, tools, pottery and habitat. Pretending
that as an Indian of this tribe you can write in English, write
a brief summary about your daily life.
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- Students will
research the cost of insurance, maintenance and gasoline as
they develop a budget to convince parents that they can support
having a car.
- You want the privilege of
having your own car. Mom and Dad will buy you a car only if
you can pay for insurance, maintenance and gas. You must present
your parents with information about the job you will get, your
income, the expenses for the car, other expenses you will have
and other arguments that will persuade them to decide in your
favor.
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- Students will
study the Lubbock Lake Site and create a web page to share this
heritage with the world.
- Your class has been asked
to create a timeline covering the times represented by the Lubbock
Lake Site. You are asked to gather information on the recorded
history of the site and significance. Develop a web page to
display this information including text, pictures, film clips
and audio files. This page will be used to share our heritage
with the city and world.
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