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Challenge of the Month
Challenge of the Month
Pop culture History!
As you read, watch, listen or stream movies/tv/podcasts/music/books etc. listen for references to historical events you have learned about in class!
Send in your evidence of the pop culture reference for E.C.!
Important history dates
Important history dates
April 2, 1513 - Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon sighted Florida and claimed it for the Spanish Crown after landing at the site of present day St. Augustine, now the oldest city in the continental U.S.
April 2, 1792 - Congress established the first U.S. Mint at Philadelphia.
April 3, 1995 - Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to preside over the Court, sitting in for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist who was out of town.
April 11, 1968 - A week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law prohibited discrimination in housing, protected civil rights workers and expanded the rights of Native Americans.
April 19, 1943 - Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto staged an armed revolt against Nazi SS troops attempting to forcibly deport them to death camps.
April 29, 1992 - Riots erupted in Los Angeles following the announcement that a jury in Simi Valley, California, had failed to convict four Los Angeles police officers accused in the videotaped beating of an African American man.
For more historical events in Arpril Click on this link.
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
🚀 April 26th: No school for students, LaunchED office closed
🚀 May 1st: Late Start for students/PLC for teachers
🚀 May 15th: Last day for seniors!
6th Grade
6th Grade
Topic: Ancient Civilizations
Questions to ask your student: What are some ways the way people live in ancient civilizations is different from our lives today?
What are some ways the way people lived in ancient civilizations is similar to our lives today?
What is something interesting you learned about Native American civilizations/people?
7th Grade
7th Grade
Topic: Middle Ages and Renaissance
Questions to ask your student: How's your "rainbow packet going?" Why is it important to learn about these two time periods in Europe and how do they relate and show significance for today's world and society?
8th Grade
8th Grade
Topic: Early Leaders and Politics
Questions to ask your student: Which of the first three Presidents do you think did the best job?
What are the qualities that make a good leader?
World History
World History
Topic: World Religions
Questions to ask your student: What poster were you assigned for World Religion and tell me what you learned? What are the 5 major religions and what are simiilarties and differences among them?
US History
US History
Topic: WWII
Questions to ask your student:
How did totalitarian governments lead to the development of WWII?
What was life like for Americans before and during the war?
What's the most interestng thing you have learned about WWII and why?
Government
Government
Topic: Judicial Branch
Questions to ask your student: How does the court systems in our country work? What does jurisdiction mean? How does a Superem Court Justice get nominated?
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