Activity Overview

Students learn to draw upon their community's information resources to research various topics.

Objectives

Depending on the activity, students will be able to

  • conduct interviews
  • complete archival research
  • describe their community's history and current political issues

Materials

pens or pencils; paper; colored markers, crayons, or paint

Subjects

History
Language Arts
Geography
The Arts
Civics
Economics
Life Skills

Grades

7-12


Last Modified September 19, 1997
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