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Beaver Island Community School students study Native American cultures through models, 2009

Also Beaver Island Community School Native American culture project 2009 · BICS fifth sixth grade regional dwellings project 2009

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Date2009-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

The November 2009 Beaver Beacon described a recurring fifth- and sixth-grade Social Studies project at Beaver Island Community School. Students researched Native American regions and built models of regional dwellings, including an igloo made from real ice.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper feature about a classroom project and its display; it does not establish a complete curriculum or assess each student’s work.

Sources

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Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2009, Native American culture project feature.
    Reports fifth and sixth grade students researching regional Native American cultures and building models of dwellings from materials including wood, rocks, moss, and ice. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held November issue scan confirms the classroom project and student displays.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School students study Native American cultures through models, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-native-american-culture-project-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2009, Native American culture project feature. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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