social studies newsletter march 2012

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If you are like most Americans, you probably dont think much about

the quality of the water each time you fill your glass (unless a severe

storm hit and you get one of those boil water notices...ugh!). We sort

of take for granted that there are many laws in place to safeguard the

quality of our public water. Unfortunately, the statistics show that

many people around the world do not have these safeguards for a

wide variety of reasons. In fact, the United Nations estimates thatover 40% of the worlds 7 billion people do not have regular access to

safe and/or reliable water resources. With another 2 billion people

expected to add to the population by 2050, there is growing concern

over water. It is one of the reasons World Water Day was started years

ago. Check out the resources in the newsletter and on Blackboard to

highlight World Water Day this March 22nd.

Of course, March is also Womens History Month. The theme this year

challenges us to examine the role education has played in empower-

ing women over the years. I hope you can think of some ways to high-

light the theme over the course of the month. Why not have a school

bulletin board dedicated to highlighting where all of the women on

staff were educated!

- Nora Wheeler, LTS

Volume 7, Issue 3

GOT WATER?

March 2012

A P U B L I C A T I O N F O R H C P S S O C I A L S T U D I E S T E A C H E R S

Test your knowledge

with questions from

the National

Geographic Bee...no

cheating!

1. What Saharan

country bordering

Mali and Chad has

a population

growth rate of

more than 3.5 a

year?

2. The city of

Bangalore, located

west of the EasternGhats, is a fast-

growing technology

hub in what

country?

3. What river, used by

early fur traders,

flows near Spring-

field, Hartford, and

Middletown?

4. Arches National

Park is to the

Colorado River asBig Bend National

Park is to what?

5. Which country

northeast of Borneo

includes the island

of Palawan and the

Sulu archipelago?

TIMELINES

Are You a Geo-Genius?

UpcomingEvents

Womens HistoryMarch

World Water DayMarch 22nd

Financial LiteracyMonthApril

Curriculum TeamMeetingApril 3rd

Spring Break!April 9-13


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Websites & Programs to Check - Out

high-quality resources thatintegrate technology intolessons. It is a little difficultto navigate so use theSearch Box to streamline

your work.

Digital Scriptorium - This isa growing database ofmedieval and Renaissancepapers hosted by Columbia

University. Education Arcade - MIT has

created a site aimed atpromoting learning throughgaming. One simulation,Revolution, is all aboutevents leading to the

American Revolution!

Teaching History withTechnology- Just as thename suggests, thiswebsite offers ideas forintegrating technologyinto lessons, projects,inquiry-based assignments,

and more!

Edmodo - This is a securesocial networking site foreducators and students.Think Facebook foreducational purposes.Some middle schoolteachers have been finding

success so check it out!

Brighthub - The ideabehind Brigthub was toprovide a database of

T I M E L I N E S

Virginia Historical Society - Annual Teacher and

Student Awards Announced

Halsey Teaching Excellence (secondary teachers this

year)

Bobby Chandler Award - high school students

Anne Worrell Award - middle school students

Operation Sail (OpSail), in partnership with the Navy,Coast Guard and other entities, has announced an essayand art contest to commemorate the 100th anniversary ofthe War of 1812. Winners are selected from each port and

get to sail on one of the ships!

Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan (economics) to speak atUniversity of Richmond on April 3rd as part of the MarshallLecture Series. Events are free but registration is required.Call (804) 287-6522 or visit

http://jepson.richmond.edu/marshall/index.html

Professional Opportunities &

Upcoming Events

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Womens Education

*

Womens Empowerment

(2012)

National HonoreesEmma Hart Willard (17871870) - Women Higher EdPioneerCharlotte Forten Grimke

(1837 1914) - Freedman

Bureau EducatorAnnie Sullivan (1866 1936) -Disability Education ArchitectGracia Molina de Pick

(b.1929) - Feminist EducationalReformerOkolo Rashid (b.1949) -Community DevelopmentActivist and HistoricalPreservation AdvocateBrenda Flyswithhawks (b.

1950) - American IndianAdvocate and Educator
http://www.scriptorium.columbia.edu/http://www.educationarcade.org/http://thwt.org/http://thwt.org/http://thwt.org/http://thwt.org/http://www.edmodo.com/http://www.brighthub.com/http://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_halsey.htmhttp://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_chandler.htmhttp://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_worrell.htmhttp://www.opsail.org/http://www.nwhp.org/http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/vawomen/http://www.nwhp.org/http://www.nwhp.org/http://www.educationarcade.org/http://www.scriptorium.columbia.edu/http://www.brighthub.com/http://www.edmodo.com/http://thwt.org/http://www.opsail.org/http://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_worrell.htmhttp://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_chandler.htmhttp://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_halsey.htm


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REFLECTIVE QUESTION OF THE MONTH

Howcanyouhelpstudentsbegintounderstandthesignificanceofcleanwateraccess?

You can find this game from the FAO on Blackboard.

Warning: The game is in liters so you will need to do some conversions!

Do you ever get a free glass of water when youare eating at your favorite restaurant? Wouldyou pay $1 for one day if you knew the moneywas going to a good cause? If you answered yesto either question, consider checking out theTap Project. The UNICEF Tap Project proceedsgo towards improving sanitation Better yet, askyour favorite restaurant to participate in thiseasy and informative national event to promoteawareness of the growing concerns about water.

The Dining Room at the Berkeley Hotel on EastCary is the only Richmond area restaurant

currently listed as a participant.

Information From UNICEF

Every day 4,100 children die ofwater-related

diseases. Nearly 900 million people world-

wide lack access to safe drinking water.

Just $1 raised through the UNICEF Tap

Project can provide a child with safe water

for 40 days.

The simple act of washing a childs face with

clean water can prevent debilitating disease

like blinding trachoma, an infectious eye

disease that spreads from child to child.
http://www.tapproject.org/http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/http://www.tapproject.org/http://www.tapproject.org/


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Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Comes to Hanover!

One of the OKMS classes got a group photo after their visit.

*We are trying to reschedule the missed trip to LMS/PHHS. The tour

operators were very disappointed to have to cancel. They have really

enjoyed coming to Hanover.

There is an APP for that!FYI...The mobileexhibit will continueto travel across

Virginia the nextseveral years. Clickhere to see wherepublic events arebeing held.
http://www.virginiacivilwar.org/historymobile_schedule.phphttp://www.virginiacivilwar.org/historymobile_schedule.phphttp://www.virginiacivilwar.org/historymobile_schedule.phphttp://www.virginiacivilwar.org/historymobile_schedule.phphttp://www.virginiacivilwar.org/historymobile_schedule.phphttp://www.civilwar.org/battleapps/

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