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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.htm8/2/2019 Social Studies Newsletter March 2012
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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/8/2/2019 Social Studies Newsletter March 2012
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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/