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1. U.S. bomb hits observers in Kuwait
...tners CNNfyi.com > Lesson Plans Harcourt · From 'acoustics' to 'zoology,' explore our online Dictionary Search of Science and Click to Search! Technology · Learn about the U.S. with our online atlas · Understand the phases of the moon · Online Stanford writing assessment U.S. bomb hits observers in Kuwait March 12, 2001 Web posted at: 6:31 PM EST (2331 GMT) Lesson Plans by month Lesson Plans by subject Editor's note: CNNfyi.com updates its pages at 1 a.m. EST. Users can find stories from the previous five days under MORE STORIES/LESSON PLANS and in Subject Area archives. After Students read the CNNfy...

2. The Fires of Kuwait
...ions in 1. Before Exploring Canada 2. Outline the Prime Opportunity Ministers' 3. Revisit and Gallery Reflect Life & Society 4. Extension Disasters & Tragedies CBC Archives Topic: Extreme The 1991 Gulf War Weather Science & All activities on Technology this topic Sports Olympics Hockey The Fires of Kuwait Activity Overview Subjects Geography Science Social Studies Summary Students will prepare a written work to share their response to the chemical fires in Kuwait during the 1991 Gulf War. Topic Index Duration 1 to 2 lessons Clip Index Purpose All Clips from To investigate the impact of the oil field...

3. Kuwait celebrates liberation
...acoustics' to 'zoology,' explore our online Dictionary Search of Science and Click to Search! Technology · Learn about the U.S. with our online atlas · Understand the phases of the moon · Online Stanford writing assessment This CNNfyi.com lesson plan is supplemented with material from HighWired.com Kuwait celebrates liberation February 26, 2001 Web posted at: 1:23 PM EST (1823 GMT) Lesson Plans by month Lesson Plans by subject Editor's note: If you are planning to use the news story that this lesson plan is based on for a homework assignment, please write the URL on the board and have your students c...

4. Arab Summit
...? Do you think that it is likely to be a "summit of accord and agreement"? Why or why not? What is the purpose of this meeting? Why do you think Iraq has decided to use the summit to win support for the lifting of U.N. sanctions? Why do you think that some Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, are opposed to welcoming Iraq? 2. Have students share what they know about the recent conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians. If necessary, refer students to the third link below for background information on the conflict. What are the American and Iraqi positions on this conflict? Why do y...

5. War with Iraq
...Y Map of Iraq VOTE Quick quiz on Iraq. Correct answers are marked with World PRESS PACK What is the capital of Iraq? A: Bahrain B: Baghdad C: Badrahad NEARBY When was the last war with Iraq? COUNTRIES A: 1991 B: 1981 C: 1971 QUIZ Why did the last war start? A: Saddam invaded Qatar B: Saddam invaded Kuwait C: Saddam invaded Yemen Who runs the Iraqi youth TV channel? Sport A:Saddam's eldest son B:MTV C:Saddam's political opponents WALES What sort of leader is Saddam? curriculum A: Democrat relevance B: Dictator C: Diplomat The last war against Iraq was backed by the: A: United Nations B: United States...

6. Origins of the Vietnam War
...t on the United States No standards added. Materials: Overhead Motivation: projector Test over fill in material in the blank a few days notes Teaching Procedure Bellwork: no bellwork today Anticipatory Set: When was the last formal war we have had in the United States? World War II. Vietnam, Korea, Kuwait and Iraq were never formally declared wars. The Lesson: Fill in the 1. blank notes over Vietnam Guided Practice Show photographs of Vietnam and ask the students to 2. right what they think about them Independent Practice with Active Participation Closure (Student-centered): List three origins of the...

7. Topic: Introduction to group projects on a Port City
...ty that they have been given to research, their proposed plan of research and presentation, and a list where they will delegate different duties to the members of the group. The projects will be done on the six port cities that have been chosen (New Orleans, Buenos Aires, Yokohama, Antwerp, Sydney, Kuwait). 11. This duty list will not only include the person who holds on to all the paperwork and the person who is in charge of presenting to the class periodically on what is being done, but also will specify who is researching each topic. 12. This project will be on-going and the students will be given...

8. Shopping for Souvenirs in the Middle East
...RADE 6 - 12 LOCATION; PLACE; REGION; INTRODUCTION: "Shopping for Souvenirs" will help children develop a broader sense of place by investigating the types of souvenirs a traveler might purchase in Middle Eastern countries. It is especially important for students to learn that places such as Riyadh, Kuwait City, Baghdad, and Tel Aviv are more than strange names heard during a time of war. OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to: 1. Use an atlas to color in the large bodies of water in the Middle East. 2. Locate the Middle Eastern countries on the map. 3. Develop a map key for the souvenirs. 4. Put the pr...

9. You're in my space!
...so be made of Utah's attempt to increase its territory at the expense of Arizona! In other classes it might lend itself to discussions of the creation of new countries such as Israel after WWII and the divisions of the Middle East. Suggest that conflicts are still ongoing, such as the conflict over Kuwait in Desert Storm; the conflicts between India and Pakistan, or the concern over oil in the Caspian region. 4. Assign pairs or small groups a particular trouble area of the world. Each trouble area should be assigned to two groups or pairs. Each one of the two is assigned a particular side of the conf...

10. Crude Awakenings
...t is the price of crude oil to be delivered in October 2000 on the New York Mercantile Exchange? What is the price of Brent oil on the London exchange? How big an increase is this? c. Why are traders afraid oil supplies might decrease soon? d. What prompted Iraq to make "belligerent" comments about Kuwait? e. What was the United States' reaction to Saddam Hussein's comments? f. Is Iraq likely to invade Kuwait again? What might it do instead to affect world oil prices? g. Why is Iraq trying to pressure the United Nations? h. What is a compensation account? i. Why is Kuwait suing Iraq for $15.9 billion...