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1. Olympic bid
...eb posted at: 2:41 PM EDT (1841 GMT) Lesson Plans by month Lesson Plans by subject Curriculum connections: Social studies; economics Overview: Who will win the privilege of hosting the 2008 Olympic Summer Games? While Bejing is the favorite, Paris and Toronto are also top contenders, with Osaka and Istanbul rounding out the top five. The activities in this lesson plan are designed to have students determine the criteria a committee should consider when choosing an area for such a prominent event. Objectives Students will be able to: Decide what factors should be evaluated when choosing a site to host t...

2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople!)
...ne Archive Another News Snapshot By IAN FISHER Issues in Depth On This Day in (Go to Article.) History Crossword Puzzle Campus Weblines Get Our Lessons By E-mailPrinter-friendly Version Education News Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Classroom Subscriptions Istanbul (Not Constantinople!) _ Investigating Greco-Turkish Relations Author(s) Student Annissa Hambouz, The New York Times Learning Network Connections News Summaries Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Daily News Quiz Subjects: Geography, Global History Word of the Day Interdisciplinary Connections Test Prep Question of th...

3. World Geography: Dreaming of a Healthy City (Major Project)
...tial elements they want in the city and where they plan to place each element. Students should use the planning sheet included in the materials or they can develop one of their own to organize their initial ideas. For your information CITIES? Beijing Shanghai Paris Los Angeles New York Cairo Bombay Istanbul New Delhi Lima London 9. Tell students that the following day they will begin the formal blueprinting and mapping of their cities. Homework Bring a blueprint of your own design to share with your group. Review your notes from other classes and bring any information you think might be relevant to you...

4. 3R Activity (Reading-Relating-Responding)
...t score will be the winner. This is an activity that can be repeated often. As students become familiar with the purpose of the activity, they will also learn the importance of reading for detail and sharing as much information as possible. Submitted By Fatih Durmus, Ozel Kasýmoglu Coskun Lisesi in Istanbul, Turkey Education World® Copyright © 2005 Education World 04/15/2005 Copyright 1996-2008 by Education World, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Home About Us Reprint Rights Help Site Guide Fellows Contact Us Privacy Policy

5. Mosaic Masks
...le. Mosaics were not only owned by the wealthy who could afford the elaborate designs, but the mosaics were also needed to decorate new communal places like public baths as well as shops and houses. During the Renaissance, there was a decline in mosaic artistry. During the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, Istanbul more specifically) Mosaic work was much more encourage. The church used mosaics from the floor to the ceiling. They used glass material to create glowing areas of color. The Arab mosaic tradition of the late Byzantine Empire saw white marble chips in an arabesque fashion with stylized images of palm...

6. Troubled Leadership
...When did each man rule? You can create (Tutankhamen: 1333-23 B.C.; Suleiman: A.D. 1520-66) From which city did each man rule? new lesson plans _ (Tutankhamen began his reign in Akhetaten now called Amarna and then moved back to the _ and quizzes traditional royal city of Thebes. Suleiman ruled from Istanbul, previously known as within your DE _ Constantinople and Byzantium.) What were some of the significant events that occurred during streaming each rule? How were their reigns different? How were they alike? account. If you don't have an account, sign up 2. Discuss a few of the people who were close t...

7. Facing History and Ourselves - Online Campus - Lesson - The Armenian Genocide: What is Justice After Genocide?
...: during the terrible days of July and August 1942, we often spoke of the fate of the Armenians by the Turks in 1915.? Mazor wondered if ?the gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz and Treblinka? would have come into being if ?at the end of the First World War, a ?Nuremberg Trial? had convened at Istanbul (formally known as Constantinople and the largest city in Turkey). While Talaat, Enver, and Dejmal were never formally prosecuted for ?crimes against humanity? under international law, the charge?first articulated during the Armenian Genocide? was one of the four crimes tried at the Nuremberg Trials...

8. Sacred Sites
...estigating a number of holy sites around the world. Divide students into ten small groups (or pairs) and assign each an architectural site of religious significance. Suggested structures include: Angkor Wat in Angkor, Cambodia; the Old-New Synagogue in Prague, the Czech Republic; the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey; the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet; Chichen Itza in Yucatan, Mexico; the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India; the Western Wall in Jerusalem; the Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City; the Debra Damo Monastery in Tigray, Ethiopia; the Kaaba and Sacred Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; and the Maha...

9. Coming to America
...sment of your experience with interviewing and presenting the person, problems encountered, what you learned, etc. (10 points) 7. A permission form for an interview. Student artifact The Earthquake That Led to America February 12, 1 Statement of Purpose My subject, Bilge Bilim, is an immigrant from Istanbul, Turkey.? She moved here at the age of sixteen, about nine months ago.? Although her parents were already planning to move to America in hopes of a better education for Bilge and her younger sister, it was the horrific earthquake which struck Turkey and forced Bilge and her family to gather their be...

10. WorldNet Virginia
...als: Student text, wall map, photos, notebook, paper, pencil, colored pencils, ruler, and student graphic organizer shell (outline/study aid to be completed by the students). Procedure: Activity 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE (30 minutes) 1. Show students pictures of current day Turkey and Istanbul. 2. Utilize the atlas in the student text. Remind students that they will be studying the Mediterranean area, focusing on the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, ancient Russia and the waterways connecting the Black and the Mediterranean seas. 3. Have students locate the physical features, waterways and c...