Take a sneak peek at some interesting items from World War II! These artifacts were on display as part of the Secrets of WWII exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in 2022. The HERstory Spotlight Series takes a look at stories from both our Register, an interactive online database of military women, and our world-class collection.The Military Women’s Memorial, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the only historical repository documenting all military women’s service. It is located at the ceremonial entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and features an education center, interactive exhibitions, a world-class collection of military women’s stories, and engaging programs and events for all generations. Find out more about us at www.womensmemorial.org.

Check out some wedding gowns from World War II made with parachute silk - a creative solution for war brides when luxury goods were in short supply. The Military Women’s Memorial, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the only historical repository documenting all military women’s service. It is located at the ceremonial entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and features an education center, interactive exhibitions, a world-class collection of military women’s stories, and engaging programs and events for all generations. Find out more about us at www.womensmemorial.org.

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Explore the energy exchange between colliding objects and observe how energy transfer occurs under various circumstances.

This activity should be used as a review for the reasons why colonists came to the New World. After the context clues are filled in, students will choose a photo from Google Images that represents each of the colonies that came to the new world.

This inquiry focuses on the myriad of injustices inflicted upon people of color during the colonial period, and how these early interactions and acts of oppression provided a foundation for the racial injustices still experienced in America today.  From Europeans’ first contact with American Indians, to the subjugation of African slaves, a hierarchy based on race was imposed on all who lived in the New World.

This is an introduction to color theory| including identifying| finding| sorting| and making connections with primary and secondary colors. The students will be required to find items in both primary and secondary colors in the setting where they are listening.

Podcast Link: https://www.wevideo.com/view/3078601968

This is a review of color theory with an introduction to the value scale. Colors will be connected with emotions and how this is displayed through body language. Students will create a color wheel and value scale with crayons.

Podcast Link: https://www.wevideo.com/view/3095974357

This is a remix of Color Week from Illustrative Mathematics, https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/tasks/1110.   The purpose of this activity is to give students practice in collecting data and answering questions related to the gathered data that is displayed in a picture graph to support sol K.11a and K.11b.  Students wear a different color shirt each week to represent the color of the week, collect the data by coloring a shirt, place it on the graph, and count how many were worn of that color. 

Humans have been affected by severe drought throughout history; in this lesson students explore this concept by analyzing environmental data to classify patterns and practice communicating their findings.

Students build an understanding of flooding in Colorado using multiple data sources in a jigsaw format.

Wildfires are occurring more frequently and increasing in size in the western US; in this lesson students will explore this concept by analyzing environmental data to find patterns and practice communicating their findings.

This program examines the critical roles that Black servicewomen played in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. Nearly 9,000 African American women served throughout the United States and in England under racially segregated and discriminatory conditions. Black servicewomen trained in all-Black units and were permitted only to compose a certain enlistment quota. They served largely in support roles and in positions of menial and manual labor. They were barred from the same advancement opportunities given to white women and almost entirely prohibited from serving overseas. And still, they served. Moreover, in their support of achieving Allied victory in 1945, Black women realized a link between promoting civil rights for African Americans in the Armed Forces and on the home front. 

This is an originally created Desmos activity. In this activity, students interact with different screens to perform a combination of transformations. Students will check their work and, upon revealing the answer, will not be able to change their answers. After checking their work, students will justify their creations.

Students will use variables in coding to represent parts of combinations, use models to determine the total combinations, and create a formula to calculate the total combinations in a scenario (the Fundamental Counting Principle).

Combining Like Terms is an important skills in Math 8 and Algebra I. This lesson draws on students prior knowledge of match 3 games in order to help understanding of this concept.

Combining Polygons --  Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Combining and Subdividing Polygons  Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Comments in a program are meant to help the programmer(s).  This activity will take a program and ask the students to determine what it is doing and put in appropriate comments.