Inquiry Unit
Information Theory
One of the traits that makes humans unique from other animals is our consciousness, the fact that we can remember concrete ideas, both actual memories and abstract thoughts. These brain activities are…
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Quipu
Information Theory Inquiry Unit
Quipus, or Khipus, were used by civilizations of the Andes, such as the Incas and were a means of recording information. The lengths of the chords, colors, and knots were used to record numeri…
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Hands-on Activity
Skyscrapers Hands-On Activity
Skyscrapers Inquiry Unit Download PDF Skyscrapers Hands-On Activity Prompt for the students: Using only the materials provided, teams of students will design and build a structure as tall as p…
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Inquiry Unit
Skyscrapers
The symbol of growth in China and India of the early 21st century is the proliferation of skyscrapers. This was also the symbol of urbanization in the early 20th century U.S. How did this come about? …
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Medieval Catapult illustrated in the Jami’ al-Tawarikh (World History or Compendium of Chronicles) by Rashid al-Din (d. 1318)
The predecessors to the UAVs of our time were a variety of catapults used since antiquity to attack enemies from a long distance by sending projectiles through the air. We know this from the visual an…
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“Lost At Sea”
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
Teenagers venture out for a day of fishing and experience firsthand the value of maritime navigational technology. Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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Longitude
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
Solving the Longitude problem was necessary to navigating the world's oceans and opening the door to global trade. Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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Power of the Sea
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
The video explains the important relationship of maritime navigational technologies in regards to global trade from the past through to today. Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here t…
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Latitude
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
The video highlights early maritime navigational tools used to determine latitude. Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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GPS
Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit
Briefly explains how the concepts of celestial navigation are used in today's global positioning systems, (GPS). Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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