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Learning Activity: Women in Combat

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(CNN Student News) -- Students will learn about the different branches of the U.S. military and the history and roles of American women in combat.

Procedure

Group students and send each group on an online scavenger hunt to learn about the different branches of the U.S. military and the history and roles of American women in combat. Instruct students to locate information on the following related topics:

After groups share their findings with the class, pose the following questions for class discussion:

Correlated Standards

Social Studies

Standard II. Time, Continuity and Change: Students will learn about the ways human beings view themselves in and over time.

Standard V. Individuals, Groups and Institutions: Students will explore how institutions (e.g. schools, churches, families, government agencies) are formed, what controls and influences them, how they control and influence individuals and culture and how institutions can be maintained or changed.

Standard VIII. Science, Technology and Society: Students will examine the relationships among science, technology and society.

Standard X. Civic Ideals and Practices: Students will examine the ideals, principles and practices of citizenship in a democratic republic.

The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands/) are published by the National Council for Social Studies (http://ncss.org/).

Keywords

Iraq, women, combat, war, Selective Service, jobs

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