Final Thematic Units

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Building a Better Me
Daire Ochs

How can students demonstrate and understand the importance of citizenship?
Marjorie Lewis
Faith Dellera
Becky Mathews


How Did Churchill County, Nevada Come to Be?
Susan Smith-Ansotegui
Cherryl Williamson

How Does Conflict Bring about Change in an Individual? Westward Movement:
Barbara Hickox
Sue Marsh

How Does Agriculture Affect OurLlives?
Rita Heywood
Brad Whitaker
Shirley Zamora

How Has The History of Flight Enabled Us to Travel and Experiment in Space?
Victoria Purrell
Lisa Solinski
Jennifer McFadden

Seasons
Wende Pokrandt
Kieran Kalt

What are The Winter Celebrations/Holidays That People Hold Around The World, Why are They Important and How do They Compare With One Another?
Jennifer Buckmaster
Judi Rylander

What Qualities Make a Good Friend?
Katy Loop

Fernley
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Can Rocks Change Your Life?
Lin Olson

Friendship and Classroom Community
Marti Patty

The Importance of True and Meaningful Friendships
Shauna Ray Ruff
Anna Preiss

How Can We Become the Very Best We Can Possibly Be?
Francine Brown

How Does Life "Get Along" in the Jungle?
Robin Avalos
Terra Blackorby

How our Actions & Thoughts Affect Others
Meadowlark Mattole
Jeff Korf

Weather
Kathie Kinard
Lindy Scally

Why Is It Important to Learn Character Education?
Cari Bunyard
Rhonda Mosley
Cherise Wood

Gardnerville
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Ben Franklin
Mike Jessup
Cathy Hackler

How are the various types of violent weather similar and different from each other?
Melanie Perez
Katrina Schachtely
Bonnie Silsby

Relationships
Judy Muren
Heather Daniels

Studies of Religious/Cultural Differences
Toni Gumm
Kerry Klubben
Carrie Warner
Christine Cooley
Mary Wright
Carolyn Triano

Transportation: How it impacts people’s lives
Noelle Menicucci
Ellen Rosenberg
Joy Smith
Mary Weigel

What Personal Qualities Must a Successful Inventor Have in Order to Create an Invention That Changes Everyday Life?
Debbie Eve
Susan Neuffer
Cindy DeBlose

Why is it Important for people to have
meaningful relationships?

Katie Hill
Kitty Murphy
Dee Gosselin

Lovelock and Elko
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Down on The Farm
Shea Murphy
Jennifer Fecht

How do individuals in different groups experience prejudice, discrimination, and /or intolerance?
Have you ever experienced prejudice, discrimination, or intolerance?

Doreen Starr

How Do People Govern Themselves?
Sarah Negrete

Social Studies: Communities: History and Tradition of Support
Anne Mitchell
Michele Kommers
Dana Hodges

What is Energy?
Ketra Gardner

What Makes Me, Me?
Deanne Hicks

What Makes Me Special?
Carol Ford

Minden and Jackpot
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Children of the World; What Makes Us Precious and Unique?
Sylvia Shaw
Martha Henriod

Conflict and Cooperation in State, Country, and World
Kim Smith
Jackie Nordling
Jeanne Perry

Good Citizenship
Sue Frank
Shelly Hester

The Great Outdoors
Brandi Bray-Torres
Tracie Moultrup

The Westward Movement
Christine Jezek

What is a Tropical Rainforest?
Barbara Sloan

What is an Ocean?
Linda Lipovsky

What is Giving?
Karen Kvasnicka

Reno-Echo Loder
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How Do Habitats Affect the Way People and Animals Live?
Amy Swick
Jeanne Tulloch
Lisa (Meredith) Nolan

What is the importance of observing seasonal change during the winter months of January, February, and March?
Heather Buchko
Tami Reimers-Mothershead
Lucy Castillo
       
Why is it important to have respect, cooperation, and communication in a diverse society?
Nancy Prokop & Patricia Truex

When you have to go, where does water go?
Lance J. Glodowski
Becky Jordan
Jennifer Taormina

Reno-Mathews and Duncan
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Desert Environments and Their Changes Over Time?
Erica Antos
Rebecca Gauthier
Heather Timmons

How did storytelling reflect the relationship between man and nature?
Sara Cunningham
Mya DeMyer
Jessica Hawkins

Why Do People Move to Or From
A Particular Place?

Carol Baum
Shawna Elario
Alan Holmes

Why was the family unit important to survival in the American West?
Irene Totorica
Rienna Lynn

Reno-Palmer
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How are major landforms different?
Stacey A. Saulsgiver
Sundae Eyer
pdf MS Word

How has the nature of exploration changed from the past to present? What effects has exploration had on the present?
Vicki Morandi
Ron Heard
Kathryn Boman

What are the Different Types of Mammals?
Katie Penney
Karen Roseborough

Who Are We?
Jennifer Chambers
Michael Navarro
Peggy Spence

Why is it important to learn about ecosystems?
CarolAnn Kahler

Winnemucca-Coop Ext.
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Civil War
Lori Seidlitz

How was the idea of unity explored and expressed in the events leading up to and during the American Civil War?
Laura Mercado (Rogers)

Tell Why Thanksgiving Day is Celebrated
Nancy Swindle

What are healthy food choices?
Diane Seeliger
Margie Quinton
Pilar Herrera

What Has A Cow Done For You Today?
Char Owen

What is The Rain Forest and Why Should We Care About Preserving and Protecting Rain Forests?
Pamela Bidart
Shana Chandler
Lela Rinas

Winnemucca-LHS
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Alaska
Pam Braginton
Julie Cook
Jennifer Shutters


A Drop of Water!
Where Has This Drop of Water Been?

Blanca Gutierrez-Sheridan
Mike Teichert
Rebecca Young

How Did Native Americans from Different Regions Use Natural Resources to Meet Their Needs?
Sarah Fernandez

Senses:
Why are They Necessary for Living Things?

Jan Morris
Leslie Molina

Social Skills
Anita Burrow
Lisa Weber

What are communities?
Why are communities important?

Jessie Westmoreland
Gail Janhunen

Yerington and West Wendover
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Circle of Life: How are life cycles similar?
Justin Evans
Tashia Spradley

Diversity of Communities: How and why communities differ?
Kimberlee Haycock

Family Customs and Traditions
Bernadette Ferriera
Melissa Gregory

Kids Overcoming Obstacles
Scott Carsrud
Todd Hagness
Dawn Kuntz

What is a Community and How do Community Members Behave in a Successful Community?
Pamela Tognoli
Mary Jo Matheus

Who am I?
Yeuleta Bradley
Francine Roland

Why are Customs and Traditions Important to Families?
Jeanette Campbell
Lisa Rider

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