Lesson 9: Common Core Connection

One of the 6-8 standards requires students to use several sources to answer a question.  Students could generate questions centered on their hometowns or ancestry and use the sources to generate results.  This could be especially interesting in smaller towns, as it seems somebody is always related to someone else.  It would be fun to then create a map or “class tree” to give the students a visual to compare and contrast their heritage.