Nevada, Our Home

ISBN-10
1586858211
ISBN-13
9781586858216
Category
Nevada
Pages
257
Language
English
Published
2006-04-26
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Author
Gary P. BeDunnah

Description

Nevada, Our Home is a 4th grade Nevada history textbook. The outline for this book is based on the Nevada State Social Studies Standards and teaches Nevada geography, history, economics, and civics. The book places the state's historical events in the context of our nation's history. Nevada's standards are interwoven throughout all chapters, and features such as timelines, Words to Understand, Nevada Portraits, Linking the Past to the Present, and What Do You Think? discussion questions serve to review and reinforce those standards. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 History Close to Home Chapter 2 Natural Nevada Chapter 3 The First People Chapter 4 Discovering Nevada Chapter 5 Go West! Chapter 6 Making a Place in Nevada Chapter 7 A Time of Growth and Change Chapter 8 Entering a New Century Chapter 9 Modern Nevada Chapter 10 Governing Nevada Chapter 11 Making a Living in Nevada

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