Task
With a partner, you will define the following terms/events by explaining their significance, as well as putting them in chronological order; use a metasearch such as Dogpile or Unabot, or a search engine/directory such as Google or Bing. Be sure to answer each in Google Classroom, in complete sentences.
Process
You must research from various sites, such as dogpile, metasearch, bing and google:
- Al-Qaeda/Taliban,
- 9/11 Attacks,
- War on Terrorism,
- Hurricane Charley,
- Presidential Election of 2000,
- No Child Left Behind,
- Presidential Election of 2008,
- Race to the Top,
- Common Core,
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Spill,
- Beltway Sniper Attacks,
- Fort Hood Shooting,
- Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster,
- Hurricane Katrina,
- “The Shoe Bomber,”
- “The Underwear Bomber,”
- Federal Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
- The Mars Exploration Rover Mission,
- Little Rock Recruiting Office Shooting,
- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.
Conclusion
Tomorrow, these 2000’s terms/events will be discussed, followed by a quiz.