Vocabulary Connections Level F (Paperback, Teacher)

Unit 1 Rambling Rivers
Lesson 1/ River of Plenty
Discusses How the Nile River in Africa Supplies Many Useful Resources

Lesson 2/ The Canoe in the Rapids
Recounts the Adventure of Two Canadian Trappers, One of Whom Learns an Important Lesson about Friendship

Lesson 3/ Time and a River
Examines the Process that Took More Than a Billion Years to Create the Grand Canyon

Lesson 4/ Down a Wild River
Explores the Excitement of White-Water Rafting, Why It Is Dangerous, and the Importance of Safety


Unit 2 Extraordinary Inventions
Lesson 5/ A Man of Vision
Establishes Benjamin Franklin's Importance in American History Due to His Inventions and His Public Service

Lesson 6/ Sequoyah and the Talking Leaf
Relays an Account of a Cherokee Indian Who Developed a Written Language to Teach an Entire Population to Read

Lesson 7/ Modern Medicine Men and Women
Demonstrates How Technology Has Improved Modern Medical Practice

Lesson 8/ The Genius Machine
Compares the Capabilities of the First Computers Invented with Computers of Today


Unit 3 The Olympic Dream
Lesson 9/ For the Glory of Zeus
Traces the History of the Olympics Back 3,000 Years to Ancient Greece

Lesson 10/ The Will to Win
Relates Al Oerter's Will to Win the 1964 Olympics to a Quality Shared by All Olympic Champions

Lesson 11/ The Comeback Kid
Celebrates the Success of Silken Suzette Laumann, the Canadian Rower Who Triumphed Over a Career-Ending Injury to Win an Olympic Medal

Lesson 12/ A Heart of Gold
Ties Oksana Baiul's 1994 Olympic Gold Medal Performance with Her Determination to Overcome Hardship


Unit 4 World Wonders
Lesson 13/ Faces in Stone
Illustrates the Creation of the Mount Rushmore Memorial, Which Remembers Important Figures in American History

Lesson 14/ The White Cliffs of Dover
Shares a Tale of a Boat's Crew Working Together to Pass Through England's Cliffs of Dover and Leaving Behind a Permanent Reminder of Their Efforts

Lesson 15/ Resting Place for a King
Investingates the Process Ancient Egyptians Used to Build the Pyramids Where Their Pharaohs Were Buried

Lesson 16/ Wall of Wonder
Discusses the 2,000-Year-Old Great Wall of China as a World Wonder that United the Chinese


Unit 5 Glittering Gold
Lesson 17/ Gold!
Explores te California Gold Rush of 1849, The Effect It Had on Many People, and the Growth It Produced in California's Population

Lesson 18/ El Dorado, The City of Gold
Considers the Chibcha's Legendary City of Gold and the Many Explorers Who Spent Their Lives Searching for Its Riches

Lesson 19/ Riches from the Earth
Explains Changes in the Gold Industry Due to Breakthroughs in How Gold is Minded and Used

Lesson 20/ America's Treasure House
Describes Fort Knox as an Army Fort and Treasure House Where the United States Stores Valuables Such as Gold


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