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Curriculum Guide

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GRADES 6-8 HISTORY STANDARDS GRADES 6-8 NEVADA ACADEMIC STANDARDS GRADES 9-12 HISTORY STANDARDS GRADES 11-12 NEVADA ACADEMIC STANDARDS	Vegas PBS has partnered with UNLV’s Women’s Research Institute of Nevada to educate our community about some of the extraordinary women who have shaped Las Vegas into the world-famous and unique destination it is today. The goal of this continuing project is to create and distribute programs that focus on local Las Vegas women who have made significant contributions to the quality of life in Southern Nevada. The original episodes have been segmented into short video clips for teachers, parents and other educators to use as introductory or advanced lessons on women in Nevada history. This Curriculum Guide has the lesson plan standards, writing prompts, suggested directions and chapter questions necessary to create rich learning experiences for each corresponding video clip.

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ABOUT

Vegas PBS has partnered with UNLV’s Women’s Research Institute of Nevada to
educate our community about some of the extraordinary women who have shaped Las
Vegas into the world-famous and unique destination it is today.

The goal of this continuing project is to create and distribute programs that focus on
local Las Vegas women who have made significant contributions to the quality of life in
Southern Nevada.

The original episodes have been segmented into short video clips for teachers, parents
and other educators to use as introductory or advanced lessons on women in Nevada
history.

This Curriculum Guide has the lesson plan standards, writing prompts,
suggested directions and chapter questions necessary to create rich learning
experiences for each corresponding video clip.

For more information:
This link takes you to the WRIN collection of text, photo, and audio material for historical
research on women in the state with an emphasis on southern Nevada.http://wrinunlv.org/research/our-history-profiles-of-nevada-women-sorted-by-field/

This link takes you to the UNLV Library, Special Collections Nevada Women's Archives
which has a lot of archival material to assist teachers and students in their classes.

https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa