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 Smithsonian: Destiny in Space
Sociological and Biological Challenges 10 Colonization • New beginnings mean new possibilities: We have a chance to start over. We can improve what we have done in the past by building on the knowledge we have gained. • We can create new cultures and soci...
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Sociological and Biological Challenges 10 Colonization • New beginnings mean new possibilities: We have a chance to start over. We can improve what we have done in the past by building on the knowledge we have gained. • We can create new cultures and societies and new ways of working together. • We will increase our understanding of Earth’s place in the universe and its (possible) uniqueness. • We can escape the negative aspects of this world, such as overpopulation and war. • We will have a place
13 0 http://www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=13 www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=13
Sociological <span class="highlight">and</span> Biological Challenges 10 Colonization &bull; New beginnings mean new possibilities: We have <span class="highlight">a</span> chance to start over. We can improve what we have done <span class="highlight">in</span> the past by building on the <span class="highlight">knowledge</span> we have gained. &bull; We can create new cultures <span class="highlight">and</span> societies <span class="highlight">and</span> new ways of working together. &bull; We will increase our understanding of Earth&rsquo;s place <span class="highlight">in</span> the universe <span class="highlight">and</span> its (possible) uniqueness. &bull; We can escape the negative aspects of this world, such as overpopulation <span class="highlight">and</span> war. &bull; We will have <span class="highlight">a</span> place
 Smithsonian: Creativity & Resistance: Maroon Cultures in the Americas
In this unit, students will learn ◆ What traditional knowledge means ◆ How traditional knowledge can contribute to the understanding and management of our environment ◆ How various communities along the Rio Grande/río Bravo Basin have evolved ways...
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In this unit, students will learn ◆ What traditional knowledge means ◆ How traditional knowledge can contribute to the understanding and management of our environment ◆ How various communities along the Rio Grande/río Bravo Basin have evolved ways of living suited to the limited natural resources of their fragile environment. Traditional Knowledge Traditional knowledge is a way that people in a particular cultural group and/or place have learned over time to understand their world, and act in it
43 0 http://www.folklife.si.edu/resources/pdf/elrioGUIDE_ALL.pdf#page=43 www.folklife.si.edu/resources/pdf/elrioGUIDE_ALL.pdf#page=43
<span class="highlight">In</span> this unit, students will learn &#9670; What traditional <span class="highlight">knowledge</span> means &#9670; How traditional <span class="highlight">knowledge</span> can contribute to the understanding <span class="highlight">and</span> management of our environment &#9670; How various communities along the Rio Grande/r&iacute;o Bravo Basin have evolved ways of living suited to the limited natural resources of their fragile environment. Traditional <span class="highlight">Knowledge</span> Traditional <span class="highlight">knowledge</span> is <span class="highlight">a</span> way that people <span class="highlight">in</span> <span class="highlight">a</span> particular cultural group <span class="highlight">and</span>/or place have learned over time to understand their world, <span class="highlight">and</span> act <span class="highlight">in</span> it
Smithsonian: Magazine: William Clark and the Shaping of the West
William Clark and the Shaping of the West In a deeply researched, splendidly written biography (a part of which appeared in Smithsonian), William Clark and the Shaping of the West, Landon Y. Jones gives an impressive—if not always noble—American...