March 2003: Social Studies On March 24, 2003, afterschool staff from the Metropolitan New York area attended a day-long event at Thirteen/WNET. They learned about Thirteen's rich array of social studies activities and found best practice methods of incorporating them. Projects highlighted in the workshops included: THE RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW -- a documentary series about the history of segregation in the South BECOMING AMERICAN: THE CHINESE EXPERIENCE -- a documentary series about Chinese-Americans in the U.S. FREEDOM: A HISTORY OF US -- a look at civil rights in U.S. history LIBERTY'S KIDS -- an animated series about the earliest days of the U.S. IT'S MY LIFE -- a multimedia project about the personal concerns of 'tweens DON'T BUY IT -- a project that builds media awareness for 'tweens 3D&I -- a project that teaches 'tweens about design issues Take a look at the event by clicking on the images below -- and if you see a familiar face, add a caption!   choose an event choose an event Youth 2006 (1) Youth 2006 (2) Health 2005 (1) Health 2005 (2) Literacy 2004 (1) Literacy 2004 (2) Math 2004 (1) Math 2004 (2) Literacy 2003 Social Studies 2003 Science 2002 Math 2002 General 2001 Click on the photos below to enlarge < Back to Afterschool Exchange Events main © 2003-2006 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved.