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All TIP Curriculum UnitsView by: Year | Seminar

Unit TitleAuthorYear

Seminar: Philadelphia and the Immigrant Experience


The Peopling of Philadelphia: 19th Century Immigration

Mona Kolsky 2008
Keywords: 19th Century Immigration, advertisements, Graphs, industrial city, Lazaretto Quarantine Station, national trends, Philadelphia, photographs, political cartoons, ship manifests, stereotyping

Bound Labor in Philadelphia

Sandy O’Keefe 2008
Keywords: apprentice, apprenticeships, bound labor, Colonial Philadelphia, immigrants, indentured servants, Philadelphia, redemptioners, servitude, workforce

Crossing Borders and Crossing Time: A Tableau of African Immigration and Migration in America

Stacia D. Parker 2008
Keywords: Africa, African Diaspora, cultural traditions, Culture, immigrants, journey, languages, Liberia, memoirs, migrants, migratory experiences, oral history, Senegal, Sierra Leone, social traditions, trasnformation, tribes, world history

Seminar: Philadelphia: A 300-Year History


The Black Press and the Philadelphia Tribune

Florence B. Oliver 2006
Keywords: Democratic Society, Media, Philadelphia Tribune, Press, society

The Evolution of Law Enforcement in Philadelphia

Tim Woods 2006
Keywords: Criminal Justice, Philadelphia Law Enforcement, Philadelphia Police Department, Police, PPD, United States Government

Lenni-Lenape (Delaware) Indians’ History, Culture and Food

Nancy Baulis 2006
Keywords: beans, Corn, Culture, Growing of Food, History, Lenni-Lenape People, Philadelphia Region, Plant

Neighborhood History through Mathematical Analysis

Ellen Clay 2006
Keywords: Build interest in history, Build interest in mathematics, West Philadelphia

A Past and Present Look at Overbook

Rita Sorrentino 2006
Keywords: History of Philadelphia Neighborhoods, Overbrook, social studies, Technology, West Philadelphia

Replicate the History of the Black Bottom

Myrtle Bastien 2006
Keywords: Black Bottom, Private Homes & Properties, Residents, Urban Renewal, West Philadelphia

Slavery and the Health of Blacks in Philadelphia During The 18th Century

Keith Mitchell 2006
Keywords: diseases, Health, Medical Care, Pathogenic Organisms, Pathogens, Slaves

Slavery in Philadelphia

Stephanie R. Wicks 2006
Keywords: African Americans, Africans, Africans in Philadelphia, Fugitive Slave Laws, Gradual Abolition Act, History, Impact of Slavery, local, Slavery

The Disappearance of Sherwood Forest: The History of Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia

Patricia Blakeney-Whack 2006
Keywords: Cobbs Creek Parkway, Ecology, Environmental Science, pollution, Preserving the Environment, Watershed, West Philadelphia

Seminar: Philosophy, Science & Society


History and Philosophy of Atomic Theory

Cristobal Carambo 2018
Keywords: History of Science, Nature of Science, Philosophy of Science, Quantum Mechanical Model, Scientific Revolution

Making Philosophic Ideas Visible: Connecting the Age of Enlightenment and the French Revolution

Alexander de Arana 2018
Keywords: Age of Enlightenment, Critical thinking, Foundations of Government, French Revolution, Political thought, Social Contract, social studies

Socratic Philosophy for Kids

Krystle Birdsall 2018
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Morality, Personal Identity, Philoslphy of science, philosophy, Questioning, social studies

Philosophy in the Social Contract and Forms of Government

Taylor Franko 2018
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, philosophy, Political thought, Questioning, social studies

Building Numeracy and Dismantling Math-Phobia Through Problem-Solving

Bridget Mason 2018
Keywords: abstract reasoning, algebra, Algebra 1, Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, habits of mind, Making connections, Math, modeling, pattern recognition, problem solving, quantitative reasoning, Questioning

Empathetic Community Philosophy

Jaimie Piotrowicz 2018
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Personal Identity, philosophy, Questioning, social justice

Teaching Morals Through the Lenses of Social Media

Stephanie Robinson 2018
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Morality, Personal Identity, philosophy, Political thought, Questioning, social justice

Agency Through Inquiry: A Quest for Social Justice

Ryann Rouse 2018
Keywords: ecofeminism, ELA, English Language Arts, ethics, geomedicine, High School, philosophy, scientific justice, social justice, structural violence