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| Series Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Background: How and Why We Developed the Units | |
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| Implementation: Preparing for and Teaching the Units | |
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| Communication | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Communication: What Is It? Why Is It So Important? | |
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| Means and Functions of Communication | |
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| Changes in Communication over Time | |
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| Types of Communication: Personal Interactive and Personal Delayed Interactive | |
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| Mass Communication | |
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| A Trip to a Television Station | |
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| Careers in Communication | |
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| Signs and Symbols: Nonverbal Communication | |
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| Communication: Languages | |
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| Communication: Being a Responsible Citizen | |
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| Decision Making: Communicating a Cause or Publicizing a Good or Service | |
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| Decision Making: Mass Media (Television) | |
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| Review | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Transportation: What Is It? Why Is It So Important? | |
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| Changes in Transportation over Time | |
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| Types of Transportation | |
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| Passenger Transportation | |
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| Emergency Vehicles | |
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| Mass Production | |
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| Transportation: Necessary Regulations | |
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| Maps: Tools for Transportation | |
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| Human Designs and Construction Facilitate Travel | |
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| Transportation Around the World: More Alike Than Different | |
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| A Visit to a Local Transportation Facility: Train Station, Airport, or Harbor | |
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| Decision Making: Which Mode? Which Means? | |
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| Careers in Transportation | |
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| Transportation: Being a Responsible Citizen | |
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| Transportation: An Authentic Assessment | |
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| Family Living | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Family? | |
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| Many Kinds of Families | |
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| Families Change | |
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| Family Life Has Changed over Time | |
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| Geographic Influences on Family Life | |
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| Family Celebrations | |
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| Our Family Ancestors: Immigrants to the New World | |
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| Recent Immigrants to America and Their Family Practices | |
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| Families Teach and Learn | |
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| Family Rules and Responsibilities | |
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| Strategies That Enhance Family Life | |
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| Family Assistance | |
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| Family Support | |
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| Family Living: A Celebration of Our Learning | |
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| Reflecting Back, Moving Forward | |
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| References | |