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- 6th - 12th
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Students tour the estates built by America's wealthiest visionaries during the years 1911-1929. They discuss the Age of Invention and the people associated with that age in US history. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover, through analysis of media and of primary source historical documents, how Jews achieved high levels of assimilation and acceptance under Islamic rule during the Golden Age of Spain, from the tenth to the twelfth century. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the ice age and the animals that were on the Earth at that time and have a debate on the explanation for the extinction of the ice age animals. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students study the Gilded Age, the Populist movement and their philosophies. They examine the music of the age and its impact on society. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the working conditions during the Age of Industrialization. They research how workers reacted to the conditions and discuss the results of labor movement. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students identify the body parts in Ice Age mammals that allowed them to survive. They answer questions as a class and discuss. They examine photographs of the animals as well. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students investigate how to estimate the age and size of turtles, and examine variability in scientific data. They read an informational handout, identify the parts of the shell, measure the shell and estimate the age, and record the data on a graph. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students reach selected portions of the tale of King Arthur. They research a topic of choice about life in the Middle Ages or the legend of King Arthur. They write a research paper and develop a slideshow presentation with the research material. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate the economic events that caused such a separation between social classes in the United States during this time period. Then they design financial and social models with the goal of closing the gap between the super rich and the poverty-stricken. Students also collaborate in the production of a documentary about the Gilded Age. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the characteristics of the Gilded Age. In groups, they read primary source documents and examine photographs to develop hypothesis about people living during this time period. To end the lesson, they discuss the lives of children living in the Gilded Age. Full Review »

