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3,014 Famous people in history Lesson Plans
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the influences and importance of American symbolism. They examine the symbolic connections between the country in which we live in and the symbols that represent it. They study where the symbols came from and why some symbols are more important than others. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to protest songs from the 1960s. Using the lyrics, they research the history of John and Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. They note the contributions of each of these leaders and discover why there was a protest song during this time period about them. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students complete cross-curricular activities in this unit on kites. They begin by starting a KWL chart with what they know about kites and complete a variety of activities including making mini-books, researching facts on the Internet, chanting poetry and completing worksheets. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students analzye tourism data from Nauvoo, Illinois. In groups, they try to determine the reasons for the patterns of where visitors came from. They discover the historical geography of the area and create a choropleth quartile map using the tourism data. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
In this lesson, students investigate the different platforms of each of the Presidential hopefuls for the 2000 election. Small groups each carefully research the platforms of an assigned candidate and then create a political pamphlet supporting their candidate, using persuasive language and images to 'influence' their audience of potential voters. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research using the Internet, study books, reference sources, newspapers, and magazines for information about successful black business people and write a research paper. They may also interview entrepreneurs in their community and make oral presentations to the class using PowerPoint or other available technology. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read selections from the Declaration of Independence, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, and the Wilmot Proviso of 1846. They contrast the maps of 1820 and 1854 to analyze developments in the national debate over slavery. They debate the issues raised in speeches by Douglas and Lincoln. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore how the study of diseases, epidemics and disease management promotes our understanding of human culture and history. They also examine the roles of agriculture, trade and living in cities in promoting the spread of disease during the 14th century and today . Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students work in teams and create a KWL chart for Philadelphia. They bring in things for show and tell that are related to Philadelphia. They explore pictures of things in or important to Philadelphia. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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students participate in the telling of the Cathal O'Cruachan folktale. as the teacher reads the story, they recite the verses as Cathal searches for his wife. Next, students write compositions discussing the roles of animals in the story, focusing on their characteristics. Other writing topics include the role of the wife and comparison to an american folktale. Full Review »
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