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- 4th - 6th
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Students are introduced to American personalities whose fame and contributions have left, and continue to leave a mark in American history. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students create a poster and paper describing the importance of African American History Week after a visit to the Phillips Collection in Washington DC. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students review and discuss what they read about North American architecture. They then study images of North and south American architecture and make comparisons Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research and identify the contributions of early Asian American immigrants to Californian agriculture. They consider the contributions of ethnic groups to their own community. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students participate in a tug of war to show the factors that influenced the movement of African American throughout the country before the Civil War. They consider the outcome of the tug of war with the history of migration. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the story behind the song "Battle of New Orleans" and explain how a historical event was explained in song. They reserach other songs with historical content and write their own set of lyrics to teach about an event in history. Full Review »
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- 3rd - Higher Ed
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Students study African American history, Jim Crow laws, and seperate but equal statutes by performing a Reader's Theater script. They perform Marcia Cebulska's, Now Let Me Fly which is available online in different versions for different ability levels. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level lesson for the Social Studies classroom. The lesson suggests using educational software including MS Word, MS Powerpoint, and MS Publisher. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students analyze various American History topics which concern human rights. They research the topics and analyze the sources for bias or stereotype. They decide and discuss whether or not any human right were violated in each particular instance. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students develop definitions for freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility, as they relate to American history. They read and discuss an informational handout, participate in a class discussion, and create an illustration of one of the themes. Full Review »