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Celebrate the Century: Search the Web for U.S. History of the 1930s Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. president and their own roles as citizens of a democracy. They get to express their views in a letter to the president. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S. -- both before and after emancipation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students study the origins of the names of U.S. states, focusing on names that were derived from Native American words. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. president and their own roles as citizens of a democracy. They explore various websites, listen to a State of the Union address, and write a letter to the President of the United States. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the roles and responsibilites of the president of the U.S. They identify and discuss the three branches of U.S. government, view and discuss a White House Photo essay online, and create a class book entitled, 'If I Were President.' Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore women's history through films and filmaking. They explore various websites, conduct research on a famous woman, and in small groups write and produce a screenplay based on an autobiographical narrative. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students explore the cause of the changing roles of women in American society prior to 1930. They discuss the effects of these role changes over time. Students analyze the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe as a part of their analysis of women's roles during this time period. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the difficult relationship it has had with Cuba over the years. They work in pairs to research an important event in the relationship history, write a summary, and complete a time line about the relationship struggles between the U.S. and Cuba. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify major eras and events that were covered in the first part of U.S. history. They are asked how much of U.S. history do they recall from their 8th grade class? Students create a timeline of U.S. History to 1877. Full Review »