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Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
4 Stars

Students research the relationship between the United States and Cuba by identifying key players and events in Cuban/U.S. history. They also focus on a battle waged between Cuban-Americans in Miami and a father in Cuba over the custody of a small boy. Full Review »

Grade Range
2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students explore the life and the contributions of five people from U.S. history in the five lessons of this unit. james Madison, Dolly Madison, Sequoyah, Harriet Tubman, and Clara Barton are presented to students for exploration and appreciation. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students investigate the history of immigration in the U.S. and the current debate over illegal immigration. In small groups, they conduct Internet research on an assigned time period, analyze political cartoons, and discuss themes in U.S. immigration. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students complete a unit of lessons on the women who contributed to the early Women's Rights Movement in the U.S. They conduct Internet research, examine images online, develop a list of women, complete a worksheet, and create a presentation. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
4 Stars

Students complete a unit of lessons on the events that led to U.S. involvement in WWI. They complete a Webquest, conduct research, complete a Venn diagram, read and discuss the reasons for entering the war, and create a slideshow. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
5 Stars

Students access oral histories that contain slave narratives from the Library of Congress. They describe the lives of former slaves, sample varied individual experiences and make generalizations about their research in journal entries. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students collect and discuss quotes by famous women and display them on a Women's History Month bulletin board. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th
Rating
4 Stars

This unit is an introduction to the U.S. Constitution. First, students read the Articles of Confederation. They pretend to be a visitor to the convention and write a journal describing the compromises that "save the day." Next, they research how the concepts of representative democracy work within the framework of our government as outlined in the Constitution. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students explore the meaning of the words hero and heroic. They study about heroes from U.S. history by observing details in pictures and listening to brief biographies of each figure and express why they are considered heroes. Students explore how everyday people can be heroes and create goals to show how they as individuals can become heroes. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students interpret primary source oral history documents. They summarize narratives of former slaves. Students compare and contrast life during slavery with life afterward. They evaluate oral history sources-their strengths and limitations. Full Review »