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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore past U.S.-Cuban relations, by researching key events in the past century and creating a class timeline, in order to evaluate restrictions in policy on Cuba and the potential for exhibition baseball games. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research and discuss the importance of Judy Garland during the 1940's. They watch a segment of "The Wizard of Oz" and discuss why they think "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was such a big hit. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Participants sort images into several different categories to deepen contextual understanding of U.S. History (specifically the American Revolution and the Civil War). This lesson is a professional development model activity. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students work in pairs analyzing primary source documents to identify successes and failures of Reconstruction in post-Civil War America. This Library of Congress lesson includes resource links and lesson extensions. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students analyze two prints and two songs written during the Revolutionary Era to explore the American Revolution from opposing perspectives. This lesson is excellent for teachers looking to incorporate cross-curriculum teaching into a history classroom. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students compare the varying perspectives expressed in pictures of Native Americans in early colonial America. Emphasis is placed on primary source images found through the Library of Congress website. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students, after researching and analyzing historical documents on the Great Depression, the New Deal and prior personal studies of United States history, answer a variety of questions in additional documents found in Part A. In addition, they write an essay in Part B related to problems Americans faced during the Great Depression, benefits from the New Deal and did the new program succeed as intended. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students create graphs and maps that display the changes of African-American populations in the U.S. over time and between different states. They use census data charts from the years 1860 to 2000. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students identify the motives of Nathaniel Bacon in his famous revolt of 1675. They discuss the effect of this rebellion on American History. In addition, they complete a class survey of people who thought the rebellion was justified or not. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students conduct Internet research about Constitutional Amendments and present oral reports on their findings. Their reports also include visual representations depicting their chosen amendment's focal point. Students discuss the actual wording of the amendment and explain its meaning in their own words. Full Review »

