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\nSocial Studies - State Riddle Lesson Plan\n

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\nStudents make distinctions between the states, their cities, and capitals, and create riddles for classmates to solve.\n
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\nSocial Studies: Lesson 2\n

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\nLearners explore the beginning of Communism.  In this World History lesson, students exhibit their knowledge of Communism and the Marshall Plan through completion of a map activity.\n
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\nDatabase in Social Studies\n

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\nFourth graders search a database for information on North Carolina lighthouses and Old Mills. Using their research, 4th graders generate further questions on these subjects and then research the answers.\n
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\nSocial Studies: Czech Republic Nature Journals\n

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\nYoung scholars create nature journals of imaginary trips to the Czech Republic. Included in their reports are information and descriptions of the landscape, climate, animals, plants, and elements to create a realistic impression. From...\n
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\nGetting In Is Half the Battle\n

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\nStudents read and discuss \"Defending Affirmative Action With Social Science,\" examining the admissions policies in public universities and colleges. They write persuasive essays either for or against the admissions policies in their state.\n
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\nCrisis in Darfur\n

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\nHigh school social studies teachers addressing the crisis in Darfur could use elements of this plan to increase social studies vocabulary and research skills. It includes a page of lecture/discussion notes, instructions for creating...\n
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\nPresidential endorsements: Newspapers decide\n

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\nTwelfth graders collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions. They communicate this information using appropriate social studies terminology in oral, written or...\n
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\n\"Baseball--Where\n\n
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\nBaseball--Where the Parks Are\n

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\nIn this social studies worksheet, students utilize a map to label the location of each city with a Major League team and then with colored pencils label the homes of the All-American Girls League teams.\n
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\nProducers, Consumers, Goods and Services\n

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\nSecond graders explore producers and consumers. In this social studies lesson, 2nd graders read a story and discuss the concept of producers, consumers, goods and services. Students portray various roles and discuss if they are a...\n
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\nWhat Do Maps Show?: Lesson 1 Introduction to Maps\n

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\nStudents brainstorm a list of the different types of maps they have seen or used. Using the activity sheet, they look through a social studies book to find all the maps and to determine what they are used for. Using a poster, they review...\n
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\nExploring Modern Human Migrations\n

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\nUsing maps, images, websites, and handouts, learners work to understand the nature of human migrations. They compare and contrast human migration from the past to the present, identify causes for migration, and trace migration routes on...\n
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\nGenetics, history and the American Eugenics Movement\n

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\nA poignant 20-slide show introduces high schoolers to the amazing accomplishments of genomics and raises the question of eugenics. This lesson is only for mature audiences, as it deals with rape and other sensitive topics, but it is...\n
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\nDNA, Crime and Law Enforcement\n

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\nCivil rights meets biotechnology in a instructional activity that scrutinizes the collection of DNA of citizens who have been arrested, but not yet convicted of a crime. Real-life cases are examined in which the DNA of a relative was...\n
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\nThe Argument of the Declaration of Independence\n

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\nWhen in the course of a course on historic American events, it becomes necessary for learners to examine, with decent respect, the Declaration of Independence, it becomes evident that there are six separate and equal parts of that...\n
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\n2016 Electoral College Map\n

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\nThe electoral college can be confusing for citizens of any age. Clear up misconceptions with a handy printable map that details how many electoral votes are allotted to each state, as well as a history of modern elections, complete with...\n
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\nFirst Amendment Guarantee of Free Speech (Senior, Social Studies)\n

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\nStudents receive a list of banned books from which they choose one to read. They read their chosen book and write a paper that includes a discussion of the First Amendment and its guarantees and the reason(s) why they believe their book...\n
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\nSocial Studies, Music, The Blues, Urbanization, and Technology\n

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\nEnable students to use the blues to explore urbanization, technology, and their effects on everyday life in the 20th century. Musicians were among the large number of people who, between 1914 and 1945, participated in the Great Migration...\n
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\n4th grade social studies review\n

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\nIn this geography instructional activity, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about laws, Native Americans, geography, and more. Students complete 25 questions.\n
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\nsocial Studies: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorow\n

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\nSixth graders take an Internet trip back in time to explore ancient cultures. Working in teams, they assume the roles of theologian, cartographer, economist, political analyst, and anthropologist. The same groups then create time...\n
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\nSocial Studies: Where I Come From\n

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\nStudents research the countries of their origins and examine life there today. They write family travel logs by interviewing family members about their heritages, and they visit the Xpeditions Website for online resources about their...\n
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\nSocial Studies: The Birth of Olympism\n

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\nLearners complete maps of Ancient Greece identifying key sites of the ancient Olympic games. After watching a video, they complete worksheets about the games and the athletes. Students discuss how the spirit of Ekecheiria, the \"Sacred...\n
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\nSocial Studies: Haitians in America\n

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\nStudents examine Haitian culture, including its discovery, colonization, and political and economic development. Role-playing in two ethnic groups, they caucus and develop strategies for the Haitian Revolution. In learning centers,...\n
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\nSocial Studies:\n

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\nStudents identify various types of breads fromother countries and locate them on maps. In small groups, they make story maps of books that mention bread and make books resembling sandwiches. Students have a bread tasting party and...\n
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\nSocial Studies: Making Moccasins\n

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\nStudents make moccasins and learn the stories that go with them in both English and Navajo. After researching how to make moccasins, they interview craftsmen on the subject. They construct their moccasins and create Powerpoint...\n
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