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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the role that African American soldiers had in the Civil War and the impact they had on the US Civil Rights movement after the war. They complete a timeline, read an excerpt and analyze a primary image. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the historical context and significance of Lincoln's inaugural address. They analyze archival documents, campaign posters, historical photographs, and primary source documents, and listen to songs from that time. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the nativist and racist movements in the history of the United States. In groups, they analyze the reactions of religious and ethnic groups to these movements and create a chart to compare the goals of each group. To end the lesson, they discuss these issues with pen pals they were given at the beginning of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students explain who is who with their contributions to women's history. They summarize the effects of the 15 th Amendment as it pertained to this movement and analyze the need for change for the female in the United States Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine aesthetic movement known as modernism, discover why organizers chose modernism as World Fair's design pattern, interpret photographs of modernist fair buildings and identify artifacts that reflect modernist ideas, and explain how fair's design was similar to global Art Moderne movement of the time. Students then explore impact of modernism on history of design. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students are introduced to the concept of land grant colleges which allowed agriculture to be brought into education. As a class, they create a timeline and compare and contrast the land grant colleges of 1890 and 1892. They use maps and worksheets to discover and label the states with land grant colleges. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students, working in groups, complete several activities about one of the states in the United States. They create a leaflet or brochure of their state. Students can also create a flag that represents their group based on what they have studied about their state flag. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss why Delaware is called the First State, research background leading to Delaware's ratification of United States Constitution, complete worksheet on United States Constitution, and work in groups to choose an individual in today's world that would have greatest influence on their thinking. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students examine American beliefs and principles reflected in U.S. Constitution, identify rights guaranteed by U.S. Constitution, and discuss how principles outline role of United States government in order to insure that just, free society is maintained. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze the founding documents of the United States. They read and discuss the article "Understanding the Meanings and Purposes of Our National Documents" by Richard J. Gonzalez, complete a KWL chart, and create a timeline of historical events in the U.S. and the development of significant documents. Full Review »

