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- 9th - 12th
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Students learn the causes of the Great Depression, the effects it had on the American public and the releif effort that the U.S. government made to curtail the catastrophe. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students see how to define trade surplus and trade deficit, become acquainted with important U.S. trading partners and concerns of different interest groups. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine five sections of the U.S. Constitution to see what the Federal Government has said about slavery, past and present. Then, class members research individuals and interest groups who directly impacted slavery compromises. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the development of the U.S. government. They examine the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence, develop a class translation of the preamble to the Constitution, create a flow chart, and present a skit. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the steps taken to establish the government of the U.S. They conduct research, read and analyze primary source documents, and answer discussion questions about the Articles of Confederation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the most compelling evidence explaining why the U.S. entered WWI. They read and discuss a handout of reasons why the U.S. entered the war, and take a poll as to which reason was the most compelling. 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 examine the issues surrounding Gulf War Syndrome. In groups, they analyze evidence from the war and medical information. They participate in a debate in which they support their feelings on whether the government of the United States tried to hide this issue from the Americacn public. To end the lesson, they read articles from veterns who suffer from the disease. Full Review »
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