Center for History Education
Guatemalan Coup of 1954: How Did the Cold War Influence American Foreign Policy Decisions?
Was it all about the bananas—or the fear of a communist threat? Young historians use a history lab to examine documents from the American-led 1954 Guatemalan coup. Using graphics, government documents, and speeches, they examine the...
Prestwick House
A Long Way Gone
The memoir A Long Way Gone tells the story of a child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone. A crossword puzzle helps reinforce key ideas found in the memoir. The puzzle addresses characters, key events, and other details...
Curated OER
Lesson 9: Tracking Commodities
Over the corse of a month, small groups will monitor the price of a specific energy commodity and analyze it in relation to global and domestic events. They play a trade simulation game and create infographics showing what they've...
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The True Cost of Coffee
Students examine the economic, health and environmental risks of being a one-crop country. They explain the risks of relying on one crop. They also identify the factors that resist change.
K12 Reader
Appositives at the Beginning or End
Identifying the appositives that are found at the beginning or the end of sentences is the focus of this worksheet.
Curated OER
"Playing in the Snow" - Reading Comprehension (Poem)
Have your English language learners puzzle through this activity. Class members read the incomplete poem about playing in the snow and use the given words to complete poem. This is challenging since some of the spaces are ambiguous. Ask...
Curated OER
Out of this World! 2
In this science and research skills activity, students use Internet searches to find the answers to 15 questions about the planets in the solar system.
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The True Cost of Coffee
Young scholars examine the economic, health, and environmental risks of a one-crop economy in the developing world. They explain how or why it can be challenging for people of one culture to understand the lifestyle of a different...
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Out of this world! 2
In this solar system worksheet, students fill in the blank to sentences that refer to the solar system. Students fill in 15 blanks with planet names.
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Research Skills
In this research worksheet, learners complete 15 sentences by researching a variety of topics. Topics include the Wards of the Roses and the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.
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The Market Place, Derby, UK
For this city quiz series worksheet, learners visit the Market Place in Derby, UK and answer questions about stores and activities available there. Students answer 20 questions.
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Oxymorons
In this vocabulary activity, students read 100 English oxymorons. They include "absolutely unsure" and "hone hundred and ten percent."
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Test Your Research Skills - Things to do in London
For this research skills worksheet, students complete sentences by inserting names of places in London. A word bank of twenty words is given for twenty questions.
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Vegetables Vocabulary
In this vocabulary development learning exercise, students use their language skills to examine 10 groups of words and select the word in each group that names a vegetable.
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Fifteen Great Kevin Costner Films
In this Kevin Costner worksheet, students examine 15 movie titles and fill in the blank in each of titles. The films all feature the actor Kevin Costner.
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Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery 2
In this Derby museum and Art Gallery worksheet, students answer several questions about the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Students answer 15 questions.
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Around Derby Museum and Art Gallery
In this Derby Museum and Art Gallery worksheet, students answer several questions about the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Students answer 20 questions.
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You Either Know It or You Don't
In this research activity worksheet, students use a research library or the Internet to find the answer to the quiz. Students answer 15 questions.
Curated OER
Playing In The Snow: Reading Comprehension Poem
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete gaps in a poem using words from a word bank, 14 total. Answers included on page 2.
Curated OER
100 Great English Oxymorons - Phrases That Contradict Themselves!
In this oxymoron worksheet, students test their vocabulary skills by reading and identifying the contradiction in each of the given phrases.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: An Unusual Letter From Cuba: James Marlin's "Banana Leaf" Letter
Interesting letter from James Marlin because it was written on a banana leaf from Cuba during the Spanish-American War when paper was hard to come by.
Other
Banana Link: International Trade of Bananas
This website from BananaLink.org provides information about the international trade in bananas. This trade raises many ethical issues in business and economic activity, and the site is a useful source of case study material.