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Flawed Democracies, Human Rights

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create drawing that tell a story about a young girl's life in an internment camp. In this internment camp lesson plan, students hear stories and analyze photographs of internment camps and then create their own drawings.
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The Making of a Coat

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars read the story A New Coat For Anna and discuss their knowledge on how to make a coat. In this reading and coat making lesson plan, students discuss coat making and listen to a speaker that spins thread to make coats.
Interactive
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Email - reading comprehension

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students label pictures, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer yes or no questions, and more having to do with email. Students complete 8 activities.
Interactive
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States in the USA Quiz

For Students 4th - 9th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 50 identification questions about the states in the United States of America. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Texas, Yes!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this Texas worksheet, students watch the video Texas, Yes! by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 5 questions.
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Schoolyard Dig

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils begin the instructional activity by being introduced to the new vocabulary associated with archaeology. In groups, they use the school grounds to simulate their dig site. They record all the objects they discover and what can be...
Interactive
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Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this verbs instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about completing sentences with phrasal verbs.
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Los Angeles Throughout the Years

For Teachers 4th
In groups, 4th graders are given a recent decade to focus on and its impact on Los Angeles and to see how the city has changed over time.
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Day of the Dead

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore Day of the Dead, also called "Dia de los Muertos," which is a holiday (or festival) celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and other areas in Central and South America populated with the Latino ethnic background.
Worksheet
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Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences

For Students 4th - 5th
In these adjectives and adverbs worksheets, students complete three pages of activities that help them use adjective and adverbs in a clear and vivid way.
Interactive
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #103

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the May 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Uniform Blues

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore what the U.S. Constitution is and why it is important, the purpose of the state constitution, and its relationship to the U.S. Constitution and the similarities and differences among federal, state and local...
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Tree Rings As Records of the Past

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students discover how trees preserve a record of times in the past.
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Social Studies: Exploring Japan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the culture and environment of Japan, beginning with a KWL chart. They use clay and cups of water to construct representations of the Japanese Islands. After designing flags representing farming and food, 4th...
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Globe Lesson 4 - The Compass

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study compass' and their use in navigation. In this compass lesson, students use a compass and a globe to answer the questions about navigation.
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Grew to the West

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this westward growth activity, students use lyrics given to follow along with the song "Grew to the West," filling in blanks to answer simple questions throughout. Students then answer 10 additional questions about the song. Song link...
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California State Capitol Museum: Kids Zone: History of the State Capital

For Students 3rd - 8th
Over the years, many cities were California's Capital before Sacramento. Learn what these cities were and background information on each move.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Coming to California [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders examine entries from Juan Bautista de Anza's diary and other documents to understand the experiences and obstacles he and his companions faced as they traveled from Arizona to California in 1774. Student...
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Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: The 22nd California Mission

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
When fourth graders are required to learn their state history, this California teacher takes it across the curriculum implementing a project-based learning unit highlighting the Spanish Mission Era of California in the 18th and 19th...
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California State Parks: Gold Rush Overview

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get basic facts about the 1848 discovery of gold by John Marshall at Sutter's Mill and the subsequent Gold Rush in California and American history.
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: National Parks 2: The General Sherman Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery subject, the General...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: California State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Did you know California's history included early explorers, Native Americans, the Gold Rush, and the Bear Republic? Learn about the history and timeline of the state of California on this site.
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record

For Students 4th - 9th
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
Handout
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Immigration: Framing Soo Hoo Lem Kong

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource presents a primary lesson plan that looks at primary sources to learn about Chinese immigration to California.

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