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Bookkeeping 101

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students state the important questions that must be answered through the use of expense records. They design and test a method for recording business expenses.
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Social Studies: All about Me

For Teachers K
Students collect information about themselves and their favorite things. Each month they add information in the form of reflections demonstrating growth in self esteem and self evaluation. At the end of the sachool year, students...
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Savvy in Sacramento

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students take a field trip to the state capital, Sacramento. Using the Internet, they explain the physical and human geographic features of the area and discuss interactions between the people of California between the time of explorers...
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Lifestyles of the Tribe, or Tomorrowland?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify with and analyze through writing various Indian cultural values and how they fit in the modern world. Students organize data utilizing Educational software programs and present their opinions and inferences in a...
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President Internet Project

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students utilize search engines to locate information on one of the first five Presidents of the United States. Students utilize various technological skills that incorporate higher level thinking, analysis, and summarization. Students...
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Powerful Signatures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience famous historical documents that were initiated and propelled by signatures such as Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution. They create a school amendment using the information gathered.
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A History of Conflict Resolution and the Jury System

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars study the history of the jury system in the United States. They enact a number of different types of trials including trial by jury. They complete a worksheet that compares the trials systems before writing a persuasive...
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George to George

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the internet to research the beginnings of the United States government. In groups, they examine the presidency of George Washington while they are guided along a museum tour. They end the lesson plan by discussing...
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Virginian Contributors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the contributions of native Virginians to the United States. For each person, they read excerpts of a book about their contributions and organize the information in a chart. In groups, they become an expert on one of...
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The Inaugural Speech: Setting The Tone For The Administration Of A President

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils investigate the Inaugural Speech of the President of The United States while comparing two speeches. They conduct research to find the two speeches on the internet and look at them side by side. The lesson includes background...
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Getting to the Bottom of Gitmo

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore, examine and study about the first military tribunal of a Guantanamo Bay camp detainee. They then participate in a collaborative writing assignment in which they have a "conversation on paper" with each other about...
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First Inauguration Speech of Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read an annotated excerpt of Lincoln's speech. In this government lesson plan, students discuss questions related to the speech to identify Lincoln's ideas to preserve the Union. Students may write optionally write their...
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The Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the time period of the Industrial revolution in American history.  In this American History instructional activity, 8th graders read the chapter on this time period.  Students create a presentation on this time...

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