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For Students Pre-K - 1st
An extremely well put together site full of information about the decorative arts, specifically the French decorative arts from about 1660 to 1790. Contains history, lesson plans, and even an image bank.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Holocaust

For Teachers 10th - 12th
This lesson plan places a human face on the Holocaust, by focusing on survivors' testimony, letters and journals from survivors and those who were killed, and poetry.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The French Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The French Revolution challenged political, social and cultural norms in European society. The lesson is broken down into three parts: political, shifts in power, French nationalism.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the development of the textile industry in Great Britain, focusing on the invention of various machines. Also,discusses the social effects of the Industrial Revolution and the connections between the Industrial Revolution and...
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Manhattan Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will discuss the role of technology of the atomic bomb and explore the destruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during WWII. Students will then outline some of the social and political changes that resulted from the Manhattan Project.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 8th
Lesson plan helps students understand the Declaration of Independence.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Native American History: John Smith and the Powhatan

For Teachers 5th
This lesson plan relates to understanding primary sources to evaluate John Smith's description of the Powhatan Indians.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Indian Removal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson looks at the process whereby a policy of assimilation gave way to one of overt removal under President Jackson.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Alien and Sedition Acts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Objective of this lesson is to understand the provisions of the Alien and Sedition Acts within their political and constitutional contexts.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson looks at ways that the ideology of Manifest Destiny expressed both national political objectives and the goals of ordinary men and women who settled the west.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Women's Suffrage, 1890 1920

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson uses primary sources to provide a discussion of women's suffrage.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Automobile

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will help students understand the different ways in which the automobile changed American society. Students will learn about Henry Ford, whose innovations transformed manufacturing and made automobiles affordable for...
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Slave Ships

For Teachers 7th - 8th
After analyzing the engraving and accompanying text, students will discuss the point of view of the resources using a compare and contrast diagram.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Code Talkers the Navajo Soldiers of Wwii

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson explores the unique role that the Navajo secret codes played in winning WWII.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Homestead Act of 1862

For Students 4th
Through the use of primary sources, 4th graders will understand the main concepts of the Homestead Act and use that information to write a letter to a relative explaining why they moved to Ohio.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Irish Immigration to the United States

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Brief overview of how various immigrant groups have been accepted with a focus on the Irish. Discusses the melting pot concept of immigration and how it compares to the 'salad bowl' concept of immigration.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Boston Massacre

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will learn about the Boston Massacre then compare and contrast two artistic images of the Boston Massacre and use their observations to conclude which image portrays the event more accurately.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: George Washington

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders will read about George Washington as President then analyze the different images and sculptures and write a short essay.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Revolutionary War Maps

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students will compare two Primary Source maps for Boston and the surrounding area looking at accuracy and detail. Students will decide which side has the advantage then use that information to analyze the advantages of good maps vs....
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Immigration to America in the 1800s

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students will be introduced to the reasons people came to America and the different modes of transportation used for the journey. Students will follow the journey of one man from Switzerland to Ohio.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Articles of Confederation vs. the u.s. Constitution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders will be introduced to the primary documents of the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution. They will figure out the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and compare them to the US Constitution. Students...
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: u.s. Constitution: The Preamble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners will be able to explain the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: u.s. Constitution: The Powers of the Presidency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will see the powers of the presidency as described in the Constitution being put into practice by real people and by a real president.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: John Winthrop and the Puritans

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders will analyze the nine reasons Puritans had for immigrating to New England and discuss the meaning of John Winthrop's message to the Puritans.

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