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Immigrant Contributions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read a passage about immigrants making contributions to the state of Kansas and write the main ideas and details of what they read. In this immigrant contributions lesson plan, students fill out a graphic organizer of immigrant...
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I'm Still Scared: The War Years

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read the story I'm Still Scared: The War Years, complete discussion questions, and activities about the book. In this war book lesson plan, students keep journals, write about being frightened, have a war veteran visit their...
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

B. Franklin, Printer and the Public Eye

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore U.S. history by researching famous Americans. In this Benjamin Franklin lesson plan, students read portions of a biography about Franklin and identify his position within U.S. politics and as a leader in the battle for...
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Defining (Gay) Marriage

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore current events by researching the topic of gay marriage. For this equal rights lesson, students define the term "marriage" and read pro and anti-gay marriage opinions and articles. Students participate in an class...
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Industrial Revolution in America: Exploring the Effects of the Heat Engine on the Growth of Cities

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research the development of the steam engines. In this US history lesson, students analyze the impact of this invention to civilization. They discuss the events leading to the growth and development of different cities.
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Lesson 2 Activity 2: In the Wake of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study the route of Meriwether Lewis and iam Clark's travels and the important events in their journey. They mark the sites on a map and then plan a trip along part of the route.
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Armenian Genocide

For Teachers 8th - 11th
As your historians examine the beginnings of WWI, ensure they are familiar with the Armenian Genocide. This basic introductory lesson plan utilizes teacher-led discussion, map analysis, and a Socratic seminar. Not much detail is offered...
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Comparing the Boston Massacre to the Kent State Shootings

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast the Boston Massacre to the Kent State shootings. In this compare and contrast lesson plan, students review what happened in each case and compare them using a Venn Diagram.
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Social Activism In The United States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore justice issues. In this social activism lesson, students watch "Social Activism in the United States," and then locate newspaper articles from the 1960's and 1970's about events during the era.
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Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders list some tea party protests other than the Boston Tea Party, then state some possible reasons behind the tea protests. They explain the connection between the Boston Tea Party, other tea parties, and events that...
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Growth of a Nation: Trading Cards

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners research and write about events and people that have contributed to the development of Canada. They develop their paragraphing skills and create a package of 10 Canadian History Trading Cards.
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Media Literacy Discussion Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine and analyze visual media and its messages critically. They determine whether specific media messages inform, entertain, or persuade and what factors influence the media. Using primary sources, they participate in...
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Foundations of American Government

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine historical perspectives. For this Boston Massacre lesson, students watch "The Story Behind the Boston Massacre," and conduct further research on the event. High schoolers debate the Patriot and British perspectives...
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Environmental and Health Concerns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
The idea behind this lesson plan is to introduce learners to the health and environmental issues related to the use of computers. The lecture should include topics such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, but information is not...
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School Lunches Get More Healthful

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a story called School Lunches Get More Healthful and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. For this current events school lunch lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions, recalling...
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Inference

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Making inferences about what you read is an important skill for both elementary, middle, and high school learners. Focusing on events which occurred during World War II, they answer a series of questions related to what we can infer as...
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United States Entry into WWI: Two Diametrically Opposed Views

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils reconsider the events leading to US entry into WWI through the lens of archival documents.
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Is Violence the Answer?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine opposing views of a public incident and then write monologues, comic strips, or rap songs to present opposing views of events at Ipperwash.
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The Roman Empire

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the internet to research a list of people, places and events from the Roman Empire (753 BC to 476 AD) in this instructional activity intended for a Social Studies classroom at the middle school level. The instructional...
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Witnesses to Joan of Arc and The Hundred Years' War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the key events of the Hundred Years' War Using computer technology, they research the life of Joan of Arc. Students explain Joan's military and political strategies and their importance in history. Students complete...
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The Cold War

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the origins of the Cold War.  In this Cold War lesson, 10th graders analyze selected songs and identify what historical events they reference.  Students create a musical collage or timeline for the period since the...
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Sport and Security

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine world sports. In this current events activity, students analyze a photograph of a sport scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided discussion questions about...
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Breaking Barriers with Melba Pattillo

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to individuals who made the civil rights movement a success. They examine, analyze and interpret the events and people who had a significant and stirring impact on the course of history through stories,...
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Viking History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about the history of the Vikings by watching videos, reading books, and writing journal entries pretending they were Vikings. In this Vikings lesson plan, students also make a long ship out of a milk carton.

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