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Asylum Talk Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the case of a German ship containing Jewish refugees seeking asylum from Nazi persecution in the late 1930s. They conduct Internet research, watch a video, and role-play passengers from the St. Louis on a...
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Obituary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a worksheet on a historical figure of their choice. Using this information, they write an appropriate obituary of the person in German or other foreign language. They present the obituary to the class to end the lesson.
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End of World War II

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the results of the Yalta Conference on Europe after the war. They develop a PowerPoint presentation that compare the effects of World War I and World War II. They write a journal entry taking the point of view of...
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Treaty of Versailles

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students watch and listen to a PowerPoint presentation about the Treaty of Versailles, then write an editorial criticizing the Big Three. Students write from the perspective of a German in 1920 who has just learned of the harsh terms of...
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1932 Germany Party Platforms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine party platforms. In this political platforms lesson, students discover details about the state of Germany in the 1930's. High schoolers write their own political platforms and compare them to the platforms of the...
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Reasons for the United States Entry into World War I

For Students 9th - 12th
In this World War I worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer with details about the U.S. neutrality, German submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman telegram.
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Lesson 1: Setting impact on the Plot

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders see how the setting affects the plot. In this setting instructional activity, 4th graders listen to The Three Brothers : A German Folktale by Carolyn Croll and see how the setting affects the outcome of the story....
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The Gingerbread Man --ELL Story with Missing Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, the story of the Gingerbread Man is written with the verbs missing. Students provide the proper verb tense of the word in parentheses. This appears to be an ELL page; there are German words at the top. It...
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Foreign Language Initial Reading

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars match sentences and phrases to pictures in a target language. They identify the proper written form of familiar spoken phrases. Students practice labeling objects and pictures with the proper greeting, color, number or...
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Prisoner of War Camps In Germany- Crossword

For Students 6th - 7th
In this history crossword puzzle activity, students read and analyze 12 clues pertaining to the prisoners of war in Germany during Word War II. Students fit their answers into a crossword puzzle, which has no word bank.
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Prisoner Of War Camps In Germany Wordsearch

For Students 6th - 7th
In this prisoner of war camps learning exercise, students read and analyze 24 words that pertain to prisoner of war camps in Germany. Students find each word in a word search.
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Unification of Italy and Germany

For Students 10th - 12th
For this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 20 fill in the blank questions regarding the unification of Italy and Germany. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Die Lorelei

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use a traditional German Folksong to increase vocabulary. They use a traditional German folksong to identify a historical time period and explain the meaning of Die Lorelei.
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Adapting to those strange American ways!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students edit video tapes of two German immigrants according to the slant: How did you adapt to the strange American ways after immigrating to the Omaha area? Students work in groups to name ten problems immigrants might encounter in the...
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Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students show on a map territorial changes to Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, then identify European countries that came under German control before and during World War II.
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WWII Homefront Roundtable

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a role in a roundtable discussion after researching how the war impacted their character. Students play roles such as: African-American, American Indian, Japanese-American, German-American, Italian-American, Jewish refugee,...
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Eggs, Practical Test

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the structure, size, grades, nutritional function, preparation techniques and storage guidelines of eggs. They prepare German Pancakes and Orange Julius.
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What's on the Outside/Inside?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read about the idea of gender perspective in the writing of German history. They generate definitions from a list of given vocabulary words. They write definintions using their own words.
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Do Some Research: Physics 9

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this physics research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: Albert ____, German physicist...
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Rudolf Diesel Research Question

For Students 7th - 12th
In this scientific inventions worksheet, learners research the German inventor (Rudolf Diesel) who developed the internal-combustion engine. Students write a short description of the inventor and his invention, and draw a picture to...
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Holocaust Activities: In the Original Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read, translate, and discuss documents and reports of the Holocaust in the original language.
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The Roman Empire

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the reasons behind the fall of the Roman Empire and describe the changes that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire.
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First World War Assessment

For Students 8th - 9th
Here is a really neat assessment, perfect for middle schoolers who have just learned about WWI. The assessment covers the causes and effects of WWI, causes of WWII, the Treaty of Versailles, trench warfare, and key players of the war in...
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World War I - The War Ends

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Your class is in for a treat with this outstanding PowerPoint on World War I. The presentation is loaded with facts, maps, important personalities, and discussion questions on the war. Additionally, there is a wonderful video called,...

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