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Causes of the American Revolution

For Teachers 5th
Challenge your fifth graders with this lesson. They read about the American Revolution, discuss key terms, and engage in a variety of activities. First, they create a timeline, then they answer an online quiz, and finish by making a...
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Colonials & Revolutionaries: Background Historical & Cultural Information

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
The four major trends of the 18th century (The Enlightenment, the Great Awakening, British global ambitions, and economic disagreements) are the focus of a PowerPoint that places in context such influences as deism, mercantilism,...
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Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- May #1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Internet fact hunt learning exercise, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to answer 5 multiple choice questions. They answer US history, science, and geography questions.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 1, Grade 3

For Students 3rd
This 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet includes 2 fictional selections and 2 non-fiction pieces, as well as multiple choice and free response questions.
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Public Education

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Your pupils may not know that school was not always required. Teach them a bit about the history of public education with a reading passage and related questions.
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Borrowing and Lending

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money. In this financial awareness instructional activity, 4th graders read the book Ben and Me and create a table displaying the advantages and disadvantages of...
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A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the power of images through political cartoons, particularly in light of the Danish caricatures of Muhammad that have incited violence around the world. They create their own original artwork to submit to an appropriate...
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Weather Lessons: Explore the Possibilities

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Looking to the sky isn't just for day dreamers.The weather is a fascinating way to explore science and history.
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Constitutional Convention

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students engage in a role-playing situation to illustrate the kinds of compromised that were made a teh Constitutional Convention. They write three short 1-2 paragraph arguments and then present their arguments to the class at the...
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The Emerging American Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define what it meant to be an American early on in the nation's history. In this American identity lesson plan, students examine the noted quotations and determine what was meant by each of the authors with regards to an...
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Applied Science - Technology (3A) Pre Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss electric currents. In this circuit activity, 3rd graders create a picture of a battery circuit and a light bulb. They show the positive and negative charge and the flow of electrons. 
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Science Hits Activity

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students listen to a song that teaches the elements of the periodic table and write their own song to be used as an aid in remembering scientific information.
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Patriot Women

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore the significance of women's roles in the American Revolution through reading selections and brainstorming.
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The American Revolution and Its Heroes

For Teachers 1st
Students, through a variety of activities, discover historical aspects of the American Revolution. They make maps and create timelines to track significant events. They create a book about the American Revolution and re-enact Paul...
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Documents and Symbols and American Freedom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students complete a unit of lessons on the documents, symbols, and famous people involved in the founding of the U.S. government. They create a personal bill of rights, write a found poem, design a flag, conduct research, and role-play...
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Electricity Crossword

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this electricity worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 20 clues given.
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Meaning of Quotations

For Students 5th - 6th
For this quotations worksheet, students read 5 famous quotations. From four possible choices, students select the best meaning for the quotation.
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Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 11th
In this static electricity worksheet, students complete nine questions about electron charges, coulombs, potential energy, voltage and the Van de Graaf generator.
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Fresh Water Facts

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fresh water worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about fresh water to find the answers and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 9 questions total.
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Government by the People - Initiative and Referendum

For Students 6th - 9th
Students use the Internet and worksheet to understand the concept of referendums and ballot innitiatives.
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Pennsylvania facts by the numbers

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Pennsylvania facts worksheet, students research Pennsylvania history and trivia and answer questions where they calculate the answers about Pennsylvania. Students complete 10 questions.
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Robert E. Lee Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive Civil War instructional activity, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about Robert E. Lee. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Editorial Cartoon Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the role of editorial cartoons on American politics. In this editorial cartoons lesson, students discover the history of the cartoons in America, analyze some cartoons, and then draw their own cartoons that make social...
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United States Constitution Framers

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover details about delegates to the American Constitutional Convention. In this U.S. Constitution lesson plan, 8th graders research information about 9 delegates to the convention and then write paragraphs about the...

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