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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: China Gallery

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Invite your learners to take a closer look at the art and mathematical function of dome buildings as designed by the ancient Romans. In the next segment of this attractive worksheet set, your young historians will then learn about...
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Sunday School Resources

Fruit of the Spirit

For Teachers K - 6th
An old-fashioned cootie catcher project is a good way to help kids learn about the ways to honor God with the fruit of the Spirit. After cutting, folding, and constructing the cootie catchers, Sunday school kids work together to name the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Angles and Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine Jewish symbols. In this Holocaust instructional activity, 8th graders discuss the meanings behind the Swastika and the Star of David. Students also measure the angles and shapes with the symbols.
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Curated OER

Triangle Fire and Labor Movement

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders, in groups, explore the garment industry before, during, and after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire to learn about the Labor Movement, unions, and some of the people who impacted working conditions for both adults and children...
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Curated OER

Triangles Are Not Bad!

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students perform a play to explore diversity.
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Curated OER

The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the working conditions during the Age of Industrialization. They research how workers reacted to the conditions and discuss the results of labor movement.
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Curated OER

Triangles Are Not Bad

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore cultural diversity. In this multiculturalism lesson plan, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider the implications of belonging to cliques and stereotyping others.
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Curated OER

Where in the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore the global grid system. In this globe lesson plan, students identify latitude and longitude lines and how these can tell the coordinates of any place. They use the Internet to find the exact coordinates for their...
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Triangular Trade and Its Effects

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate the trade routes and investigate goods and services were transported along each route. Given a primary source document, that represents a personal story related to the triangle trade, they discuss given questions.
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Curated OER

Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders write simple sentences based on historical figures they find in pictures. In this simple sentences lesson plan, 1st graders search for pictures in Microsoft Word and write simple sentences about them. These pictures and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Aztec Sun God Sculpture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create their own Sun God Sculptures. In this Aztec art lesson, students create their own Sun God Sculpture. After finishing the project sudents compare and contrast their sculpture to the pictures of the Aztec's sculpture.
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Curated OER

Milton Hershey Quilt Activity

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students extend their understanding of Milton Hershey. In this notable figures lesson, students create a paper quilt about Milton Hershey. Students use the template provided to design their own quilt square, including an illustration and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Tooling Around Arizona: Measuring Distances

For Students 5th - 8th
For this measurement worksheet, student measure the distances between Arizona cities by using a the scale on an Arizona Cities map. Students complete 15 problems.
Lesson Plan
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Hey Good Looking, What You Got Cooking?

For Teachers 1st
First graders perform a song and skit to illustrate how music can be used to communicate movement As part of the Thanksgiving Day program, 1st graders perform a song and skit that illustrates how music can be used to communicate movement.
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MAPPING THE BLACK ATLANTIC

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the geographic characteristics of Western and Central Africa, the impact of geography on settlement patterns, cultural traits, and trade. They compare political, social, economic, and religious systems of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Easter Island

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the location and physical environment of Easter Island. This description include: identification of the closet continent to Easter Island, ocean in which Easter Island is located, and some geographical features of...
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Castle Blue Eagle

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read the legend of King Arthur. They complete comprehension activities and research life in the Middle Ages. In groups, 6th graders complete several projects including making shields, crowns, and stained glass art designs.
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Curated OER

China

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a variety of activities surrounding a unit on China and Chinese culture.
Activity
Curated OER

Wind Direction

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students will make a gauge to track wind direction.
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Thanksgiving Friends

For Teachers K
Students listen to teacher read alouds of books that include facts about Thanksgiving. They discuss what they are thankful for and share this discussion with another class through e-mail.
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US Navy

Naval Historical Center: Exorcizing the Devil's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard L. Rosenberg writes this article about the area known as "The Devil's Triangle" or "The Bermuda Triangle." Besides discussing famous lost ships and airplanes, Rosenberg gives detailed information about the geography of the sea...
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress Link: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.