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Cuban Missile Crisis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore, analyze and study all the various aspects that happened concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis. They assess documents from the Cuban Missile Crisis and make decisions about what the United States should do based on...
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U.S. Possessions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the United States acquisition of the Philippines and their fight for independence. They locate the Philippines on a map and brainstorm how its geography has benefits. They access the Internet and complete a student...
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Prepositions: Mixed Prepositions 2

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this grammar worksheet, students read short sentences and choose the best preposition to fill in the blank. More than one response may be acceptable, but students are told to choose the best one.
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The Life and Music of Celia Cruz

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a set and design a costume for a musical performance. In this Life of Celia Cruz instructional activity, students study biographical facts about Celia Cruz on the exhibition web site. Then students share their creations...
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Topic 5: Running the Business

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars explore the concept of running a business. In this running a business lesson, students put their plan of action into practice. Young scholars market a product and try to maximize profit.
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Topic 6: Evaluating and Presenting Results

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students construct spreadsheets from raw data. In this spreadsheet construction lesson, students compile data into Microsoft Excel. Students familiarize themselves with entering and presenting data in a spreadsheet.
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Anagrams of World Cities

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word cities learning exercise, students unscramble the names of 25 cities, then match them to their correct countries. Answer included on page 2.
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Sort and Classify: Countries

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sorting and classifying worksheet, students sort countries into 3 groups based on a single characteristic. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Breaking News English: Maradona Breaks Airport Door in Anger

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Maradona Breaks Airport Door in Anger," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Guess Which Dog I'm Describing-Trivia Quiz

For Students 4th - 7th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of questions about breeds of dogs. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
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Words In The News

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm through playing a guessing game to determine the person they will be researching is Fidel castro. They review his background then hear a radio presentation from Castro then answer and discuss a given set of questions.
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Good Schools For Everyone

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students work in groups in order to brainstorm the type of criteria needed to assess the quality of a secondary school. They use several case studies to establish the context for coming up with ideas. Then students conduct research into...
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Reconstruction Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies instructional activity, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Cuba: The Accidental Eden

For Students 9th - 10th
You can watch this fascinating video about Cuba, a country that was restricted politically and economically for the past 50 years. Due to the restriction of tourists, Cuba has remained open to wildlife, and a wonderful and beautiful...
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Cuba and the United States: A New Chapter

For Students 9th - 10th
Current and relevant learning resource from Brown University in which students explore the changing relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, interpret political cartoons and monitor news media coverage of U.S.-Cuba relations over time....
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ProCon.org

Pro Con: Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo Against Cuba?

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprhensive material presents the pros and cons of U.S. maintaining an embargo against Cuba. Includes background information, comments and video gallery.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Hurricane Ike Forces Mass Evacuation in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondent Matthew Weaver discusses the mass evacuations that took place in Cuba following Hurricane Gustave and that continued during Hurricane Ike. (September 9, 2008)
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Amnesty International: Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to articles and reports concerning human rights issues in Cuba.
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New York Times

New York Times: Cuba News

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides a concise overview of Cuba's history as well as links to articles about the country that date back to 1980.
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: u.s. Relations With Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Cuba. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in Cuba, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cabinet of Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains information on the cabinet and assembly of Cuba.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about health in Cuba via the World Health Organization's profile page on the country, which includes demographic information about core health indicators as well as general information. The 'News and features' tab includes articles...

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