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Westward Expansion
Eighth graders explore the components of the Westward Movement in the United States. Understanding the past and the linkages it has to the present is the intended goal of this seventeen day unit.
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Counseling
As a group, students read a book about being bullied and losing their friends. They answer questions after reading and discuss them. They learn better ways to handle the situation.
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The Reunion
Students dramatize a postwar reunion between people who held opposing views during the U.S. Civil War.
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Andrew Jackson
Fifth graders examine the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Using the Internet, they research his decision to remove the Indians from their land and place them on reservations. They discuss the effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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Seeking Civil Rights
Students explore the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. In this social justice instructional activity, students examine the case, Jim Crow laws, and non-violent forms of protest. Students write essays to persuade the government...
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Interpreting Christopher Columbus
Students compare historical interpretations. In this research skills lesson, students use Internet and print resources to research the controversy regarding Christopher Columbus's work as an explorer. Students use their...
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Defusing School Violence
Pupils practice problem-solving skills as they listen to a scenario in which students defuse violence and tension at their own school. In this defusing school violence lesson, pupils discuss hate-based violence and brainstorm ways to...
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Satyagraha in Daily Life
Eighth graders explore the concept of satyagraha. In this Mohandas Gandhi lesson plan, 8th graders read a story titled, "Satyagraha," and discuss the application of the Gandhi's method in the world today.
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Ancient Rome
Middle schoolers investigate information about the leaders of Rome. For this ancient Rome lesson, students research Roman warfare and military leaders in order to write and present their own one-act plays based on Scipio, Hannibal,...
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Governance
Learners participate in talking circles. In this self-governance lesson plan, students examine human rights from the perspective of Native Americans. Learners must set up a self-government model for the reserve described.
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The Cold War
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...
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Redistricting: How Our Representatives Select Voters
Students examine the practice of redistricting. For this American politics lesson, students read the provided articles "The Gerrymander," and "Reforming the Gerrymander." Students respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Understanding Character
Students are introduced to literary elements and definitions in the worksheet Understanding Character but reading through each of the elements and definitions aloud. They read the story, "La Bamba" and identify examples of the literary...
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Lewis and clark...and Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha
Students practice descriptive language when one student describes an object to another student who cannot see it. They guess what the object is and relate the experience to that of the Lewis and Clark expeditionary journals.
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North Korea's Nuclear Threat
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the events of how Korea became a nuclear threat in the world. They use essential questions to help guide the research and come to right conclusions from the information.
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Environmental Destruction in Vietnam
Students watch video clip on Environmental Destruction of Vietnam, select and discuss passages from essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, that emphasize destruction to the land, and write essay on whether United States should have been...
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Math: Creating Problems on Computers
Third graders, in pairs, create math story problems on computers. Skills include multiplication or addition and subtraction in two-step problems. After devising their problems, 3rd graders type them and use pictures to illustrate them....
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Israel/Palestine and Saudi Arabia
Seventh graders examine governmental structures in place around the world. In this political systems lesson plan, 7th graders discuss components of a modern economy, and read two articles. Students answer questions after reading articles...
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Moral Dilemmas of the Ramayana
Twelfth graders explain the concept of dharma and appreciate differences in moral reasoning. They relate the Ramayana to their own experiences.
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African Americans and the Move West
Students examine the phases of westward migration in the United States during the 19th century focusing on the incentives that led many African Americans to make the move.
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Reality Ethics
Students suggest ethical decisions to problems and determine the basis and authority for them as ethical decisions.
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The Crisis in Darfur
Students examine the history and current humanitarian crisis occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan. In small groups, they conduct Internet research, answer discussion questions, and present their findings to the class.
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The Proclamation of 1763
Young scholars consider the impact of the Proclamation of 1763. For this colonial America lesson, students determine the how the proclamation affected the British Crown, the colonists, and the Indians and present their findings to the...
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Friction Restriction: Creating a Design Plan to Redesign the Tread of Tennis Sneakers to Increase Friction
Young scholars evaluate the friction of tennis sneakers and redesign them to increase friction. For this physics lesson, students calculate starting, sideways and forward stopping friction. Using quantitative data, they prove that...