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South Africa After Ten Years of Freedom
Students see how events in South Africa have affected other areas of the world both through the use of economic sanctions and truth and reconciliation commissions. They analyze significance of this election in light of South Africa's...
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China: One Nation: Two Futures
Tenth graders explore the evolution of Chinese communism to its present export-driven economy. Working in groups, they examine various articles about reforms in Chinese society. They write essays about the impact of political reform on...
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A Snapshot of the Connecticut River Valley - 1880
Students analyze a variety of images and documents and make inferences from their readings and articulate causality.
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The Roles of the President
Students list the many jobs of the U.S. president and explain the reasons for them. They compare current and past roles of the chief executive of the United States.
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Introduction to Selected Documents from the Roxcy Bolton Collection
Young scholars listen to a guided imagery exercise that takes them back to 1969. They brianstorm ideas to try to discover why they would not be allowed to sit at an empty table at a Burdines lunch counter in 1969.
They read letters...
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Shanghai: Old Meets New
In this editing worksheet, 5th graders read, analyze and proofread/edit the text "Shanghai: Old meets New". Students correct all the errors they find within the text.
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Ardipithecus ramidus: A Prehistory Lesson Plan
Students discover details about the genus Ardipithecus. For this prehistory lesson, students listen to a lecture about the attributes of Ardipithecus. Students then conduct further research on either Ardipithecus ramidus or...
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The West: US History
In this U.S. history instructional activity, students read assigned textbook pages that tell the story of Westward Expansion and respond to 35 short answer questions.
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High Middle Ages (1000-1200)
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the High Middle Ages.
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Attention Seeking
Young scholars compare the Ethiopia of the 1980's to today. In this current events lesson, students conduct research about the poverty-stricken Ethiopia exposed by the media in the 1980's with the conditions there today. Young scholars...
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Building a Peace
Students take a closer look at the rebuilding of Rwanda. In this current events lesson, students review the genocide in the country during the 1990's and perform role plays that require them to determine how to rebuild a nation after...
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Ivy Bean
In this Ivy Bean learning exercise, students read about the life of the oldest woman using social networking, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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What Effect Does A Communities Attitudes/Values/And Beliefs Effect Student Behavior And Influence Curriculum
Learners examine how race relations effect the kinds and amount of educational resources individual schools receive within a school district.
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Using Reported Speech
Students fine tune their communication skills to include expressing the ideas of others, as well as their own opinions. They must practice a number of times before feeling comfortable using them in every day conversations.
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Minimal Pair Pronunciation Lesson
Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.
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Creating a New Society
Students must decide which laws be followed and how many freedoms be allowed in a new society they create. This lesson works well for students of most levels - except beginners - as the subject brings out many opinions.
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The Media
High schoolers identify various forms of media used in a political campaign and compare the different formats as vehicles for distributing political messages. They analyze the effectiveness of candidate's uses of different media.
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Investigation 8 - Weather Forecasts
Fourth graders examine how to predict and evaluate weather forecasts. Discuss with students why weather predictions are important to us. Ask them what people do after they hear a forecast. They brainstorm reasons forecasts are important...
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Skin Deep and Other Teenage Reflections by Angela Shelf Medearis
Tenth graders explore how adolescents attempt to tain peer acceptance.
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The History of Rock and Roll: Part 8 - The 70's - Have a Nice Day - Lesson 1
Students discuss the technological advancements in music that emerged during the 1970's and how they were used. They see how technology in music influenced the artists and their music.
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Poland's Next Step
Students investigate the history of Poland. They explore various Polish historical websites, explore an interactive online map of Polish cities, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about Poland.
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A "Typical Day" Then and Now
Students complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting their lives to those of their grandparents when they were a child. They interview their grandparent as well. They share their stories with the class.
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The 1920s: The Rise of Consumer Culture
Students examine economic, social, and cultural aspects of the 1920s. They provide a brief political history of the 1920s, focusing on the death of Warren Harding (Was he poisoned by his wife?) and develop skills in analyzing...
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Turmoils of The 1960's and 70's.
Students engage in the study of the social problems associated with the 1960's and 1970's. They explain how the government made attempts to solve the problem and evaluate the success. This is done through the writing of an essay using...