Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Have an Exam? Have a Kit-Kat

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Have an Exam? Have a Kit-Kat," and then respond to 10 multiple choice, 30 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: US-Vietnam Flights Resume

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read US-Vietnam Flights Resume," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Sudanese Peace, South Sudan Created

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Sudanese Peace, South Sudan Created," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Tony Blair Announces His Resignation

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Tony Blair Announces His Resignation," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Big Enough" Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gain awareness and knowledge about Dwarfism by watching and responding to a film.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keeping Cool

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the air conditioner units around the school. They chart the temperature by placing a thermometer in different situations and decide how to keep cool and save energy in the summer.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Malaysia Crackdown on Ethnic Indians

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Malaysia Crackdown on Ethnic Indians," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Sharon Defends Gaza Pullout

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Sharon Defends Gaza Pullout," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Counts as History?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the question "What Counts as History?"  In this Philosophy lesson, 8th graders pretend that they are going to interview a historian.  Students read a primary source and answer the questions that follow.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Japanese Student Bombs Classroom

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Japanese Student Bombs Classroom," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Disneyland Celebrates 50th Birthday

For Students 5th - 10th
In this current events worksheet, students read an article about Disneyland celebrating its' 50th birthday and answer eight true or false questions, 10 synonym matching questions, and 10 phrase matching questions based on the article.
Article
Pew Research Center

Pew Charitable Trusts: Two Decades of Change in Federal and State Higher Education Funding

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an in-depth analysis of the changes in both federal and state spending on higher education since 2000.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: 1968: A Time of Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how the events and cultural and political changes that occurred in 1968 came to represent the upheaval and dramatic changes in American life during the 1960s. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written...
Handout
US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture,...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs American Experience: She Resisted: Strategies of Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the final decade of the women's suffrage movement through powerful images, brought to life with color for the first time. Live through the epic 1913 Washington, D.C. procession, Ida B. Wells's successful voter registration...
eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Election of 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
A section on the turmoil of politics and protest surrounding the election of 1968.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Death of a President

For Students 9th - 10th
Two paragraph synopsis about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how immigration was the means by which North Carolina came into existence, steadily grew through decades of changing population trends and expansion, and ultimately emerged as an ethnically diverse modern state in the early...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Lowdown: Exploring Changing Obesity Rates Through Ratios and Graphs

For Students 6th - 8th
In these KQED Lowdown infographics, explore how adult obesity rates in the United States, as measured by body mass index (BMI), have dramatically changed in the past half-century. A circular graph and a pictograph depict data by decade,...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Change in Early 20th Century America: Doing the Decades

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit provides a flexible investigative structure for the study of selected themes in U.S. history and culture using the American Memory collections and related resources. Core goals are the development of relationships between...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The 1960s: A Time of Contrast, Change, Controversy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson explores the 1960s and the contrasts, changes, and controversies that occurred during the period. The teacher will present an overview of the cultural and social aspects of the period. Students will choose a person, event, or...
Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The World at Our Doorstep

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Virtual Museum of Canada pictorial exhibition highlights the perseverance of a working class that is dealing with big changes that have taken place in Cape Breton over the last decade (closure of the steel plant in 1999; closure of...
Article
Other

Cis: Shaping Texas: The Effects of Immigration, 1970 2020

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines trends in immigration to Texas in the decades from 1970 on, and the impact on the population of various regions and cities in Texas. Written in 1995, the projections it offers are for 1995-2020. The article also looks at how...
Article
Other

Dance Spirit: Thirteen of the Best Tap Dancers of All Time

For Students 9th - 10th
While certainly not inclusive, this article not only identifies thirteen top tappers, but also offers videos of each of them. While the first few in the list would be considered early tappers, like Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, this...