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Gold Mountain

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars read primary and secondary sources to find jobs as a Chinese immigrant. In groups they create a chart listing jobs for Chinese and write a letter about employment and living conditions to a Chinese friend.
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Reconstruction and the Long Shadow of the Civil War

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Eighth graders are introduced to the efforts of Reconstruction after the Civil War. In groups, they develop their own plan for Reconstruction and provide a mission statement which they share with the class. They must defend any...
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Nation Building

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of nation building. In this diplomacy activity, students research America's nation building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans, Guatemala, Cuba, Vietnam, and Grenada. High schoolers share their...
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Chinese Immigration 1860s-1880s

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders consider the plight of Chinese immigrants to America. In this immigration lesson, 8th graders analyze political cartoons from the late 1800's that exemplify American public opinion regarding Chinese immigrants. The...
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Budgeting-It Is For Everyone

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete a simulation designed to show them the importance of budgeting and avoiding living paycheck to paycheck.
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Sustainability: Our Environment

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the sustainability of our environment, the trend in rising temperatures and the emission of greenhouse cases. Using given data, students test and construct a confidence interval and the difference between two population...
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Nebraska Entrepreneur Success Stories

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore entrepreneurs of Nebraska. In this business and social studies lesson, students research Nebraska entrepreneurs to discover the history of their successful company.
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Lesson 2: "To Elect Good Men": Woodrow Wilson and Latin America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy. In this foreign policy lesson, students examine how the Wilson administration responded to civil unrest in Latin America.
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Environmental Action

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate an environmental problem in order to find and propose possible solutions. The problem is real to add to the engagement of the instructional activity. This is found through conducting research and then brainstorming...
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The Early Tensions of the Cold War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students uncover the roots of the Cold War. In this Cold War lesson, students research the political philosophies of the Soviet Union and the United States during the era as they define key vocabulary and discuss government systems....
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Discovering Aristotle's Three Forms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, working in small groups, role play different kinds of governments--oligarchy, monarchy, dictatorship, and democratic republic. They portray their form of government in a skit, while other groups guess which kind of government...
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Boomtime

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a short film about the rise of prosperity after World War II. They examine the role of status symbols and owning vehicles. They compare and contrast advertisements from the 1950's with those from the 1990's.
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Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars view copies of the 1880 and 1900 censuses and then create and conduct their own census of their homes, comparing all three.
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Coin Content

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, equivalence in grain, and determine their worth today. They explain how to calculate fractions of a given weight and how to use decimal numbers.
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What is Taxed and Why

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners are exposed to the need for federal, state and local governments to tax constituents to provide goods and services for their residents. They identify the different kinds of taxes and give examples of the goods and services taxed.
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U.S. Enters World War I

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore the reasons why the United States entered into World War I and how that conflict effected the United States and Europe politically, economically and socially.
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Farms and Food

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover how farmers utilize the land to grow crops and raise animals and read literature to help in the discussion.
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Our World is Like a Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create a Venn diagram of people's similarities and differences. They investigate why people relocate to different geographic regions after investigating the positives and negatives of different states.
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The Wealth Tax of 1935 and the Victory Tax of 1942

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explain that during the Great Depression and World War II, the Roosevelt administration implemented new, broader, and more progressive taxes in order to cover the costs of the New Deal programs and the war.
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How Financial Institutions Help Businesses Grow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study various forms of business organizations comparing and contrasting them to practices of the 1870's. They investigate the ways the businesses finance their transactions through loans.
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Making Good Investments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare different aspects of investing money from traditional savings accounts to money market accounts. They research investment accounts at local banks and compare them.
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The Deforestation of the Temperate Forest Focus; Russian Taiga/Boreal

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete a unit of lessons on the Russian Temperate Forest. They list the environmental problems associated with deforestation, conduct research, compare the Russian Taiga with other forests, create graphs, and develop an...
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Production and Costs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the concept of productivity and participate in an activity in which they test their own productivity in making Origami cups. Teams determine how to improve productivity and then discuss factors that influence...
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The Power of Words: Social Justice Words

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students role-play the position of a presidential candidate. They create their platform to include social justice programs and present it to the class. They answer questions to end the lesson.

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