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A Salute to American Symbols

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research American symbols. In this American History lesson, students listen to the story The Wall and discuss the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They also listen to One Nation and research an American Symbol to create a...
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Leschi: Justice in Our Time

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students examine the lives of the Nisqually people and the resource consumption philosophy. For this Native American philosophy lesson, students use primary sources to understand the resource consumption philosophy and then evaluate...
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Kidding Around In The 1980s

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine pop culture of the 1980s.  In this historical time period lesson plan, students view a Smurfs cartoon from the 1980s and discuss its similarities and differences to cartoons today.  Students work in groups to...
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The Fact Finders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze agricultural data and make predictions about events in history. In this history lesson, students correlate the relationship between historic events and issues in agriculture to see if there is a correlation. They analyze...
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Arthur Young and the President

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work with NASS data by converting it into prose. In this historical agriculture information instructional activity, students read about how George Washington communicated information about crop yields, livestock, and land...
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Politics and the Olympics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners discover details regarding Olympics controversies. In this international politics lesson plan, students research Olympic games of the Modern Era noting the controversies surrounding Beijing Olympics. Learners create brochures...
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Conflict Resolution in the World Today: Introduction to Current World conflicts, their Antecendents, the Progression, and their Potential Conclusions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write a paragraph describing a conflict they had with a friend or a family member and a paragraph explaining how it was resolved. In this social science lesson plan, students share their paragraphs with a partner and then will...
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Is the Brady Bunch Biased

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine gender bias on television and in the movies. In this social science lesson, students watch various shows and when an instance of stereotypical behavior, or gender bias situation occurs, students think about the problem....
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Recognize, create and Record Simple Repeating Patterns

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze, create, and record repeating patterns. In this geometry lesson, students create shapes using patterns and keep track of the different shapes. They incorporate transformation and reflections into their patterns.
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Lessons from the Holocaust; Hitler's Germany

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore Nazi Germany by completing several worksheets. In this Adolf Hitler activity, students identify Hitler's role in the holocaust, his role in the German community and his mindset. Students read the poem "The Hangman" by...
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Lift Every Voice and Sing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze sculpture, poetry, and music to gain an understanding of historical events. In this critical thinking skills lesson, students take a closer look at African-American history as they examine "Lift Every Voice and Sing'"...
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Breaking News: Second Explosion at Japan Nuclear Plant (14th March, 2011)

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore current events by sharing information about the Japanese nuclear plant. In this nuclear energy activity, students discuss the pros and cons of nuclear energy plants and whether or not they can typically withstand natural...
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 3 - Trains, Sails, and Trails

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read two chapters of Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski and complete activities about Florida's transportation history. In this literacy and economics activity, students read two chapters of the book, talk about their journal...
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Participating in Democracy

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students analyze film clips in class. In this democracy lesson, students identify the differences between civil liberties, democracy and freedom. Students view a video regarding Japanese internment and answer study questions as well as...
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A Miniscule Adversary: Combating Epidemics and Infectious Diseases in America

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discover the spread of different diseases in US. In this health science lesson, 10th graders research the role of CDC and PHS in protecting the citizens. They explore documented cases of pandemics and their impact on...
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African Independence Movements

For Students 6th - 8th
For this African independence movement worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer questions that accompany a reading selection featuring Uganda, Guinea, Kenya, and Ghana. Students also complete a graphic organizer based on the selection.
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Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the historical, social, and cultural context of modernist poetry. They explore websites, complete a chart, compare/contrast rural and urban life, watch a video of early New York, and complete a writing assessment...
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The Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners analyze the tensions that existed in American society during the Civil Rights Era as well as the problems that children experienced. They evaluate editorial cartoons dealing with the American Civil Rights movement to view the...
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Tracing the Route of Bracero

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a map showing the work of a Bracero Worker. In this Bracero lesson plan, students listen to a worker in an online oral history as he explains his work locations and crops. They use a map to plot the areas he worked and the...
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Learning From Document - Public Laws

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research primary sources about the Bracero worker program. In this primary source lesson, students investigate two public laws along with other documents to determine if the Bracero worker program was implemented properly. They...
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Learning from Photos

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use photographs to study the Bracero Labor Program. In this analyzing photographs lesson, students are broken up into groups and given a photograph of Bracero laborers. They predict the answers to questions about the photo...
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A Treaty Tail: U.S. - Indian Treaty Councils in the Northwest

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students view a painting as a document to find out about the Indian Treaty Councils.  In this artist's perspective lesson, students study the conflicts as shown in various pictures.  Students answer questions about what they...
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Do the Write Thing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars take stands on issues that matter to them. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, discuss the act of advocating for others, and write letters of support for issues...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing on a Familiar Icon

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the feature American icons. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.

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