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Homemade Political Parties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use this 5-day lesson plan to clarify the platforms of the two major parties, comparing and contrasting against young scholars' beliefs. Begin by looking at unlabeled summaries of both party platforms, having learners identify most with...
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The Executive Branch

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the federal government, which is divided into 3 branches. They have a minimal understanding of the responsibilities of each branch.
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Design a State Seal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the meanings of symbols on the Ohio state Seal. They create their own personal seals which include three items about themselves. They write explanations about their seals.
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The First Day of Congress

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine experiences had by representatives on the first day of Congress. They role-play the role of one of the members of Congress and they participate in opening day events. They complete worksheets to finish the instructional...
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Creating an Oral History--Who Tells the Story?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Explore the difficulties in compiling an oral history with this lesson. Young researchers conduct interviews and consider how point of view changes various accounts of a single incidence, resulting in conflicting information. They view a...
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Police Action: The Korean War, 1950-1953

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore why the United States became involved in the war in Korea. They discuss the confict between Truman and MacArthur, culminating in the latter's dismissal from command. They identify on a world map foreign countires...
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The Public Choices of Senator Aspyer Tu Moore

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners role play roles of people in the life of Aspyer Tu Moore. They analyze his public choices and solve a problem related to them. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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Sex Stereotypes in Society

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze a collection of advertisements or photographs in a text or magazine and identify the stereotypes used or possible biases of the editors. They discuss how these stereotypes are formed, and the ways in which they impact...
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Right to vote...in the wrong place

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a presentation for other class members or for a local citizens' group explaining how they can guard ensure voter rights. Students research the Ohio Secretary of State's stand on provisional voting rules.
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President Kennedy and Kentucky Politics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the interactions between Kentucky Governor Bert Combs and President Kennedy. They examine JFK's interest in Kentucky politics and construct history through Governor Bert Comb's interview.
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Role Playing Free Speech

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct research into looking at a free-speech issue. They role play the events surrounding a court case. The lesson includes guiding questions to help create context and determine areas of further study. The presentation...
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Islam and Islamic Culture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Whether democracy will ever take hold in Islamic nations continues to be a topic of great debate. Here, a series of questions, research, and discussion provide a foundation for class members to come to their own conclusion which they...
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Subject / Verb Agreement Worksheet 2

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students read and underline the correct verb in the parentheses in twenty-one sentences that makes each one grammatically correct.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 11th
In this vocabulary activity, students decipher which word would complete the sentence best. All words begin with the letter "G."
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #26

For Students 4th - 5th
In this internet research worksheet, students use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to ten unrelated questions.
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Sam Houston for President...Again

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover the political career of Sam Houston. In this Texas history instructional activity, 4th graders research primary resources and create a modern-day version of Sam Houston's political campaign of the 1840s.
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Rational Equations and Proportions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this rational equations worksheet, learners solve and complete 11 various types of problems. First, they find a number that is the reciprocal of one described in each statement. Then, students solve for the variable in each expression.
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Fame, Fortune, and Philanthropy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
With your middle schoolers, develop concepts such as philanthropy, civic responsibility, community service, and common good. Discuss famous philanthropists and what we can each give of our time, talent and treasure to better our...
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George Washington Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing terms about George Washington worksheet, students read and use the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks. Students write 10 answers.
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First Conditional Tense

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Helpful for English language learners as well as English speakers, this worksheet focuses on the conditional tense. The picture chart at the top of the page helps to explain that a conditional phrase can be formed  two different...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 4 - Exercise 2b

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 6 - Exercise 5a

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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South Koreans in the Vietnam War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars consider why South Koreans fought in the Vietnam War. In this Vietnam War instructional activity, high schoolers engage in an activity through which they investigate why South Koreans fought in the Vietnam War...
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Long E Words Matching Game

For Students K - 2nd
In this long e words learning exercise, students cut out long e words and the pictures they go with, and then match them up together. Students complete 8 matches.

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