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Lattimer Massacre: What's Beneath the Surface?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research the growth of unions due to issues related to the Lattimer Massacre. They research primary source documents and create posters, skits and role plays.
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Music, Culture and War

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students see that music serves as a major conduit for the transport of knowledge. As they watch video, students tabulate the variety of music artists listed by different soldiers.
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Centennial: Have I Got a Story for You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past, and create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near their community.
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Making and Carrying Out Laws

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explain the institutions and practices of governments in the United States and other countries. They explain the difference between making laws, carrying out laws, determining if laws have been violated and punishing...
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Biographies of Heroes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explain the importance of individual action and character. They explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past make a difference in others' lives.
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The Birth of a City

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives. They research the basic structure of the United States government. They participate in a simulated City Council meeting.
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Nationalism

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the causes and course of World War I. They read and discuss a handout, simulate the formation of a country, design a flag, develop a national slogan, and present their country's information to the class.
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Cultures

For Teachers K - 4th
Students research different cultures around the world. They discover that each culture is a way to express oneself. They compare and constrast how different cultural events are celebrated and draw their own conclusions about them.
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Breaking Up is Hard To Do

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners study the geographical issues related to the conflict in the Caucasus while identifying and discussing other key issues. They investigate methods of conflict resolution while analyzing both sides of the conflict including those...
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This Land is Your Land

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners consider the concept of borders and their development by looking at maps and documents. They create a presentation highlighting a current border dispute and propose solutions.
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State of Mind: Inventing the American Identity

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students define national identity, explain importance of having national identity, describe America's national identity, work together and formulate class vision of what America's national identity is, identify United States symbols and...
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McCarthyism: The Effects of the Anti-Communism Fear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a flowchart and look at corresponding photos to explore the anti-communist fears in the mid-twentieth century and the impact Senator Joseph McCarthy had on those fears.
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The Mystique of the Artist

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners use mixed media to create personal expression on canvas art supplies bag, design three-dimensional model of their ideal studio space, write character sketch of Robert Harris using images of him, letter he wrote, and his art work...
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Underground Lives

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze two Robert Harris prints for clues regarding subject's social, family, and belief systems, evaluate reasons and methods for preserving ancient stories, create visual representations of past and future of Harris' subject,...
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Anti-Arab Stereotypes, Discrimination and Hate Crimes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the stereotypes they have heard mentioned against the Arab community. Using examples, they identify the uses of discrimination, hate crimes or stereotyping these individuals. As a class, they discuss ways to...
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Introducing the Victims of the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the plight of Holocaust victims. In this World War II lesson, students discuss the number of Jews who were persecuted during the war and read biographies by Holocaust survivors. Students compose essays on personal...
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Exploring Folk Traditions and Folk Beliefs

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders work together to brainstorm an idea to focus on the similiarties and differences between various cultures. Individually, they interview family members using questions they created based on their topic. They use their...
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Developing a Public Health Service Message

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers communicate the biological basis for an aspect of a public health issue in a visual manner. They use the basics of a variety of diseases and epidemics to create their Public Health poster and service message.
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6 C's of Motivation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars get involved in a Project-Based Learning instructional design model as they enter a problem-solving learning journey. They get to personalize their learning experience from the beginning by making choices. Students set up...
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Elders as Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in an oral history project where they interview a person's valuable insights to their life stories. They gain personal experience in an interactive process that brings history alive all over again. Students...
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Social Studies: Bombing of Hiroshima

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a first person account of the bombing of Hiroshima written by a Japanese physician. By reading Michihiko Hachiya's journal, they discover the fatalities caused by the bomb itself and later by radiation poisoning. To...
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Japanese Tall Tales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the tale of 'Three Strong Women' looking for facets of culture that create a 'face' of the Japanese people. They create a Venn Diagram comparing Japanese tall tales with factual research about Japanese culture. One side...
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A "State of the Arts" Coin

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study the historical figures depicted on the quarter and explore how symbols of U.S. patriotism were used in its various designs. They research symbols of Texas and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas quarter. in...
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Building Bridges: Living in a Diverse Society

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students participate in various activities that help them build esteem, and explore racism. In this multicultural lesson plan, Students increase their awareness of, and appreciation for, cultural differences and similarities. This...

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