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You and the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the U.S. Constitution and how is protects the rights and freedoms of American citizens. They run through various circumstances and decide whether a person's rights have been violated.
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Celebrating Our Connections Through Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the role of water in ceremonies around the world. In this world history lesson, students explore how other cultures celebrate water. They create a Water Day for younger students to participate in.
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Independence Day: Wordsearch

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Independence Day worksheet, students find words related to Independence Day in a wordsearch. Students find 27 words in the wordsearch.
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Preposition Or No Preposition?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this preposition or no preposition worksheet, young scholars, for each of ten sentences, fill in each blank with the correct preposition that makes each sentence grammatically correct.
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Paul Revere's Ride and the American Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze the cause, results, and critical historic figures and events of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, students review Paul Revere's significance and the Battles of Lexington and Concord....
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United States of America

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students read short paragraphs about United States facts. Students then generate questions about the paragraphs using given facts. 
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Sparking History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners create exhibits about patriotic symbols for a living museum. They write reflective essays exploring the themes and symbols of independence and their influences on social responsibility.
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Entertainment and Recreation in the Early Twentieth Century and Today

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research entertainment and recreation in the early twentieth century using primary sources and the book From the Hidewood, by Robert Amerson. They compare the rural experience of the time period to the national...
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Holiday Tally

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this tally chart worksheet, students ask ten friends which of 3 holidays they like best. Students create a tally chart with their results and answer 6 questions.
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"I Have a Dream"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the role Martin Luther King Jr. played in America's history and what life was like in the 1960's. They watch and discuss an online video about the childhood of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the holiday enacted in his...
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President's Day for Special Education/Early Elementary

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate how both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington displayed the trait of honesty. They listen to read alouds of class books and poems that address both the lives of these men and the trait of honesty. They use a graphic...
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Texas Commemorative Maps: Honoring Our Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
To celebrate Texas, groups plan and create a commemorative map for a topic or theme in Texas history. The richly detailed plan and the approach could easily be adapted to any state. Samples are included.
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Fun With Pacific Northwest Cities and Towns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Intended for fun only, learners play with the names of cities common to their region or state. This lesson includes a list of cities in Oregon and not much else. What you and your class choose to do with your list of cities is up to you.
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The French Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers understand the basic political events of the French Revolution, broken down into four stages, and the shifts of power during each stage. They examine how the members of the Third Estate gained not only political but also...
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Creating Craters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore parts of an impact crater and compare and contrast craters found in Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Crater formation is modelled and the relationship of mass, velocity, and size of the projectile to the crater formation...
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Birthdays

For Students 3rd
In this problem solving activity, 3rd graders complete a line plot by placing nine bits of information on the given line. They answer two comprehension questions about the line plot.
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Word Choice - Exercise 12: To, Too, and Two

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A twenty-question worksheet provides practice using the commonly confused to, too, and two. Meet Common Core standards with the help of this resource in your fourth grade classroom. Use as homework or an assessment.
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Pyrotechnics for Pyromaniacs

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore how chemistry is associated with the annual celebration of America's independence. They learn what gunpowder is made of, the anatomy of a firework, how noise is made in fireworks and the safety issues.
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Japanese American Internment

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine Japanese-American internment. In this World War II activity, 11th graders research primary sources that they locate to learn about the experiences of the interned Japanese-Americans. Students then complete a...
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Hardy-Weinberg Made Easy: A Seventh Way

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The purpose of this lesson is to slowly introduce the Hardy-Weinberg Law and population genetics to your students after you have completed Mendelian genetics. Using this format, you ease the students into the concept by relying on the...
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Oregon Trail Art

For Teachers K - 6th
Students describe events that happened on the Oregon Trail and in the daily lives of Native Americans by writing a narrative essay of a family traveling through Nebraska based on Thomas Hart Benton's paintings.
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Father Knows Best

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places identifying George Washington by historical account. They describe everyday life in the present and in the past and begin to recognize that things...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. for Early Elementary

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners study the accomplishments of Martin Luther, Jr. and investigate how he worked to further tolerance and respect for others.
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Oh Say Can You See?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the meaning of patriotism through literature, songs, and poetry. They also identify patriotic symbols and activities such as the flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Star Spangled Banner, the bald eagle, and monuments.

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