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The French Revolution
Plenty of events and attitudes incited the French Revolution. Your class will learn all about the causes, effects, and changes that took place during and after this war. Each slide is put together in an easy-to-follow fashion, with...
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The French Revolution
A quick overview of the last five years of the 18th century in France, this presentation provides students with key concepts and details about the major changes taking place amidst the Revolution. Though brief at nine slides, a teacher...
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French and Indian War
Seventh graders complete a unit on the French and Indian War. They conduct an Internet document search and use what they find to complete a document based essay about the war.
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Arkansas Post was actually seven different French and Spanish forts that existed along the lower Arkansas River in
Eighth graders locate on a map the 3 geographic locations of the seven Arkansas Posts and explain the reason for each location move. They compare and contrast the reasons people move in today's world with the reasons the inhabitants of...
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The Wars of Religion (1560s-1648)
Providing the details of different religious wars in 16th - 17th century Europe, this presentation includes pictures and maps to help contextualize these important events. The last slide prompts viewers to answer a question about the...
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Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts Part III
Students explore the world of the ancient Egyptians through the discovery of the Rosetta stone, the ancient tablet that unlocked the meaning of the hieroglyphs for modern scholars.
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Cinco de Mayo
Students identify three celebration activities participated in Cinco de Mayo and explain their significance.
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Mardi Gras
Eighth graders in an 8th grade French class explore the history and activities of Mardi Gras. They research Mardi Gras using the Internet and then with a small group, create a PowerPoint presentation for presentation to the entire class.
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The Concept of Wa III
Twelfth graders continue to compare the ways Japan and the United States resolve disputes. In groups, they are given a case in which they apply the concepts of wa to resolve the issues. They predict how the judge in the case dealt with...
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Exploring the Brass Family
Third graders explore the four basic instruments of the Brass Family in the four lessons of this unit. The French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba are inspected as students develope a familiarity with their sight and sounds.
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Art and Movement
Students analyze the art of movement and photographic techniques. In this art analysis lesson, students explore artistic techniques for communicating motion. Students complete image based discussion. Students make two drawings that...
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Landscape
Students create a landscape or cityscape. In this landscape lesson, students discover the definition of a landscape and describe various examples. Students choose three images and write "postcards" from each of the three landscape...
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IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS
The student will calculate wages of agricultural workers by the hour and by the piece.2. Share background material, and discuss the difference between gross pay and net pay and the difference between getting paid by the hour or the piece...
Historica-Dominion Institute
Underground Railroad - Secondary
This is a one-day activity to explore the Underground Railroad and its impact on Canadian immigration. Class members explore the government's immigration policies in the past and present. It requires viewing a short video clip and...
Cave Creek Unified School District
Crusades and Culture in the Middle Ages
The Crusades sounds like a glamorous time period in the Middle Ages full of glory—but was it? Scholars find and review the truth of the Crusades' influence on the world through the resource. The study guides, separated individually by...
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The Hundred Years' War (1347-1453)
Detailing the causes, strategies, and effects of the Hundred Years' War, this presentation will interest even the most reluctant historians in your class. Bright pictures and maps help to put the war into context and allow teachers to...
Math Worksheets Land
Pie or Circle Graphs Problems - Independent Practice Worksheet
Third graders take a set of data and turn it into a pie graph with an independent worksheet. Containing 10 sets of data, the resource reinforced data analysis skills that pupils can use throughout a graphing unit.
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Incorporating Archaeological "Time-Outs" into the Latin Curriculum
Here is a lesson whose focus is on classical archaeology. In groups, high schoolers read various myths and legends to examine the how the culture was passed between different groups. They participate in a role-play activity in which they...
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Present Simple Verb and Comprehension Worksheet
In this verb form and comprehension worksheet, students fill in 25 blanks with the correct verb forms in 2 paragraphs. They read 2 short paragraphs and answer 23 short answer questions based on their comprehension of the reading.
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Hundred Years War and Joan of Arc
Examine the Hundred Years' War. Budding historians view a video on Joan of Arc to discuss her qualities of courage and bravery. They respond to the video and discussion in their journals and write in the perspective of Joan of Arc.
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Cinco De Mayo
For this Cinco de Mayo worksheet, students read a detailed history about the holiday. There are then 8 pages with 10 activities on each page to correct. There are some math problems as well, which pertain to Cinco de Mayo.
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Robert E. Lee Quiz
In this online interactive Civil War worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about Robert E. Lee. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Sketching Perspectives
Learners list perspective types, identify views, list uses for perspectives and correctly define terms associated with perspectives.
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Grade 5: Elementary Social Studies Test: Booklet 2, 2007
In this 5th grade social studies standardized test practice activity, 5th graders examine documents and tables. Students respond to 1 essay and 5 short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of...