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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mycenae

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lion Gate" at Mycenae" - Morey, 1903
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Paludamentum

For Students 9th - 10th
The cloak worn by a Roman general commanding an army, his principal officers and personal attendants, in contradistinction to the sagum of the common soldiers, and the toga or garb of peace. It was the practice for a Roman magistrate,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
Soldiers standing at a gate
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Museum Education: Kids' Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Saved From the Gallows: The Trial of Leopold and Loeb [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Referred to as "the crime of the century," Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were tried and convicted of the murder of a fourteen year old in Chicago in the early twentieth century. This Bill of Rights in Action features the story of the...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Bill of Rights in Action: The Lincoln Douglss Debates [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and activity offering students problem-based learning by examining conflict, past and present, that call in to question our Constitutional Rights. Questions for writing and discussion as well as small group learning activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Sam Houston: A Study of Leadership [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and learning activity on Sam Houston. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Bill of Rights in Action: Puritan Ma: Theocracy or Democracy? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource study of the Bill of Rights examines governance by looking at three cases in history for comparison to analyze the concepts of theocracy and democracy in governing. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: How the First State Constitution Helped Build the u.s. Constitution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes how the written constitutions adopted by each of the 13 colonies were the seeds of the U.S. Constitution including the Bill of Rights. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article with questions for discussion and group activity in which students explore the ideas brought forth by Rachel Carson in her book, Silent Spring.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The War of 1812: America's First Declared War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the War of 1812 as America's first declared war and what that meant for the future of the U.S. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Cold War: How Did It Start? How Did It End? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing 45 years of the Cold War between Russia and the U.S. Questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Politics in England [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource on the political life of England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and how her conservative politics stirred controversy as well as praise. Students can read and analyze excerpts from Thatcher's speeches. Site includes...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Are Bible Readings Ever Allowed in School? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the consitutionality of prayer, worship or reading the Bible at school. Students analyze Supreme Court cases, answer questions for discussion and debate the protective clause of first amendment rights.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Affirmative Action in American Colleges After Fisher v. Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and activity in which students explore affirmative action in higher education and set university admission policy in small group activity. Includes questions for discussion and writing.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The War in Afghanistan: What Should American Policy Be? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on American policy and the war in Afghanistan in which students read background history and assert an informed opinion about what they think the U.S. role in Afghanistan should be. Small group work and questions for writing and...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Conservation, Preservation, and the National Parks [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles in which students explore the history of conservation and environmentalism in America and the modern controversy surrounding it while simultaneously exploring public perception and policy. Includes small group activity and...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Go Boldly! Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles related to leadership looks at historical figure, Joan of Arc in this issue of Bill of Rights. Includes primary source material, questions for discussion and small group acitvity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Chinese Civil War: Why Did the Communists Win? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article looks at war and military by examining the Chinese Civil War between the Nationalists and Communists. Includes questions for discussion and writing and small group activity in which students use evidence to support the main...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Sudan, Imperialism and Mahdi's Holy War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the Sudan region history and the Mahdi's holy war against British imperialism and Egypt. Includes questions for writing and discussion, short research project outline relating this historical event with modern conflict, and...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Queen Elizabeth I: Religion and State [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on Queen Elizabeth I and the obstacles she faced as she tried to establish an official English Protestant church. Part of a three article series on Making a Difference. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: Who Was the Real Cleopatra? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on Cleopatra explores the controversy and debate over what she was really like while looking at the larger idea of governance. Includes questions for discussion and group activity in which students debate.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Marshall Plan for Rebuilding Western Europe [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students draw upon informational text to analyze the purpose of the Marshall Plan and evaluate the impact it had on Western Europe and U.S. foreign relations. Then apply that knowledge to consider what the priorities of...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Great Qing Code: Law and Order During China's Last Dynasty [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and lesson on the evolution of Chinese law and order which reached its pinnacle during the Qing Dynasty. Includes article, map, primary source exceprt, and questions for discussion. In addition, students learn about the Qing Code...

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