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Bartering for a Living: Lesson 3

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the concept o bartering during colonial times.  In this colonial lesson plan, students discover what it was like to live and servive during the colonial times.  Students also discover how people using to barter...
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Transcription of Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students read Lord Dunmore's Proclamation and discuss its historical significance.
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Canadian Symbols

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover the ideals of Canada by analyzing its symbols.  In this Canadian culture lesson, students identify the symbols that established the U.S. as its own nation and compare them to important Canadian symbols....
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Comparing Foundations of Democracy

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine democratic values. In this democratic ideologies lesson, students discuss individual rights and rights of the group. Students also discuss the implications of the priorities made in democratic societies regarding rights.
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Is Gandhi Right: Analyzing His Ideas

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the connection between Gandhi and the Independence Movement in India. In this lesson on social change, students examine the ideas of Gandhi to analyze non violent change. Students consider the impact of British...
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Development of Democracy

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the road to the American Revolution. In this Boston Massacre instructional activity, 8th graders investigate the testimony of Captain Thomas Preston. Students write their own verdicts based on his...
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The Japanese Empire: The Beginning

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore empires by researching Japan's history. In this Japanese research lesson, 9th graders discuss the history of Japan and the elements of World War II that caused Japan to become an enemy of the United States. Students...
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Victims of Geography

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine the toll taken on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover details about the geography of the city and the hurricane itself. 
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Number the Stars

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read Number the Stars. In this social studies lesson plan, students read the story and use a map of western Europe and identify the countries involved in the war. Learners locate the cities of Denmark that are discussed in the...
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The Invention of the Telegraph

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study the history of telegraph invention. In this technology lesson, students build their own Morse Telegraph System. They discuss how this invention benefits the society.
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Revolutionary Money

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Examine paper money from the American revolution! Historians study the paper bills and discuss the history of money. How has money changed over the times? Activities are included. 
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Module 11--Rules and Freedom

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this verb usage worksheet, students determine if ten rules are true or false and if false change the underlined verb so that they are true. Students match five laws that were put into practice with the time period that they were...
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Slavery: How did the Abolition Acts Affect the Slave Trade?

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students investigate the abolition of slavery by examining historical documents.  In this U.S. history lesson, students view photographs of East African residents who were forced into slavery.  Students write about the...
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We The People: A History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars play a game about taxation where they have tax collectors that simulate the feelings and reasons that led to the American Revolution. In this taxation lesson plan, students learn about why the people in the colonies were...
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Asia's Global Influence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore Hong Kong. In this geography skills lesson, students watch "Asia's Global Influence," and then research the culture, landmarks, and geographic features of Hong Kong. Young scholars use their research findings to...
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Lesson 4. Killing Fields

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders describe several of the WWI's bloodiest battles, track the battles' progression to determine advances made by leading nations, and write frontline journalistic accounts of one or more of the battles.
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Destination-Northern Ireland

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners explore Northern Ireland. In this social studies activity, students read about Northern Ireland and write questions about the reading. Learners share their questions with classmates.
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Quality of life for kids

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the meaning of quality of life. Also, the need to prioritize means that government spending decisions are political, with winners and losers. Discussion platforms are on the six dimensions to a child's well-being:...
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The Scientific Revolution in England and Europe

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars read and discuss Scientific Revolution information sheet and the diagram concerning the causes of the Scientific Revolution. They construct a timeline including Aristotle, Democritus, Copernicus, Bacon and Descartes along...
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National First Ladies' Library

Rosie the Riveter

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars identify and interpret the power of symbols. Then they research and identify what type of information that they can locate at the Library of Congress website and list what they learned from it in the time allotted....
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Breaking News: Chinese Writer to Have Shakespeare's Face

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students identify a resident of China who wishes to undergo plastic surgery to give himself the face of William...
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Political Ramifications of the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, research a topic from the Revolutionary War. They present their research to the class as a review and the instructor summarizes important information. They take a test on the presented topics.
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The Supreme Council of the Treaty of Versailles January, 1919

For Teachers 10th
In this Treaty of Versailles worksheet, 10th graders take the parts Wilson, Clemenceau, George, and Orlando, as well as ambassadors, to read the parts in the play based on Versailles negotiations.
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The Townshend Acts of 1767

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the events leading up to and after the Townshend Acts in Boston. For this American History lesson, students engage in a class discussion and write an essay about the failure of the British Stamp Act and the Colonial...

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