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Crash of Flight 111

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students identify the locations on a map of the airplane crashes discussed in this lesson. After watching a video, they discuss the importance of an investigation after a plane crash. They use the same information as the investigators...
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Record and Preserve Your Family Stories

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research and create a presentation about their own culture and personal history. They interview family members to increase their awareness of family events and documents. They create a family tree at a web based resource.
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Ethics Activity: Issue Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze environmental health issues with respect to the players, their positions, and associated values, after being introduced to the concepts of events, problems, and issues. They apply the skills of issue analysis to...
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Children: Then & Now

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the roles and responsibilities of family members in their homes today. They decide what they do to help their families both inside and outside the home. They realize why it is important for each person to...
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FAMOUS NAMES

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners study some important people and events in French culture. They complete a worksheet and circle every item that is associated with France. They respond to written cues identifying the country's language and culture.
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Go with the Flow

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students demonstrate a sequence of events through the creation of an animated flowchart. Students research the internet and select parts involved in assembling a car. They animate the model and the parts. Students create a flow chart...
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(Texas) Capitol Visitors Center, Post-Visit Lesson Plan, Grades 7 and 8

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the importance of commemorative monuments. They review Texas monuments and identify the reasons a monument dedicated to certain events or individuals. They design another Texas monument and explain why they...
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Founding Myths, Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a scavenger hunt using their textbooks to find information about historical events, people and places in US history during the Revolutionary Era. After creating their list of important people, students create...
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On Sunday There Might Be Americans Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gain insight into the mindset of a rural boy in Niger, specifically regarding his relations with both indigenous and foreign people in the local market. They probe the deeper meanings of the story and relate important ideas...
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A Nation Counts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the functions of the U.S. Census. In this civics lesson plan, students understand the origins of the census and its role in U.S. history, recognize the political importance of apportionment based purely on...
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Numbers Tell a Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners connect census data to historical events. In this civics lesson plan, students understand cause and effect, and how they are reflected in census data and analyze census data for social and economic significance.
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Archaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students look at pictures of a sarcophagus, then read a news article about King Tut's mummy. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion, pictures, and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Out on a Limb: Earth Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand the importance of trees to the environment and their community. In this Earth Day lesson, students discuss the value of trees and plan a project to plant trees. Students understand the role of an environmentalist and...
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Bushy Run: A Decisive Battle of Pontiac's Rebellion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the battle at Bushy Run. In this Pontiac's Rebellion lesson, students examine an 1765 map of the Bushy Run battle as well as letters and a modern topographic map of the area in order to simulate the event and research how...
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Preparing for the Great Escape

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the importance of a home escape plan in the event of a fire.  In this emergency lesson, students discuss what needs to happen in the event of a home emergency and they analyze floor plans of their own homes....
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Teaching Summarization

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learning to differentiate major and minor textual events can help students learn how to summarize.
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The History of Photography

For Teachers 6th - 9th
By discussing the history of photography, students can learn about this art and its importance in recording major events.
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Where the Spirit Moves You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the spiritual significance of locations throughout the world. After studying the historical and mystical importance of these places, students write about a spiritual place that is special to them.
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Egyptian Symbols: What story do they tell?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners create a stele to represent what symbols are the most important to them. In this symbols lesson plan, students learn about Egyptian symbols, and then put their own important symbols into model magic clay according to their size...
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Monotheistic Religions

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Religion is an important area of study in any history class.
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Printmaking for Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a relief print. The chosen image for this print be a setting from a novel that played an important role in the plot of the story. They conclude this lesson by writing a literature response about their setting.
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Make a Multicultural Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners research traditions of different cultures and create a multicultural calendar, including important dates in the traditions of their assigned culture.
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History: Napoleon Becomes a Man of Destiny

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Students analyze the forces that shape character development, including the role of historical events. Students contrast the ethos of the Ancient Regime with the new ideals awakened by the French Revolution.
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Social Studies" Turning Points

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Students will understand how people are affected by places and events and will communicate their opinions in an essay including historical facts.

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