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San Francisco Explodes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate why San Francisco grew so quickly during the Gold Rush. They
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Al Qaeda's New Front

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a documentary, read articles, discuss and write about Europe's struggle with strained U.S. relations, increased terrorist activity, a growing Muslim population and the logistics of uniting under the European Community.
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Border Math

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine and interpret data relating to U.S.-Mexico borderland realities, and consider such aspects of social science as the study of population, crime, government spending, pollution, health, and economics.
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Teaching the Hindu-Buddhist Tradition in East Asian Culture Through Asian Literature and Film

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore various intellectual traditions which dominate human history through a variety of contemporary pieces of literature which exemplify the traditions. Biblical monotheism, Greek rationalism, Hinduism, Buddhism,...
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Jeopardy Review for WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a Jeopardy-style review game for a quiz on WWII. They divide into teams, choose team captains and answer a variety of questions pertaining to the study of WWII.
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The Power of Words Anti-Semitism and Hate Speech

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate words associated with Anti-Semitism and hate. They view and discuss a video about teaching tolerance focusing on language usage.
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Lasting Impressions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of images, people, and emotions that they associate with news stories that are particularly moving. They explore how the play "The Laramie Project" presents the events surrounding Matthew Shepard's death....
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Killing for a Cause

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research various international terrorist attacks, looking for the motivation of the perpetrators. They discuss terrorism and ways the international community might respond to discourage future terrorist acts.
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Edgar Allan Poe and Anna Katherine Green

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers go over the summary of the story by Edgar Allan Poe and answer questions to predict what they think happens in the story. They then read the story, read the summary of Anna Katherine Green's story and do the same. They...
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Sailing Vessel Postcards

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research a sailing vessel. They create sailing vessel postcards which include research information they located. Students also include any experiences they may have had on a sailing vessel.
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WAR child Canada's: GENOCIDE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify reasons genocide occurs through group research into specific Genocide incidents of the 20th century. They put into perspective why an organization such as the United Nations is necessary by introducing them to one of...
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Whose DNA Is That?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the use of technology in order to identify different sequences of amino acids by using online web tools. They enhance problem solving skills with amino acid identification skills and strengthening comfort with using...
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Sharkland Wiki

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, while researching the waters around southern Africa and viewing a video of the episode "Sharkland" from Thirteen's series NATURE, critique reliability of online resources and analyze the various components of a wiki. They...
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Formulae One Champion To Take Driving Lessons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are asked to call out 5 words or expression to do with 'education' and 5 to do with 'crime.' They make up a story that includes at least 6 of the words and expressions. Students are told that they are going to read a text...
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this biography worksheet, students read a factual biography of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. The students then answer 14 questions. Note: there is a grammar/spelling error in the title on this page.
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Horror Films: Word Search

For Students 6th - 9th
For this word search worksheet, students search for names of famous horror films. Films include classics as well as newer films.
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Macbeth wordsearch

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, high schoolers identify and locate vocabulary terms and/or names related to Macbeth. There are 29 words located in the puzzle.
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Bible Activities

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this religious worksheet, students draw a happy or sad face over 6 pictures depending on whether or not they would make Jesus happy. Students also complete various activities related to the Bible.
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The Sting

For Students 5th - 9th
For this music worksheet, students read an excerpt from the movie The Sting and identify the American composer, Scott Joplin, who found ragtime jazz music heard in the movie. They also respond to eight questions related to the excepts read.
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Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils analyze photographs that feature segregation. In this human rights activity, students examine photographs of a segregated movie theater, a Ku Klux Klan gathering, a segregated business sign, and an illustration from "Harper's...
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Primary History: The Roman Emperor

For Students 6th - 7th
In these Roman emperor worksheets, students read short descriptions and study several time lines to learn about Roman Emperors. Students learn about Roman history in throughout the activity.
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War of the Roses Crossword

For Students 7th - 12th
In this "War of the Roses" crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 12 clues to identify the correct words and names that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Japanese Internment Camps in the USA

For Students 5th - 6th
In this worksheet about Japanese Internment camps, students read a 9 paragraph passage about the camps, locations, and a personal account. Link to additional activities included.
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Ireland Divided

For Students 5th - 8th
In this worksheet on the division of Ireland, students read about southern and northern Ireland, then read about the religious divide.

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