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A Novel Idea

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a historical novel. In groups they reenact chapters of the novel.
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Citizenship Worksheet 4 - Selecting Leaders

For Students 8th - 9th
In this United States citizenship instructional activity, students learn the process for how leaders are elected in the United States. Students are challenged with discussion and research questions and exercises that support the...
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Communication Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice and model good listening skills, become aware of the effects of cultural and other biases that affect communication.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read and answers questions. Students read a short passage and answer five questions about what they just read.
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How Do Values Shape Conflicts?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners work through conflict. In this conflict resolution lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to consider both sides of the whaling issue.
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Spanish-American War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view a video called Battling Beyond the Borders about the Spanish-American War. They discuss the role of newspapers in the war and then analyze political cartoons of the time, writing explanatory sentences about them.
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Religious Freedom

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the religious issues of the early settlers in the New World and the current issue of separation of church and state. They discuss a list of colonial laws from the 1600s, participate in a class discussion, and in...
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Animal Homes

For Teachers 1st
Children visit one particular website to explore animals that live in different habitats. After visiting the website, they choose to research one habitat and the animals that live there. They create a poster about their animal and where...
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The Sculpture of Henry Moore

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on the characteristics of Henry Moore's sculpture. They examine and discuss examples of Moore's sculpture, identify the defining characteristics, write an essay, and create a sculpture in the...
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Conditional Sentences "If" Clauses

For Students 7th - 9th
In this conditional sentences worksheet, learners learn how to write conditional sentences. They then use what they learned to write 4 conditional sentences.
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LESSON PLAN: CONTROLLING NUCLEAR WEAPONS: DEBATING THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine various nuclear weapons. In this American Government lesson, 9th graders conduct primary source research to investigate nuclear weapons and the international nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Students compose a...
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Identifying Propaganda Techniques

For Teachers 6th - 12th
For this propaganda techniques worksheet, students write the technique next to the sentence read by a candidate. Students complete 12 problems.
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Examine Government, Statistics and the Media

For Students 6th - 12th
In this government, statistics, and media worksheet, learners click on the links to learn more about government, statistics, and the media, and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 5 questions.
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Why Did You Write That?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use actual written media to identify and discuss an author's purpose for writing. They identify the author's purpose in a selection from the newspaper, and write a short description of how they came to their conclusion.
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The Farmer Cares for the Land

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify cause and effect relationships in issues relating to agriculture and the environment.
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The "State" of ABC's

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply the ABC format to write books about various states. They identify important people, places, and events and include title. copyright, and dedication pages. They have items for all letters and createcovers and "about...
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Your Politician: Myth vs. Reality

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students adopt a public official, research how they spend their time, and define the actual duties associated with the job. They sort perceptions about the job into myths and realities, and analyze political cartoons involving their...
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Individual Rights - The Right To Equal Protection

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the concepts of equal protection, discrimination, affirmative action, and racial profiling. They analyze the Equal Protection Clause, participate in a mock trial, and discuss the different parts of the trial.
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THE FEDERAL CONFIRMATION PROCESS: CHOOSING THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the process whereby presidential appointees are confirmed.
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The Cycle of Life

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders search for rites of passage in their own lives and study rites of other cultural groups in Louisiana and around the world. They assess how to recognize moments of importance in people's lives and find meaning in the stages...
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What Do You Call Older People?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers brainstorm a list of words they use to refer to the elderly. As a class, they discuss the importance of word connotations and explain those used to refer to the older population. They complete a handout and share their...
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Fahrenheit 451: Social Criticism

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students write a four paragraph essay that tells about two things in society that Ray Bradbury criticizes in the book, Fahrenheit 451. In this social criticism lesson, students develop a thesis based on their reading of the book and...
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Estimating Prices

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners practice making reasonable estimates. In this consumer math, students round purchase prices of items to estimate the total cost. Learners practice using metal computations to arrive at estimates.
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Understanding Propaganda

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students define propaganda and give examples from the mass media. In this propaganda lesson, students review examples of propaganda and then research versions of it in the mass media.

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