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Preserving the Past with Oral History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students engage in oral history learning by conducting interviews and recording them to documents for the local community.
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WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS: HISTORY TO TODAY

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore women who have played important roles in the history of math.
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History/Mystery: Regionalism and Ethnicity in the American Detective Novel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use mystery novels to focus on the history and ethnicity of different regions of the United States. As a class, they are introduced to the elements of a mystery and compare them to the other types of novels they have read. In...
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Vesalius Pare

For Students 7th - 8th
In this history of medicine worksheet, students read the events and accomplishments in the 10 boxes. Students match each accomplishment to the correct man, Ambroise pare or Andreas Vesalius.
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The History of Life

For Students 9th - 12th
In this origin of life worksheet, students will review the different theories on how life originated on the Earth including the experiments conducted by Louis Pastuer, Francesco Redi, and Miller and Urey. Students will complete 14 fill...
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The Middle Ages

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners discuss the Middle Ages. In this social science lesson, students role-play that they are medieval lords, knights, and ladies who keep diaries. Learners write what they would have put in their diaries and decorate their diaries.
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The Moon

For Students 6th - 8th
In this space science activity, students complete each of the statements with the correct word or phrase about the moon. Then they identify four ways that scientists believe the moon was formed, selecting one and writing a paragraph...
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Earth History Part II

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders hypothesize what caused the break up of continents. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders study about the events that took place during Mesozoic and Cenozoic Era. They reconstruct a supercontinent and report their...
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Wondering About Saturn: A Short History

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils read an article about the history of Saturn. They complete reading comprehension tests. They examine what has been discovered on the planet.
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History and Oceanography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the accomplishments in oceanography from 17th-19th century, construct a time line with the scientists in chronological order, and discuss the parallels of oceanographic contributions with those in other areas of science...
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History of a Cookie

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine tree rings and then research an event for each growth ring. For this history lesson students design a timeline and research topics using books and the Internet.
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An Ancient Disease: Who Am I?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the positive and negative aspects of microorganisms noting the challenges faced by early scientists. They investigate the history of a disease of their choosing and write a summary of their findings.
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2nd Grade Physical Sciences

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities to measure motion and learn about the Earth's history. For this motion and Earth history lesson, 2nd graders discuss sound and complete a matching sound activity. Students then study the history of...
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History of Rock

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study rocks and their geology.  In this rock history instructional activity students divide into groups and complete and activity and table. 
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The Hope of Science: DNA Practical Applications Time Line

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students design a time line to inform and educate people about the history of DNA practical applications.
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Alaska's Physical Systems and History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read about Alaska's physical systems and determine how Alaska's physical makeup has impacted its history. They create timelines of their particular physical system.
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The Value of Genetic History

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research and assemble their own pedigrees using star patterns for each family member and coloring in various dominant traits. They arrange these patterns on long strips of paper making large, colorful family pedigrees.
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History at Work

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study the history of farm machinery with a focus on farming in Ireland. In this farming history lesson plan, students study a picture of a farm object from the early twentieth century and complete a worksheet about the picture....
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A Short History of Natural Gas

For Students 3rd
In this energy source worksheet, 3rd graders read a short passage about the history of natural gas. Students must then answer several multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Ancient Abstraction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and debate how an ancient Greek sculpture is similar to modern art. Then they orally describe the cultural contributions of early Greek civilization and their relationship to the modern world.
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Dinosaur History (Part 2)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the scripture that cooresponds to the lesson. Using the text, they examine the history of the dinosaur and how they were discovered. They ask quesitons and participate in a class discussion to end the lesson.
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Ancient and Modern Diets

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils investigate the ancient Egyptian diet and compare it to the contemporary American diet.
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Inventions and Discoveries That Influenced the Course of History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify inventions that influenced the course of history and determine the political, social and economics effects of these inventions/discoveries on mankind. They conduct individual research and participate in class discussion.
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The Impact of Mining on American History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars listen to background information about coal and its mining in the United States history. They then construct a timeline using the above article. Illustrate with pictures from the www.coaleducation.org web site.

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