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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: State Capitals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is State Capitals.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Supreme Court: Capitalism and Conflict: Court History

For Students 9th - 10th
During the Progressive Era many state laws were passed that dealt with regulation of working conditions. Read about the Supreme Court history in judging the constitutionality of these laws.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: 50 States Part 2 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners combine psychomotor skills and geography as they travel from Montana to Wyoming. As students travel from state to state, they learn regional facts and state capitals. Learners perform physical tasks highlighting...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: 50 States Part 1 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students travel virtually to 25 different states from Alabama to Missouri. While on their journey students explore geography, learn state capitals and interesting facts along the way. Movements are unique and incorporate...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Law About.. The Death Penalty

For Students 9th - 10th
This Cornell site gives an overview of the death penalty issue and links to federal, state and other resources on the issue.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Riding a Train of States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Help young scholars memorize the states and their capitals with this interactive train-car lesson.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Capitalism

For Students 7th - 8th
An economic system refers to the way the money, industry, and trade of a country or region are organized. People often disagree about how economic systems around the world should work. Capitalism, the system used in the United States,...
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Teacher Oz

Teacher Oz: 50 States of the u.s.a.

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with information such as maps, flags and songs of each of the 50 states in the US.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: North Carolina State Capitol

For Students 9th - 10th
A teaching unit designed for grades 5-12. Students will examine North Carolina's early history and learn how Raleigh became the state's permanent capital. They will also probe into the building history of North Carolina's State House and...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Wages and Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the reasons for differences in the wages for several occupations. Then students are guided through the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to find information about their potential careers and wage rates nationally and in...
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Other

Pure Capitalism and the Market System: The Market and the 5 Es

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the characteristics of a Market Economy, the state the four fundamental questions faced by any economic system. From an online textbook by Mark Healy of Harper College.
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Other

Streetlaw: Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
The chapters of this unit on criminal law and juvenile justice are as follows: "Crime in America," "Introduction to Criminal Law," "Crimes Against the Person," "Crimes Against Property," "Defenses," and "The Criminal Justice Process: The...
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50 States

50 States: State Nickname List

For Students 3rd - 8th
Chart listing state names, capital cities, and state nicknames.
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon State Archives: The Oregon Blue Book

For Students 9th - 10th
The Oregon Blue Book, the official state directory and fact book, provides a wealth of information about Oregon. "FACTS," contains almanac references, economy information, scenic images, capital city information, and state buildings;...
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Other

State of Wyoming: Wyoming's E Government Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The official State of Wyoming site highlighting business, employment, national parks, recreation, news, a kids' page, and a welcome from the governor.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Federated States of Micronesia: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of the Federated States of Micronesia showing the state names of the islands and the capitals. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. The inset shows the islands in relation others in the Pacific. From the Perry Castaneda...
Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Archives War

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented by the Texas State Library, this is an interesting account of the tug-of-war of where the Republic of Texas' capital city should be and where the archives should be kept. Click on the documents to see them more clearly and to...
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Other

Alaska State Library

For Students 9th - 10th
The library explains its resources and services. Residents of the state may ask for a password and gain access to the library's catalog of books, magazines, and newspapers.
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Other

United States Institute of Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
USIP "is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and democratic transformations, and...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States and Confederate States, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and Confederate States in 1861. The map is color-coded to show Free Union States, Slave Union States, Confederate States seceding before April 15, 1861, Confederate States seceding after April 15, 1861,...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: State Bingo

For Students 3rd - 6th
State Bingo is a great way for children and adults to test their knowledge on the 50 states of the United States of America! With questions ranging from things like state capitals, abbreviations, and landmarks, you're bound to learn...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Alabama's Five Capitals and First Governors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will research the five sites of Alabama's capital and the first governors of the state. They will create a presentation including the physical location of each site and the political and geographic reasons the site was chosen...
Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Social Darwinism and American Laissez Faire Capitalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity-based resource in which students apply Constitutional ideas to evaluate the Federal State Tax Law as they make a case for or against abolishing the tax. Site contains comprehensive resources on the topic.

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