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Good Citizens

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students consider what qualities and values make a good citizen. Students compare the requirements to become a U.S. citizen in 1896 to current requirements. Students create a country and write out the qualities a good citizen would possess.
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Wow! You're Eating Geography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine patterns of food producing areas, and identify foods that are grown locally, in the U.S., and around the world. They map and graph the major food crops of their local area, the U.S., and other countries, and...
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I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugurations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about the most recent presidential inauguration, and then use primary online resources to answer general and specific questions about U.S. presidential inaugurations.
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What do Maps Show: How to Read a Topographic Map

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the characteristics of topographical maps. Using examples, they practice reading them and describing the information they gather from them. They also discover how to use the website from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Midwest State: Missing Letter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Midwest states missing letter worksheet, students examine 12 state names that are each missing 1 letter. Students select the letters that correctly complete each of the state names.
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Where Do People Move To Or From?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify countries of origin of their ancestors, graph patterns of migration to the U.S. and Hawaii, then utilize oral history as a primary document by interviewing their ancestors or parents to explain why they moved to their...
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Ratification of the Constitution Word Search

For Students 5th - 8th
In this of United States history word search worksheet, students locate 25 places, names, and terms pertinent to the Ratification of the Constitution which are hidden within the word puzzle. A word bank is included.
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Name the Presidents

For Students 5th - 6th
In this presidents worksheet, students study 9 drawings or photographs of United States presidents. Students write the name of each president. There is no list of names on the page.
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Ideas in Action Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this United States history word search worksheet, students locate 26 places, names, and terms pertinent to the Enlightenment which are hidden within the word puzzle. A word bank is included.
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Living Swamps, Bayous and Forests

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore interesting environments by exploring Louisiana. In this wetland lesson, 3rd graders utilize the web to research the State of Louisiana, the bayous in the area, and the Gulf of Mexico. Students write a journal entry...
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Know Your Area

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate transit by analyzing their school surroundings. In this local geography lesson, students identify their school in relation to the rest of their state, country and globe. Students discuss their personal travel habits...
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The United States Enters the Korean Conflict

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students locate the Korean Peninsula on a world map. They, in groups, study different sources, which explain why the U.S. entered the Korean conflict. One group uses textbooks, the other uses a government document.
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Compare/Contrast: The United States and Alaska Constitutions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the United States and Alaska Constitution. After reading each preamble, they identify the reasons for each constitution to be drafted and discuss what they reveal about citizens responsiblity in government....
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Alaska the Elephant

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore an Internet website, locating and matching the shape of an elephant's head to a state in the U.S. They complete an Alaska worksheet, identifying other geographical locations surrounding Alaska.
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Second Graders Create Their Own Social Studies Book (Part I, The 5Ws of the Constitution)

For Teachers 3rd
Students study the United States Constitution and create a year-long cumulative activity for social studies. In this social studies lesson, students complete activities throughout the year to learn the 5Ws for the United States...
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The Eerie Canal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal.  In this U.S. Geography lesson, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods.  Young...
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Rivers... for Kids

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate U.S. geography by exploring it's bodies of water. In this river formation lesson, students identify the reasons rivers are needed in our country by reading assigned text. Students examine a diagram which explains how...
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Kansas Crops: From Seeds to Food

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore U.S. geography by researching food production. In this agriculture activity, 1st graders identify the process of crops from a seed to a plate and discuss the importance of farmers in the production of such crops....
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Placing the State of the Union in Historical Context

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the history of the State of the Union addresses and work in groups to analyze one particular speech as a reflection of its times. They compare modern State of the Union speeches to those given in the past.
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New Jersey State Quarter

For Students 4th - 5th
For this state quarter worksheet, students study the diagram of the state quarter of New Jersey. Students answer questions based on the information on the quarter.
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The Demographics of Immigration: Using United States Census Data

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to analyze United States Census data on immigration. They compare and contrast the data and determine how immigration numbers have changed over time. They calculate percentages and make their own conclusions...
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Establishing Borders: The Expansion of the United States 1846-48

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate how the United States acquired land after the Revolutionary War ended. In this establishing borders instructional activity, students use maps to identify territories acquired by the US and the states that later...
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President Gerald R. Ford

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Gerald Ford activity, students read a 3 page excerpt on the life, career and death of President Gerald R. Ford. They then use the information they read to answer 8 multiple choice questions. The answers are on the last page of...
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The Greatest Educational Change America has Ever Seen

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the history of the penny.  In this Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent teachers guide, students connect the life of President Abraham Lincoln to the 1-cent coin in his honor through a variety of lessons and activities. 

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