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Neh: Edsit Ement: Jamestown Changes Lesson PlanNeh: Edsit Ement: Jamestown Changes Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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3rd - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Jamestown Changes

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This cross-curricular lesson plan guides learners to compare primary documents from Jamestown, Virginia to find the changes in life during the first few years of the settlement. This is an excellent plan that provides a link to an interactive Jamestown site, but the material is best used with older elementary students.

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primary sources, jamestown

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colonists, first permanent settlement, jamestown colony, english colonizer, colonial virginia, colony, primary source, virtual jamestown

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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Jamestown Changes

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Students examine how the Jamestown settlement changed the first few years after it was founded. They take a virtual field trip of Jamestown, read primary source documents, discuss census information, and write a summary of changes in...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture

National Endowment for the Humanities
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
3rd - 8th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

National Endowment for the Humanities
A very thorough lesson plan from EDSITEment that explores the role of the robber barons in American industry in the 19th century. It explores the question of whether the robber barons were harmful or "Captains of Industry." You'll find...
6th - 8th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Sodbusters!

National Endowment for the Humanities
From the National Endowment for the Humanities, a lesson plan on sod construction on the American prairie, "Sodbusters!" includes several links to related information and four activities: "Designing a Home," "Sodbusters and Their Homes,"...
3rd - 8th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Reading Writing & 'Rithmetic in the One Room Schoolhouse

National Endowment for the Humanities
Comparing and contrasting are skills that are utilized in this lesson plan. Teacher resources and detailed activities will help the students learn about the schools in early America.
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Eyewitness to History (Lesson Plan)

National Endowment for the Humanities
Understanding the important events in United States history and being able to recognize how history affects current events are crucial skills for students. This lesson plan lets them examine and analyze important milestones through...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families

National Endowment for the Humanities
In U.S. history, two families have had a father and a son hold the office of President. Students can use research skills to look into the office of the President and the two families that have followed the old adage - "Like father, like...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Egypt's Pyramids: Monuments With a Message

National Endowment for the Humanities
Take a trip back in time with this exciting lesson plan! Explore the Egyptian pyramids with the wealth of resources presented on this site. Provides links to information, photos, and much more!
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Born on a Mountaintop: Davy Crockett, Tall Tales & History

National Endowment for the Humanities
These four lesson plans integrate the life of Davy Crockett and the tall tales that were created about him. Includes a printable rubric, lesson plan extensions, links, and much more!
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Communicating With the President

National Endowment for the Humanities
Students will be able to apply knowledge about the writing process in this lesson plan about communicating with the President of the United States. Presidential Resources, academic content standards and ways to extend the lesson are...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
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