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New Deal programs are the focus of an activity that prompts middle and high schoolers to consider the end of the Great Depression. Groups examine primary source materials to gain an understanding of how these programs were...

Eighth graders discover the role of American buffalo in Westward Expansion. In this Westward Expansion lesson, 8th graders examine primary and secondary sources in order to create a cause and effect chart that features the treatment of...

Students explore the Vietnam War in music. In this Vietnam instructional activity, students listen to and analyze popular music from the Vietnam era in order to understand the use of propaganda regarding the controversial war....

Students discuss the history and importance of voting. In this voting instructional activity, students research the women's suffrage movement and the methods used to change people's beliefs about suffrage for women. Students also create...

Eighth graders explore the American West. In this Westward Expansion activity, 8th graders examine primary sources to investigate the dangers travelling to and settling in the American West. Students design brochures that would help...

Students read various personal accounts of children during the Holocaust. Using special identification cards, they relate the Holocaust to historical events in their lifetimes. Examining primary source documents, they describe how they...