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Worksheet
Curated OER

Terrorism

For Students 7th - 9th
For this terrorism worksheet, students, with a partner, read and discuss fifteen questions regarding terrorism and answer three factual questions for homework.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Separate Is Not Equal: White Only

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History's exhibition Separate Is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education gives the history of Jim Crow laws and how they affected not only the voting rights of...
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Article
Other

Reuters: Boko Haram Kidnaps Wife of Cameroon's Vice Pm, Kills at Least Three

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the most recent terrorist acts by the group Boko Haram, including murder and the kidnapping of the wife of Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister. (Published July 27, 2014)
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fbi: Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
FBI's detailed web page with links to information on terrorism and counterterrorism including threat levels, major cases, Most Wanted list, and other resources.
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Council of Foreign Relations

Terrorism Questions and Answers: What Is Terrorism?

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an extensive website from the Council on Foreign Relations devoted to understanding all aspects of terrorism and its implications for the United States, this section deals with defining and understanding the different types of...
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Other

World Security Network

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the World Security Network which seeks to prevent wars and promote peace on many fronts. The left-hand menu provides information on current hot topics, ideas, and countries.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Defining Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides a lesson plan and resources to help the teacher present information about terrorism. Helps the students distinguish between terrorists and revolutionaries.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Violent Extremism Across Time and Place: Comparing the Roots

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan provides the means for students to explore extremist groups. Students will compare and analyze two groups from the past or present to find causes that these groups use to justify hate, violence, and killing. A comparison...
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Handout
US Department of State

U.s. Dept of State: Country Reports on Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Department of State provides an annual report on "developments in countries in which acts of terrorism occurred, countries that are state sponsors of terrorism, and countries determined by the Secretary to be of particular...
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Handout
US Department of State

U.s. Dept of State: Diplomacy in Action: Patterns of Global Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a summary of the number of terrorist attacks that occurred and where they are happening, along with charts and tables.