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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ben Franklin's Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover the life of Benjamin Franklin by studying his inventions.  In this biography lesson, students identify the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and their impact on society today.  Students create a commercial in an attempt...
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Activity
University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Government Regulation of Commercial Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the issue of commercial speech -- think Joe Camel, the Marlboro Man -- which is speech that proposes an economic transaction. Is it covered by the First Amendment?
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Smithsonian Institution

Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Greatest Show on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
See a poster advertising The Greatest Show on Earth and read text explaining why the poster was so important to advertising the circus.