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Lesson Plan
Global Oneness Project

Resiliency Among the Salmon People

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Is losing cultural traditions the cost of social progress, or should people make stronger efforts to preserve these traditions? High schoolers watch a short film about the native Yup'ik people in Alaska and how they handle the shifts in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rain Sticks

For Teachers K - 8th
Artists of all ages construct a three-dimensional form and fill it with rice to make gentle, percussive sounds. They discover that Native South American tribesmen would harvest dead branches from cactus plants, fill them with small...
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Lesson Plan
National Park Service

The Power of Remembrance

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
On every July 4th, we watch fireworks and celebrate our independence, but how is the history of the American Revolution preserved? Four social studies lesson guide learners through different memorials, commemorative objects, and restored...
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Lesson Plan
NPR

The History of America’s Weed Laws

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
To understand the laws regarding marijuana use in the United States, you can go all the way back to the 1800's to learn about farming hemp, or you can go back to 2018 when California became the sixth state to legalize recreational...
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Lesson Plan
National Park Service

How Theodore Roosevelt Became a Leader: Childhood of an American President

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The beginning of the 20th century began with a shock: the assassination of President McKinley. The man who would take his place—the youngest American to ever become president—led quite a life before stepping foot in the Oval Office. An...
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Activity
Mrs. Robbins' Social Studies Site

The Berlin Blockade

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
The Berlin Blockade may not take up as much space in the history books as other events of the Cold War, but for the citizens of west Berlin in 1948—and the events to follow between the Soviet Union and the United Stattes—those 318 days...
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Curated OER

Childhood Development and the Social Studies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students complete the Know and Want to Know columns of a K-W-L worksheet about elementary aged children. They develop instructional methods for use in elementary social studies classroom that would increase content knowledge. They modify...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Becoming a Professional Social Studies Leader

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of skills needed for the teaching of Social Studies. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used to solidify the importance of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching Elementary School Social Studies

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify possible social studies themes that can come from the video, "Voyage of Discovery". They list the five themes of geography. They develop elementary-level interdisciplinary unit plans for social study content. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Planning For The Social Studies Classroom

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts related to writing lesson plans for the elementary Social Studies class. They are introduced to the lesson planning template and create an initial lesson. Then students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Incorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Lesson Presentations

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students demonstrate the cumulative knowledge while practicing the skills of lesson plan delivery for Elementary Social Studies. They set up for the lesson plan and then teach it to professional peers. They are assessed by the professor...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Third Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 3rd
In this social studies activity, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions about communities, maps, distances, and more. Students complete 11 questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies: International Food Fair

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify activities that promote social studies education and enjoy an international food tasting session. On food item sheets, they write the origins of the various food items. On a laminated world map, each cook circles the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Quiz B-Grade 4

For Students 4th
For this grade 4 social studies quiz worksheet, 4th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 4 concepts. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

5th Grade Social Studies Quiz B

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 social studies quiz instructional activity, 5th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Interactive
Curated OER

General Social Studies Concepts

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive social studies learning exercise, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding general social studies concepts. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fourth Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 4th
In this social studies instructional activity, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about the colonies, The Boston Tea Party, Native Americans, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Test-Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 social studies test, 5th graders complete a 27 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Second Graders Create Their Own Social Studies Book

For Teachers 2nd
Students develop their own social studies textbook. Students gain knowledge of American immigration and Ellis Island. Students discover the process of becoming a naturalized citizen and what it means to be a citizen
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Second Graders Create Their Own Social Studies Book (Part I, The 5Ws of the Constitution)

For Teachers 2nd
Students develop their own social studies textbook using a blank theme book as they complete activities and learning experiences throughout the year. The activities are in art, music, simulations, read alouds, shared writing and a class...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Test B-Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 social studies test worksheet, 5th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sixth Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 6th
In this social studies worksheet, 6th graders complete multiple choice questions about economics, climate, maps, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Opening Doors to Social Studies with Children's Literature: The Desert Alphabet Book

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils explore the geography of the United States. In this social studies lesson, students identify the major deserts on a map of the United States.

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