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Remembering World War II

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars read about America's participation in World War II. They study images, timelines, and other primary source documents.
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Immigration in the United States

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the reasons why people leave their country to live in another. In groups, they use print and electronic resources to answer questions about where immigrants came from during different time periods and advice given to...
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War and International Law:America’s Foreign Policy: A Brief History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the history of American foreign policy. In this foreign policy instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture that presents a brief history of American foreign policy. Students respond to...
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Reforming Wall Street & its Booms, Bubbles & Busts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Wall Street Reform. In this current events activity, students read the provided articles "Why a Financial Crisis?," "Deception and Leadership Failure=Boom, Bubble, Burst," and "How Can a Future Financial Crisis be...
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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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The Attack On Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Pearl Harbor worksheet, students read about what happened on December 7th, 1941, read Roosevelt's speech in response, and complete activities in the passive voice about what they read. Students write the past participle of 10...
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The White Line - A One Act Play

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss amendments of the Constitution that cover due process and discuss them in relation to the play "The White Line". They determine how national security measures conflict with the issues of due process during wartime. They...
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You Mean I Am Part of History?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders open the lines of communication between family members and to gain a historical understanding about family history. They research and interview their grandparents and parents and create a research paper.
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Betty Ford: One Day at a Time

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view a video about Betty Ford and how her candid admission of her own battles with addiction has enabled others to face their own addictions. She has done the same for breast cancer, since she was First Lady of the US.
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Sadorus Lesson Plan: The American Farm as Portrayed by Artists

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students describe how artists painted American farms in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They identify idealized, nostalgic, and realistic views of farming through discussion, bringing into play their own knowledge of farms today.
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People at Work

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils observe people at work. They create their own drawings of those people at their jobs.
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Lindenwald: Martin Van Buren

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils examine maps, readings, photos, drawings and political cartoons in order to describe the personality and character of Martin Van Buren as reflected by his lifestyle. They identify Van Buren's political views and political issues...
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Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research Senator Joseph McCarthy's February 9, 1950 speech, given at Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he claimed more than 200 State Department employees were members of the Communist Party.
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FDR's Fireside Chat on the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how they get information on important events or activities that occur in the national government today. They evaluate the New Deal, utilizing document analysis worksheets imbedded in this plan.
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Reconstruction Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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Americans Spending at Record Rates

For Students 8th
In this Americans spending at record rates worksheet, 8th graders read or listen to an article, discuss money topics, answer 8 true or false, match 10 synonyms, and 10 phrases, fill in 16 blanks, answer 6 short answer questions, discuss,...
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Poverty Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Poverty lesson plans can help students understand the issues involved, and how countries are trying to tackle this problem.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: A Photo Essay on the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Series of annotated photographs that document the realities of Depression-era America.
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Living History Farm: Farming in the 1930s

For Students 9th - 10th
During the hard economic times of the 1930s, farm families turned to low-cost entertainment such as barn dances. By listening to personal stories, discover what farm life was like during the Great Depression.
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Prezi: The 1930's: The Great Depression in Alabama

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow offers an overview of life during the Great Depression of the 1930's, with a focus on the devastating impact it had on residents of the state of Alabama.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Dust Bowl Exodus: How Drought and the Depression Took Their Toll

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity-based resource on the social and economic conditions of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. Students select from a list of comprehensive reference material to research the times and then choose a 1930s artist on which to report....
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the economy and politics in Texas during the time of the Great Depression.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lesson Plans: The Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will gain a strong understanding of the Great Depression with these lesson plans for a variety of academic levels. Topics include literature, government and migration.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Great Depression and the Arts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a wonderful website devoted to researching and teaching the Great Depression and the New Deal. These pages are focused specifically on the arts during this time.

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