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Positive Choices: Decision Making and Problem Solving: Class Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The aim of this activity is to teach learners the steps involved in effective decision-making/problem-solving. This skill is a useful skill for students to learn, as it will assist learners to consider all the options that are available...
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C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies

For Students 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students learn about the costs and benefits of regulations and regulatory agencies. It includes nine video clips.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Robert Morris 1734 1806

For Students 9th - 10th
Morris was born at or near Liverpool, England, in 1734. When he reached 13 years of age, he emigrated to Maryland to join his father, a tobacco exporter at Oxford, Md. After brief schooling at Philadelphia, the youth obtained employment...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Robert Morris

For Students 9th - 10th
Known as the "Financier of the Revolution," Robert Morris played a critical role in winning and securing American independence. As chairman of the Continental Congress's Finance Committee between 1775 and 1778, Morris traded flour and...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Smoking: Cutting Through the Hype

For Students 9th - 10th
This three-page article examines why teens smoke and why cigarette smoking is not only a harmful, but also a deadly habit. Also provided is information on quitting smoking and staying tobacco-free.
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore documents from the Lewis and Clark Expedition: "list of purchases," "receipt for tobacco," "list of Indian presents," and "receipt for wine and kegs." Each document is accompanied by explanation of context and significance.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Colonial Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Whatever early colonial prosperity there was resulted from trapping and trading in furs. In addition, the fishing industry was a primary source of wealth in Massachusetts. But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Money Is What Money Does

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Throughout history, a wide variety of items have served as money. These include gold, silver, large stone wheels, tobacco, beer, dog teeth, porpoise teeth, cattle, metal coins, paper bills, and checks. All of these types of money should...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the South Helped Win the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
British commanders attempted to reverse their floundering fortunes by launching a campaign in the South. There the British would find not just crops such as tobacco, rice and indigo that were vital to their economy, but stronger Loyalist...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Fipa

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fipa are a Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Tanzania in East-Central Africa. The name "Fipa" appears to have been bestowed on them by nineteenth-century traders and means "people of the escarpment." It was later adopted by...
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Smoke and Mirrors

For Students 9th - 10th
Cancer sticks. Coffin nails. Tarlboro Lights. The Why Files tackle the smoking debate. The article discusses the effects of smoking, suggestions for quitting, and also the chemical makeup of cigarettes.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: E Cigarette Makers Focus on Teens

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on a report issues by Congress that finds that e-cigarette manufacturers are aggressively marketing their products to teenagers. Includes a list of vocabularly words.
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Other

National Families in Action (Nfia): Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NFIA has a wide variety of information on drugs, their effects, prevention, treatment and much more!
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Article
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Nfia's Guide to Drugs and the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of links to information on different types of drugs. Content on the pages include information about the drug itself, effects the drug has on the brain, common street names for the drug, and legal status.
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Growth & Development in the Virginia Colony [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Follow Virginia as it matures into a thriving colony. Students will enjoy this comprehensive slideshow that includes pictures, maps, timelines, and an original newspaper advertisement looking for a runaway slave. Information on the...
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PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Unearthing Secret America

For Students 9th - 10th
The fun part of history is finding the clues that unlock the secrets of the past. This is the companion site to the TV show with Alan Alda that features archeological discoveries. Students will find interesting lessons from the past on...
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Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Professair's Mad Lab)

For Students 1st - 9th
Have fun learning about the human body's respiratory system while playing games in Professair's Mad Lab! These interactive games have colorful graphics and are broken into three grade groupings: grades one to three, four to six, and...
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National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University offers a unique think/action tank that engages all diciplines to study every form of substance abuse as it affects our society. The site organizes and provides...
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Other

Do something.org

For Students 9th - 10th
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Heads Up Real News About Drugs and Your Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of news and information on drug abuse and what it can do to YOUR body! You can click on each individual drug to find out more about it, read questions and answers, test your knowledge, and finally find out the truth about harmful...
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Mariners' Museum and Park

Age of Exploration: The Great Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
A great description and explanation of the exchange that took place between the Old World and New World as a result of European exploration. Find examples of plants, animals, and diseases that were traded as a result of exploration and...
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Passing Healthy Habits on to Your Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teach your children how to live healthy when they are young. This helps them avoid making unhealthy choices and developing lifelong bad habits. This article offers examples of ways for parents to positively influence their children's...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indian: Queen of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Pocahontas is that rare historical figure who captivated people in her own time and in every generation that followed. Take a closer look at the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith in this Frieze of American History from the...

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