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Airborne & Special Operations Museum- Grade 5
In this gallery scavenger hunt worksheet students answer 11 questions about the displays in the Airborne & Special Operations Museum (location unknown).
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum- Grade 8
In this gallery scavenger hunt worksheet students answer 18 questions about the displays in the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.
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World War II: Japanese-American Internment
Fifth graders read "The Bracelet" by Yoshiko Uchida and use it as a catalyst to discuss the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. They debate the morality of the internment, create Venn diagrams and chart important events...
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World War I and World War II Timeline Cards
In this World War I and World War II chronological events worksheet, students examine the timeline cards. The cards may be cut out so that students may study the chronology of events.
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"Lista Negra-The Black Lists"
Pupils review the history and political motivation behind the U.S. adoption of the Monroe Doctrine and how national security measures collide with the issues of due process and human rights during times of war. They learn about how the...
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Math: Heads or Tails
Seventh graders discover the difference between theoretical and experimental probabilities by designing their own problems and testing them. After conducting their own coin toss trial, they compare their results with an Internet...
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Early German Axis Successes and Failures
In this Axis successes and failures learning exercise, students read about the Axis Powers and Allied Powers. Students read the dates of Axis successes, and about the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Midway, and El...
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Japanese Internment Camps in the USA
In this worksheet about Japanese Internment camps, students read a 9 paragraph passage about the camps, locations, and a personal account. Link to additional activities included.
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A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Students analyze Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" War Address. Students read the original first typed draft of the speech, and compare handwritten changes with the original to determine whether the changes strengthened or weakened...
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Harry M. Akune - Military Intelligence Service
Eleventh graders research the live of Harry M. Akune and his contributions during World War II.
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Defining Moments From the Past: Japanese American Internment
High schoolers conduct a mock Congressional Hearing to decide whether or not Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II should be provided financial restitution. They research and create a time line of...
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C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: u.s. History: Did the Attack on Pearl Harbor Unify America? [Pdf]
A comprehensive learning module on how America reacted to the attack on Pearl Harbor that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will...
The Atlantic Monthly Group
In Focus: World War Ii: Pearl Harbor
From The Atlantic series about World War II photographs, this section has forty-five photographs with captions covering all aspects of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Several of the photographs are from film recovered from captured Japanese...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
Japanese submarines in use near the end of World War II had the potential to inflict heavy damage on the United States. This transcript looks at these 'killer subs' and what we now know about them. Additional materials discuss the threat...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: Pearl Harbor Speech
A transcript of the infamous speech delivered by Franklin Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Reliving the Attack on Pearl Harbor
A learning module that begins with "Reliving the Attack on Pearl Harbor," an interview with J. C. Alton, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Attack on Pearl Harbor
A learning module that begins with "The Attack on Pearl Harbor" by National Park Service, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Pearl Harbor
Part of the excellent PBS site based on Joy Hakim's A History of US, this focuses on the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and the ramifications of the attack. You can access primary sources and photographs to bring this part of...
Other
Liberty Letters: Behind the Story: Attack at Pearl Harbor
Two Eyewitness accounts of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
US Navy
Naval Historical Center: Pearl Harbor Raid, Dec. 7, 1941
Provides an overview and special image selection of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Use the additional links, especially the FAQ link, to access expanded information on the Pearl Harbor raid. Lesson plans are available from the FAQ page.
US National Archives
Docs Teach: Analyzing Evidence of the Pearl Harbor Attack
This activity is intended to get students thinking about where information comes from, how it is presented, how its presentation affects understanding, and how information is used. Because the featured document relates to the Japanese...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Japan, Pearl Harbor and War
Overview of Japanese expansion in the Pacific, attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry into World War II.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 was a "date which will live in infamy," according to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese led the United States to enter World War II.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Photographs of the Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor
[Free Registration/Login Required] Several photographs of the events that occurred in Pearl Harbor in 1941 give a visual account of the attack to pair with the facts of the day.