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The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students critique the Creation of the U.S. Constitution. They list some ideas proposed and debated during the Constitutional Convention. Discussion of the important issues requiring compromise are examined.
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The Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have Met

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read biographies of their assigned Founding Father. They present an oral argument that their assignee deserves to be better known by making connections between regional politics and postions defined by character.
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Happy Endings: The Final Battle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore all the myths of the battle of Yorktown. A variety of primary documents are viewed and analyzed for discussion. They become aware that what one sees and hears is not always as it seems in reality. Each group...
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Electricity Crossword

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this electricity worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 20 clues given.
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Betsy Ross

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Betsy Ross worksheet, students read a 2 page article on Betsy Ross, answer 6 facts about Betsy Ross with multiple choice answers and answer 4 short answer questions.
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United States Postal Service

For Students 6th - 8th
In this postal service learning exercise, students read a passage regarding the United States postal service and answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Understanding Thunderstorms

For Students 7th - 10th
For this thunderstorm worksheet, students read about thunder and lightning and the forces behind both. They also read about the timing difference between thunder and lightning. Students answer three critical thinking questions about...
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Meaning of Quotations

For Students 5th - 6th
In this quotations learning exercise, students read 5 famous quotations. From four possible choices, students select the best meaning for the quotation.
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Static Electricity

For Students 9th - 11th
In this static electricity worksheet, students complete nine questions about electron charges, coulombs, potential energy, voltage and the Van de Graaf generator.
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Fresh Water Facts

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fresh water learning exercise, students click on the links in the questions about fresh water to find the answers and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 9 questions total.
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Government by the People - Initiative and Referendum

For Students 6th - 9th
Students use the Internet and worksheet to understand the concept of referendums and ballot innitiatives.
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Pennsylvania facts by the numbers

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Pennsylvania facts learning exercise, students research Pennsylvania history and trivia and answer questions where they calculate the answers about Pennsylvania. Students complete 10 questions.
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Robert E. Lee Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive Civil War worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about Robert E. Lee. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Editorial Cartoon Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider the role of editorial cartoons on American politics. In this editorial cartoons lesson plan, students discover the history of the cartoons in America, analyze some cartoons, and then draw their own cartoons that make...
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United States Constitution Framers

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover details about delegates to the American Constitutional Convention. In this U.S. Constitution instructional activity, 8th graders research information about 9 delegates to the convention and then write paragraphs...
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The Catcher in the Rye Character Map

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Internet Challenge Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this Internet research skills worksheet, students go to each of 5 specified web sites and answer three questions about how many Internet matches came up. Students also provide answers to specific questions that can be found on the...
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History of Garbage

For Students 4th - 5th
In this history of garbage worksheet, students read about the history of garbage from prehistoric times through the 1900s. Students learn about the how waste is managed in Palm Beach County.
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A Cry for Help in Alabama - 1934

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
What should be the role of the federal government during an economic crisis? That is the question at the center of this introduction to a study of the New Deal. Class members examine letters to the state government asking for help,...
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American Inventors

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive American inventors worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraph.
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American Inventors

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this online interactive American inventors learning exercise, learners read a brief selection and respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions.
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American Inventors

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive American inventors learning exercise, students read a brief selection and respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions.
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Boycotting Baubles of Britain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the role of British commodities in the Revolutionary War. In this American Revolution lesson plan, students discover the British commodities that colonists needed and investigate the success of the boycotting campaigns...
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Matching Events and People

For Students 5th - 12th
For this social studies events worksheet, students match important events in history with people that were involved at the time. Students complete 13 matches.

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