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Fighting for Democracy, Fighting for Me

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider how African American responded to social injustice. In this social injustice lesson, students compare and contrast the visions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois for obtaining civil rights for African Americans.
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Our Brand of Segregation - West Texas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of segregation. In this oral history lesson, students conduct interviews and research primary sources to learn about segregation practices that affected African Americans. Learners present their research...
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Inspiration for and Application of the Bill of Rights

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars examine individual rights. For this case law lesson, students discuss the from and function of the Bill of Rights prior to investigating several cases that deal with Constitutional rights. Young scholars discuss the...
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Case Study: Manzanar

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate Japanese-American internment. In this World War II lesson, 11th graders conduct research from the Manzanar National Historic Sites and then write essays based on their findings.
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Building a "Toolbox for Difference"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars discover how race and gender relate to their sense of civic obligation. As a class, they create a 3-D toolbox for making a difference in their community or the world. They write an essay to accompany it explaining the...
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"The Nation's Playground": A Matter of Perspective - A Hearing

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Learners watch a video and role play the development of a luxury hotel and how it effects the various groups in Maine. They write an editorial for a local newspaper expressing their individual opinions about the project.
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Radio Program #8: The New Deal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the projects of the New Deal Programs. They identify the differences and similarities between the CCC and the WPA. Students interview someone who lived during the time period and either participated in the New...
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Invasive Species

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use the Internet to research non-native plants that exist in their local community. Using this information, they analyze the invasive species effect on their environment. In groups, they plan and execute their own project...
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Children's Rights

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research studenT rights in democratic and non-democratic societies. They create group projects such as advertisements and posters, which demonstrate their awareness of civic involvement.
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Migration Service Learning Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine how migration affects different aspects of countries. They identify push and pull factors and participate in a service learning project to discover how local and global problems connect.
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Publisher Skills Assessment

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students complete a technology integration project using Publisher. In this technology lesson, students use Publisher to create magazine activities for the American Revolution, indigenous cultures, California missions, colonization, and...
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Development of Industrial New Hampshire

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work in groups to research and share information about several different topics that were part of the development of Industrial New Hampshire. Students complete five parts of the project which include researching, role playing...
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Radio Program #12-The War On Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the purpose and core elements of programs of the "War on Poverty" and its projects in southeastern Ohio. Students interview people in their community who have helped the poor in some way. Explore unique ways to help...
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Water Around Us

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders learn the effects of temperature on the states of water. Then students create paper snowflakes. Finally students complete a computer project with software which teaches the different states of water.
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Marbury v. Madison

For Teachers 8th Standards
Who has the final say in matters dealing with the rules under the United States Constitution? The case Marbury v. Madison brings to light the issue of judicial review. Learners investigate the Supreme Court's opinion in the case with a...
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African Americans in the United States Congress During Reconstruction

For Students 5th
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which granted citizenship to all males in the U.S., resulted in the first African Americans to be elected to Congress. Class members research 11 of these men, the challenges they faced, and craft...
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Country Comparison Venn Diagram

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss different countries, their cultures, similarities and differences and choose a set of focus questions to research. They create a narrative story using their researched information in first person narrative stories.
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Visit My Class Wikis

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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A Visitor from Outer Space

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Learners read the handout, "A Visitor from Outer Space" and discuss the bill of rights. They complete the Bill of Right checklist individually or in small groups then complete a poll ranking each freedom. Students write reasoning behind...
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Write with Writers

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Write and work with authors on the Scholastic Website to promote the recognition of various genres.  Young writers will participate in activities based on the type of writing such as biography, descriptive, folktales, mystery, news, and...
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Cultural and Social Transformations Since 1865

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research cultural and social issues in the areas of Westward Expansion, Immigration, and Civil Rights. They use their research to create a PowerPoint electronic book to be used by other students.
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Civil Rights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the concept of Civil Rights. In groups, they use a timeline of the Navajo tribe to identify the ways the tribe has made advances in Civil Rights throughout the years. To end the lesson, they take notes and...
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A Time for Justice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explain the protections and privileges of individuals and groups in the United States.
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JUSTICE

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the role that Alabama played in three major events of American History and how those roles contributed to Alabama being dubbed the "Cradle of the Confederacy" and the "Birthplace of the Modern Civil Rights Movement."

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