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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Homestead Act

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze the Native American's viewpoint of the Homestead Act. Using one Native American group who lived in Nebraska, they write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper discussing the Homestead Act and how it affected...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Happy Birthday Whitehouse

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the White House and its history through celebrating its birthday. Basic facts are examined and personal experiences related to the exploration of this structure.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trail of Discovery

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students collaborate on a research-based documentation of their town's founding, written from the point of view of a fictional person who lived there long ago
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

George Washington Bush: A Settlement Journey

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, examine the different aspects of George W. Bush's life that led him to settle in the Camas-Washougal area and eventually homestead in Tumwater, Washington. They write a class biography of George W. Bush.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Do You Live Where You Do?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify reasons why settlers bought land from the railroad and not a Homestead grant. Using that information, they compare and contrast the types of land given in each situation. They discuss the reasons why given...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Arkansans Contributed to the WW I War Effort

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars examine the Arkansas as home front support during World War I. They determine why the troops who were overseas during the War were important to those at home. They look at the war effort and locate the area of Arkansas...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Home: The Story of Maine

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify at least 10 foods that are important to Maine's economy and culture. They participate in a scavenger hunt as they find their way around a grocery store.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lake Superior Ecology Unit

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research Lake Superior and its ecosystem. Students investigate the lake's cycles of mixing and stratification and how these cycles affect the biology of the lake. This instructional activity contains five days of activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Orca United Nations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study the differences between sets of data and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment.  In this marine mammals lesson plan students analyze data based on set criteria. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, examine various transportation costs, schedules and practices. They brainstorm both economical and convenient ways to go from place to place. In addition, they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transforming Food Energy: A Balancing Act

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain their role as consumers. They use a purchased calorimeter or make their own simple calorimeter to measure the energy content in selected foods. This interesting lesson really gets students thinking about what they eat.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sentence Game

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore and study what they already know about grammar and sentence structure to reinforce their mastery of assessing the eight parts of speech. They match a set of colored word cards with their correct part of speech and create...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating and Evaluating Ethnic Advertising

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of ethnic advertising. In this African American history lesson plan, students watch segments of videos about the history of ethnic advertising. Students respond to questions that correspond to each of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Return South Migration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the reasons so many immigrants returned to the South following the Civil Rights Movement. They examine how the former slaves influenced the cultural life in the Northern cities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Web Of Life - Overlapping Food Chains

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students perform an activity in which they discover what happens when food chains overlap in an ecosystem and discover the three components of a food web.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go West Young Man#148

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars determine the difference between immigration and emigration. They read and listen to books about emigration westward during the Gold Rush years. They examine life in Gold Rush towns while determining why gold is so...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Hurricane Dennis Menaces U.S. Coast

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Hurricane Dennis Menaces U.S. Coast," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Interactive
Google

Google Earth Timelapse

For Students 9th - 10th
See an aerial view of how communities around the globe have changed over time.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Community Changes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses basic community changes including changes in population, inventions, and transportation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

National Park Service: Chicago's Black Metropolis: Understanding History Through a Historic Place

For Students 9th - 10th
Online lesson plan to teach the concept of historical understanding by studying how a community changes over time. For this case, we look at the South Side of Chicago and ask, What happened here? Why did this place change? How am I...
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Website
BBC

Bbc History Trail: Local History

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How can you trace the history of a community? What are the historical clues and tips you can use to find out what shaped its past? This site explains the techniques historians can use and provides great examples.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Succession

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ecosystems are "dynamic." This means that ecosystems change over time. Both natural forces and human actions cause ecosystems to change. Learn more about succession...
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
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Graphic
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Your Neighborhood (3 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Elementary site presents a colorful neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, home, hospital, school, and library.