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Facing History and Ourselves

Decision-Making: Introduction to the Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Make your classroom a supportive and communicative place to be before beginning a unit on the Holocaust. Working together as a class, learners reflect on their previous experiences of classroom discussions before establishing a...
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How Routers Learn

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Your routers don't seem to be routing correctly. To figure out why, pupils act like routers, talk to their direct connects in order to determine as much information about the simulated network as possible. As they learn more about paths,...
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The Horses of Chincoteague

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
How confident are your readers in responding to short reading passages? Find out with a worksheet that reinforces reading comprehension skills and requires self reflection on one's ability to read and answer questions pertaining to the...
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Teaching About Genocide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students can find that genocide is a prevalent theme in world history.
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Going to the Playground

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a paragraph about a group of children at the park. They then answer 5 true and false questions about the reading. Finally, students complete a conversation on the worksheet and...
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Classroom Law Project

What is a class hearing and youth summit and what do they have to do with the presidential election?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
After researching the presidential election process, class members develop questions and interview voters about their choice of candidate and the issues that concern them.
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Day Six: Bible A Tribute to the One True God - Athens

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the Bible to understand the importance of impacting another's life and being able to walk in their shoes. In this Bible study lesson students role play and discuss Acts from the Bible.
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Is Modern Culture Ruining Childhood?

For Students 7th - 10th
There are a lot of different ways a learner could respond to this New York Times article discussing the effects of modern culture on childhood. After reading the article, pupils construct a thoughtful blog post. The guiding questions...
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The Meanest English Teacher Ever

For Students 4th - 6th
Upper graders will use a reading comprehension worksheet about the meanest teacher to practice comprehension. They will read a 5 page story titled The Meanest English Teacher Ever and answer 4 comprehension questions about it. 
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Stanford University

Evaluating Historical Sources on Juana Briones

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Most have never heard of Juana Briones, the incredible woman who came to own property and divorce her husband in 1850s California. Yet, her relatively unknown life reflects the historical dynamics of the American West, particularly those...
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University of North Carolina

Oral History

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
There's no better way to learn something than to hear it straight from the horse's mouth. A handout on oral history, part of a larger series on specific writing assignments, explains how to conduct interviews and use the information...
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Tapping into the Experiences of Senior Citizens

For Teachers 6th
Through casual talk and structured interviews, 6th graders tap into the wealth of their senior pals' experiences. They write descriptive essays and narratives based on conversations with relatives or neighbors. They read selected...
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Hidden Values

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students split geode rocks to see that they are beautiful inside. In this geodes lesson plan, students split the geodes and talk about how they have beautiful insides just like people, even if the outsides aren't that pretty.
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Geographic Context for War

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the geography of Korea. In this Korean War lesson plan, students examine maps of the country and label landforms, bodies of water, climate, population centers, and neighboring countries to determine the significance of...
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Worksheet
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Comprehension Questions for The Friendship

For Students 5th
In this comprehension questions for The Friendship worksheet, 5th graders read the book, then answer 8 comprehension questions.
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The American Dream

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are given the opportunity to interact with college students and or co-workers, and explore, single-handedly, the different ideals, goals, dreams, and views regarding the American Dream. They interview three people-Any citizen -...
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INVITING CANDIDATES TO CLASS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the election process by researching politcal platforms, inviting candidates to speak, surveying registered voters, and running a mock election.
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Cornell University

Constructing and Visualizing Topographic Profiles

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Militaries throughout history have used topography information to plan strategies, yet many pupils today don't understand it. Scholars use Legos and a contour gauge to understand how to construct and visualize topographic profiles. This...
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What Building Used to Be There?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how their city has changed and examine building preservation. In this building preservation lesson, students listen to a reading of Virginia Lee Burton's, The Little House, before making a time line of how their own city...
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Rise of the Modern City

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore industrial design and photography with an emphasis on the history of Paris. For this modern art lesson, students analyze and discuss the images of modern city life in Paris and the Eiffel Tower. Students participate in a...
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Anatomy

For Teachers K
Students explore the similarities and differences in human beings. They consider that all students are special, and appreciate everyone's similarities and differences.