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Curated OER

Practical Experiment in Colonization

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars examine the effects that cultural background and specific historical events have upon the development of a colony. They research the colonies to design their own.
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Unit Plan
Boston University

South African Short Stories: Apartheid, Civil Rights, and You

For Teachers 10th Standards
How are short stories from South Africa connected to issues of civil rights in the United States? A unit plan uses South African short stories to discuss issues such as apartheid, colonization, and civil rights. Questions and activities...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

America's History in the Making: Classroom Applications One

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Someone finds a time capsule 100 years from now, and it includes your family photo album. What would the photos tell that person about you and your place in history? Scholars investigate how artifacts tell stories. Using photos, maps,...
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Curated OER

Working Watermelon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
You're going to wish you had a watermelon for this activity! Class members read about watermelons and make a salad in class to sample. They also perform estimates, measurements and calculations on a watermelon. They predict what...
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Curated OER

Slave Narratives

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars use a database to find and read examples of slave narratives. In groups, they read the various narratives and discuss their feelings about them. They also research the time period in which the narratives were written to...
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Curated OER

Corn An A-Maizing Plant

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders consider the uses of corn.  In this agricultural lesson, 5th graders examine corn as a natural resource and discuss the many ways to reuse the grain.  A variety of activities, books, and web resources are included with the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Baseball in Korea

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the origins of baseball.  In this Geography lesson, 7th graders compare Korean baseball teams with other countries.  Students create a map of all the baseball teams around the world.
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Curated OER

Centers of the Storm: The Lyceum and the Circle at the University of Mississippi

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Greek Revival architecture and the Civil Rights Movement? Sure! Examine how the Lyceum and Circle, two historic buildings located on the campus of the University of Mississippi, relate to integration and the 1962 riot on the university...
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Lesson Plan
NYC Department of Records

Citizenship and Elections: The Importance of a Ballot

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Approximately 58 prcent of those eligible voted in the 2016 US Presidential election. In an attempt to impress upon learners the importance of voting and voting rights, class members examine primary source documents related to the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is the history of rice in the United States?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with the history of rice and create a board game.  In this rice lesson, 5th graders understand the history of rice through the playing of a game.  Students use  vocabulary words related to the history of rice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Defining moments from the past with lessons for a post-9/11 world...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine extension ideas concerning 9/11, Defining Moments. They analyze a variety of Supreme Court cases, the U.S. Constitution, Mass Media Interpretations, Racism, Immigrant groups and U.S. geography. Many questions are...
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Curated OER

Human Evolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize that achievements of human beings throughout human history can be considered part of the ongoing story of human evolution. They research settings such as the biosphere and Mars and write imaginative short stories using...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mass Production Using an Assembly Line

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the industrial revolution. In this industrialization instructional activity, 5th graders explore the concept of mass production via the assembly line. They then create an assembly line which demonstrates its costs...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A More Perfect Union

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a unit of lessons on the development of the U.S. government. They examine the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence, develop a class translation of the preamble to the Constitution, create a flow chart,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women's Rights and Reform

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students evaluate primary source documents. They assess the development of women's rights in the United States. They identify other rights beside suffrage that were important to famous women reformers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension/history: George Washington

For Students 5th - 6th
In this George Washington activity worksheet, learners read a one page information sheet about George Washington. Students put 10 events from his life in correct order. Then learners answer 4 critical thinking questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Missouri Rice Farming

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate rice farming in Missouri. In this percentages lesson, 6th graders determine how much rice production has increased over time. Students find this number in percentages. Students then figure the percent of acres...
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Curated OER

In Strawberry Fields

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the origin of strawberries and employees involved with picking strawberries. In this algebra instructional activity, students discuss how much a worker who picks strawberry makes based on their flats. They create a table...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Getting to Know 2 Presidents

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Presidents worksheet, students answer short answer questions about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln by looking on the websites given to them. Students complete 7 questions each.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Georgia

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Georgia reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jefferson's Declaration

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders understand the people and events associated with the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the document's significance. They identify the Founding Fathers and their affiliations. As the lesson...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Roanoke Mystery

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders hypothesize about what happened on the island of Roanoke. In this South Carolina history lesson, 4th graders use primary documents to draw conclusions about what happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke. This mini-unit of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

South Carolina: State History

For Students 4th
In this state history worksheet, 4th graders read two and a half pages about the history of South Carolina and complete 10 true or false questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Events Leading to the War of 1812

For Students 5th - 6th
In this US History instructional activity, students read a selection of the War of 1812 and fill in the blanks for 10 sentences using a word bank.