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Curated OER

The Institutions of Government: The Judiciary

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explain the difference between tribal, state and federal sovereignty. Using the internet, they read Supreme Court cases that focus on Native American law. They compare and contrast the view of the case from the Native...
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Curated OER

Give Me the C and D Canal!!!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students estimate the distance between Baltimore to Philadelphia via the water route before the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built. They familiarize themselves with canals and how transporation and economic necessities dictate the...
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Curated OER

Biology Chapter 15 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this biology activity, middle schoolers look for the words that are related to the theme of the activity. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
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Curated OER

Getting to Know You

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete an getting to know each other activity. In this personal names lesson, students play a name game, read a book about names, and then discuss why names are important. Students design a name card on oak tag rectangles and...
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Curated OER

Natural Selection and the Peppered Moth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study natural selection and its process in the peppered moth. In this evolution lesson, students read about the concept of natural selection as suggested by Charles Darwin. Learners then complete a natural selection simulation...
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Curated OER

The Segregated Pencil Sharpeners

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore racism through pencil sharpeners.  In this civil rights lesson, students utilize a pencil sharpener with one of two colored pencils and explain how some people were not allowed to use certain items because of the color...
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Curated OER

The Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the time period of the Industrial revolution in American history.  In this American History lesson, 8th graders read the chapter on this time period.  Students create a presentation on this time period to teach...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Cloned Dogs in Training to Sniff for Drugs

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Cloned Dogs in Training to Sniff for Drugs," 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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Curated OER

Scientists and Inventors

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate scientists and inventors. In this science instructional activity, 4th graders discuss inventors and scientists. Students research their chosen inventor or scientists and write a report about that person.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glossary: Early Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Glossary for the unit on early humans.
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Other

Institute of Human Origins: Becoming Human

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia-rich guide for anyone making their way through a study of human origin. Find information and analysis about the fossil record, comparative anatomy, theories, and the cultural adaptations of humans and their ancestors. With an...
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Bradshaw Foundation: Journey of Mankind

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map that shows how early humans traveled out of Africa and spread throughout the world. Starts from pre-150,000 B.C. and shows the history of how humans were able to populate the world. At each step there is information...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: What Prehistoric Cave Paintings Reveal About Early Human Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the oldest known art may hint at the beginning of language development, while later examples portray narratives with human and animal figures. What does the oldest known art in the world tell us about the people who created it?...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quiz: Early Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
A twelve question quiz about human evolution.
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Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 8 25 14: Neanderthals, Humans Overlapped for 5,400 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why recent discoveries are causing scientists to rewrite the timeline of modern humans and Neanderthals.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Early Humans Survived the Ice Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The most recent ice age peaked between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago, when vast ice sheets covered North America and northern Europe, and mountain ranges like Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro and South America's Andes were encased in glaciers. At...
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Who's Who of Early Man

For Students 3rd - 5th
The little cave man guy with a club welcomes you to the site. Did early man look like him? Mr. Donn has put together a Cheat Sheet of Who's Who of Early Man beginning with the famous Lucy and ending with men that looked a lot like us!
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: Early Humans Followed the Coast

For Students 9th - 10th
The theory of coastal migration of early Americans down the coast of California has been gaining much consideration. Read about some of the evidence supporting this theory.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human, Human Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore walking upright, tools and food, bodies, brains, social life, language and how humans ultimately changed the world. Excellent charts, pictures and videos accompany easy-to-understand text on the earliest humans.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Population

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of early human population growth.
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Other

Temple University Med School: Ventricular System Development (Early)

For Students 9th - 10th
Upper-level explanation of early human ventricular system development. Provides interactive labeled diagrams and description of weeks 4, 5, and 6 in embryo development.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Early Modern Human Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
An exclusive group of early humans are classified into the Upper Paleolithic stage because they were more evolved than others. Discover their culture - art, tools for making tools, and social changes - of this era.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Archaic Human Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Early human culture from the Paleolithic period is described. Find details about archaic tools, language, clothing, and rituals for burying the dead.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Flashcards: Archaic Human Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of nine flashcards to help understand the culture of early humans.

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