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Being Me in the Face of Adversity - Americans Who Stood Up for Their Beliefs

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify important Americans from the colonial, revolutionary and slavery periods who are noted for standing up for their beliefs in the face of peer disapproval. They identify the importance of music in motivating and...
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Criminals Puzzle

For Students 6th - 10th
In this criminals word search puzzle, students identify the names of criminals. Examples include Jessie James and Lee Harvey Oswald. A list of 50 names is provided to assist students in their search.
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Men and Women of the Revolution Interview Sheet- Magic Tree House Series

For Students 4th - 6th
In this men and women of the American Revolution interview worksheet, students work with a partner to prepare five questions that will be used for mock interviews. They write the questions, and discuss possible answers before recording...
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Words from the Wise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how famous people, through newspaper Op-Ed articles, often inform the public about issues of national importance. They write Op-Eds in the voice of famous people on current news topics.
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Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore famous people in America. They read and discuss a story about Abraham Lincoln. After the class discussion, 1st graders create a web of important events in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Finally, students write...
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Indiana Travel Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a travel guide about the state of Indiana with 100% accuracy. They label the capital within the travel guide with 100% accuracy. Students label one major river in the right location with 100% accuracy. They circle...
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William ¿¿¿Billy¿¿¿ Mitchell

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in class discussion about famous people in aviation history and focus upon the special qualities that helped them to achieve their goal. They use the internet to perform research.
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What is Prejudice?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students tell who Rosa Parks was and what she did to become famous and what state she did it in, and who Martin Luther King Jr. was, why he was important in history, and how we was connected with Rosa Parks.
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Digging for Treasure: Note-Taking Skills for Primary Children

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the criteria for biographies and the vocabulary that is specific person and time. They take notes, write e-mail and gather information on a famous person.
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Night of the Notables

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read several biographies of famous Americans and discuss the characteristics of a biography. Students collect biographical information on another person in the class and write a biography. Students research and create a...
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Create a Hero Trophy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and read about the lives of some famous American heroes. They examine the qualities that make or made these people heroes and how the time period they lived in influenced their images as heroes.
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Anti-Slavery and Reform-Related Sources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use primary sources to explore events witnessed by ordinary people.  In this primary documents lesson, 5th graders  answer critical thinking questions based on their documents.  Students recognize the difference between...
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Historical Markers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read the "Chicago Tribute Markers of Distinction," and pick one famous person to write about. For this creative writing worksheet, students write about this person's home. Additionally, students pretend that 100 years from now,...
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Diversity Geography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research another country and its people.  In this diversity instructional activity, students work in groups to research an assigned country and develop a short oral report.  Students use diversity beans to represent the people...
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Guess the Ages

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Learners explore scatter plots in this algebra lesson. They create a scatter plot from their guesses regarding a famous person’s birth date and the actual birth date then they examine and interpret the results of their graph.
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Diversity

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students work in groups to research and prepare an oral report about a region.  In this regions lesson, students find out about the geography, population, state capitals, and landmarks.  Students assign attributes to the people based on...
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Smoking On TV and In Films

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify and discuss young peoples' attitudes towards smoking and the power of TV and film on their daily lives. They critically evaluate comments about tobacco smoking. In addition, they place on a graph the reasons people give...
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Fame

For Students 7th - 8th
In this fame activity, learners, with a partner, research, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with fame and all that comes with being famous.
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Our Little Town

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students draw a map of their local community using a drawing program. Using the internet, they locate various landmarks and identify famous people living or coming from their town. They participate in interviews with the community...
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Baga Drum

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine a Baga Drum in order to explore the history of the Baga people of West Africa. In this art history lesson, students recognize figures used in Baga Drum design that represent aspects of Baga culture. They also design and...
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Dollars for Darfur

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students send emails to famous people, politicians, and local media services in an effort to inform others of the current situation in Darfur. This includes internet research and a video example of the lesson.
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Mathematicians are People, Too!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students access the Internet to locate data regarding their assigned mathematician. They organize their notes on a data form, write a report, create a visual and present their facts to their classmates.
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Statue of Liberty: A Famous Gift

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Statue of Liberty worksheet, students read a passage, then answer 5 multiple choice questions; answers included on page 2.
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Lifestyles of the Rich and/or Famous

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore and analyze the detailed, yet complicated profiles that society placed on the lives of the prosperous as well as those with economic disadvantages in 19th century New York. In addition, by seeing the Merchant House...

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