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Curated OER

Let Me Tell You About My State

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop an awareness of the concepts of the United States through the Amateur Radio communication services by verbally sharing information about their state such as cultures, current events, geography, history and much more.
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Curated OER

Applying For Assylum

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students go through a simulation of a refugee applying for political assylum. The connection is made through putting one's self in a new role of being a refugee. This lesson is crosscultural and endorses understanding of other points of...
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The Role of the United Nations in Postwar Iraq

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of the United Nations and answer study questions regarding the role of the UN in present day post-war Iraq.
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Curated OER

Same Sex Marriage Legislation

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore the Vermont legislation that allowed for same sex marriages. The implications for civil rights are investigated to encourage students to state opinions.
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We the People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students show how the meaning of the Preamble is reflected in current American culture. They collect images and/or sounds from media sources that represent, symbolize, or explain each phrase in the Preamble and create a media...
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Summit Preparation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students begin to prepare for a Youth Summit. In groups, they complete applications for delegates and discuss what an informed voter wants to know about their candidates. As a class, they discuss any new information about the election...
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Curated OER

Model Parliaments: Creating a Real Senate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how the Canadian Parliamentary works and how to tolerate other people's point of view by participating in a model Parliament.
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Democracy: Participating in the Process

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research all of the candidates running in an upcoming election. They interview them if possible and state their platforms. They organize a forum for the candidates to come and speak at their school.
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From Territory to State

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify governors of states when they were newly formed. They discuss how a territory becomes a state. They compare the role of officials in the government of yesterday and today.
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Born Equal

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students work in small groups to list advantages and disadvantages of being a woman. The focus of the lesson is upon discrimination. Working in a group provides scaffolding to help learners who are disadvantaged for any reason.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Rich & Poor--Ask and Answer

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this economics discussion questions worksheet, students read and answer 9 discussion questions relating to the rich and poor.
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Philadelphia and the Constitutional Convention "Heat Up"

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the Constitutional Convention of 1787. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students role play the parts of delegates in a simulation of the convention.
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US Constitution

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Think about the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence with your budding historians. They analyze the importance of historical documents by examining several famous documents, and then they complete activities that check...
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San Antonio Independent School District

Breaking Down the Declaration of Independence

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Are learners heavy sighing at the idea of reading a primary source, written in a language that is difficult to understand and in cursive? Look no further, because the resource breaks down the Declaration of Independence in an...
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West Liberty Community School District

Exploring European Countries

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Your class members will each explore a European country of their choice and report back to the class using a creative PowerPoint or Prezi. They will not only include a basic introduction to the country, but also what they discovered...
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Why A Bill of Rights?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Examine conflicting viewpoints in this lesson, in which middle schoolers write their own proposal for including a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. As a class, they discover how the Bill of Rights was not a planned document to be...
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Interactive
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The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, learners respond to ten short answer and essay questions about the Articles of Confederation. They may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Federal Indian Policy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students recognize the provisions of federal Indian policy.  In this Federal Indian Policy instructional activity, students research legal documents (treaties).  Students research the Montana tribes. Students answer critical...
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Interpreting Foundation Documents of the American Republic

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
Explore early American documents that qualify as primary sources. Tenth and eleventh graders use the provided worksheets to analyze the texts of the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation,...
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

For Teachers K
Teach kindergartners about the First Thanksgiving with a series of lessons about the Pilgrims' journey to the New World. As they practice handwriting, CVC words, reading comprehension, and fun Thanksgiving songs, they learn about what...
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Curated OER

American Heritage Themes

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Pupils define freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility in relation to American Heritage. They explore the origin of how American Heritage was developed and ways in which they can continue it today.  They also determine ways they...
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Curated OER

1930 Census and the Consitution

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read the Constitution and discuss the importance of enumeration. In this Census lesson, students complete a Census schedule and discuss the job skills of applicants. Students research Census data to compare and contrast the...
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Activity
Mesa Public Schools

Country Project

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Give your young learners the chance to discover more about countries in their world community with a research project. Class members write reports on an assigned country and include such major features as geography, important historical...
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Heritage Foundation

The Purpose of the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What does the Constitution have to do with my life? This is a question teachers hear on a day-to-day basis. Teach high schoolers just how relevant the US Constitution is to them today with essays, real-life connection activities, and...

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