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Appreciating Our American Heritage

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders learn about the Chinese culture and how important they feel their heritage and culture are, and to help the American students develop a pride in their own culture as well.
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Finding Ourselves: The Search for American Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine American identity through race, ethnicity, class, gender, regionalism, political values, and beliefs focusing on the Depression era.
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Family Life in America: Past, Present and Future

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders brainstorm the economic and social functions of a family. In groups, they research the roles of each member of a family in the past and compare it with their family today. In groups, they develop criteria for what the...
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Worksheet
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Math Maven's Mysteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these story problems worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Cuckoo Caper' and use the information to help them solve the problems. Students then solve the problem by finding the correct combination.
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Water is Life, Water is Poetry Seminar

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a discussion about water and create water-inspired poetry. In this poetry instructional activity, students demonstrate a memorable experience involving water by constructing a poem.
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618,000: Shall Not Have Died in Vain

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students explore the American Civil War. In this Civil War lesson, students examine a slave auction advertisement and an Abraham Lincoln quote. Students also read Pink and Say, create a foldable regarding naval warfare, and design a...
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Gettysburg: The Civil War's Costliest Battle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Gettysburg lesson, students analyze journals and letters written by the Gettysburg soldiers. Students define Civil War soldier vocabulary words. Students compare and...
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What About Us? Women in the Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the role of women in the Civil War. In this Civil War unit, students research the role women played during the war. This unit includes eight different activities including vocabulary, writing prompts and a literature...
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Chemistry Magic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate principles of chemistry. In this chemistry lesson, students conduct research to locate and select chemical demonstrations that they perform for their classmates.
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National Gallery of Art: Jackson Pollock

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students paint a picture in the style of Jackson Pollock. In this painting lesson, students learn about Jackson Pollock and the method that he used to create his famous pieces of art. Students use objects other than paintbrushes to...
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Reporting on a Battle

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students report on battles of the Civil War. In this American Civil War activity, students conduct research that allows them to report on selected battles of the war. Student's newspapers should include eyewitness statements,...
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Civil War and Reconstruction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the Civil War by researching the state of Virginia.  In this US History lesson, 4th graders identify Abraham Lincoln, James Chestnut and Fort Sumter, and discuss their roles in the start of the Civil...
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Worksheet
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Notes on Civil War People

For Students 6th
In this notes on Civil War people activity, 6th graders fill in the blanks to complete 10 sentences about famous people from the American Civil War era.
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Worksheet
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Using Abbreviations with Names of People

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this abbreviations worksheet, students rewrite sentences using the correct abbreviation for the names of people. Students rewrite 8 sentences.
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Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the differences between viruses and bacteria. They educate others to the harms and benefits of each by making a newspaper ad, pamphlet or informative article.
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Virginia in the Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the role of Virginia during the Civil War. In groups, they brainstorm ideas about why they believe so many battles took place in Virginia. Using a map, they locate the major battles on land and in the ocean. To...
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Lesson Plan
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Adam and Eve in Art

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe closely the way a Biblical theme is portrayed in art. They identify the medium of terra cotta as based on clay. They differentiate a sculpted form from paintings.
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S.A.I.L. Project

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders demonstrate basic English skills. They demonstrate multi-tasking skills when working with computers. They respond to the information by asking probing questions about basic technological terminology.
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Styles Of Seminole Clothing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in demonstrations from guest speakers, community members and teacher-lead discussions, tell differences and similarities between contemporary and traditional styles of Seminole clothing, explain the different designs...
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Primary
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: General Robert E. Lee Farewell Message

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Robert E. Lee's farewell message to the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
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Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of John Brown: Lee's Report on the Attack at Harper's Ferry

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the message Robert E. Lee sent to his adjutant general on Oct. 19, 1859 concerning his men's actions in response to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Before Jfk, Lee Harvey Oswald Tried to Assassinate a Former Army General

For Students 9th - 10th
On April 10, 1963, just seven months before he shot and killed President John F. Kennedy, the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald crouched Edwin Walker, a former U.S. Army general. Oswald fired, but the bullet caromed off the windowsill and...
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Handout
Other

Stratford Hall Plantation: General Robert E. Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Robert E. Lee is part of a larger site about the Lee family plantation, Stratford Hall. Read about his personal life before and after the war. Included are links to his farewell address and information about the horses...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Robert E. Lee (1 19 1807 10 12 1870)

For Students 9th - 10th
For some the man Robert E. Lee is an almost god like figure. For others he is a paradox. Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807 at Stratford, Virginia. Robert was the fourth child of a Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry"...