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Curated OER

Lindenwald: Martin Van Buren

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils examine maps, readings, photos, drawings and political cartoons in order to describe the personality and character of Martin Van Buren as reflected by his lifestyle. They identify Van Buren's political views and political issues...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Poverty Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Poverty lesson plans can help students understand the issues involved, and how countries are trying to tackle this problem.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research Senator Joseph McCarthy's February 9, 1950 speech, given at Wheeling, West Virginia, in which he claimed more than 200 State Department employees were members of the Communist Party.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouths Are

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders choose a person who should be honored on our currency. They write a letter outlining the reasons for their choice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching With Documents: Powers of Persuasion - Poster Art of World War II

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze 11 posters from wartime and complete a worksheet. They discuss the similarities and differences between the posters and where the posters might have been posted. Student volunteers from each group present the posters to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Black Hawk Island Hike

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the concept of dysfuctional eating including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, fad dieting, and having an unbalanced diet. They watch and discuss videos about eating disorders and then they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Phrasal Verb Gap Fill Worksheet M-P

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL phrasal verb learning exercise, students read 13 sentences in which the verb is missing. Students insert a phrasal verb from the word bank to complete each sentence.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Food, No Money, No Job: What to Do?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students research the Civilian Conservation Corps and create an advertisement that might have promoted it.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a 1.5 page paper explaining how to make their favorite nutritional snack. They need to assume that the audience has never seen or heard of the snack before.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Great Depression and the 1990s

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site includes a unit about the Great Depression. Students will create a creative writing based on Dorothea Lange's 1936 "Migrant Mother" photograph. They will also write a position paper on the United States' current welfare issue....
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Depths of the Great Depression

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the challenges faced by the average American, by African Americans, and by farmers on the Great Plains during the Great Depression, and the government's response or lack thereof.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Lesson Plans: The Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will gain a strong understanding of the Great Depression with these lesson plans for a variety of academic levels. Topics include literature, government and migration.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Compensation From Before Wwi Through Great Depression [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting article from the Bureau of Labor Statistics discusses how working conditions and low pay prior to World War I led to the increase in union membership. Read how the government viewed labor and labor unions during World...
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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Univ. Of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: Everyday Life in Hard Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photos that look at housing, employment, and unemployment during the hard times of the Great Depression and the changing role of the federal government with the New Deal.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: President Hoover's Response

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how Herbert Hubert responded to the crisis of the Great Depression and his personal belief system that caused him to respond that way. Also looks at how governments at other levels addressed the Great Depression, and why most...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Great Depression in Global Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives a great overview of the effects of the Great Depression all over the world. Find the four main responses of various countries to the depression, and see how some of these responses brought about World War II.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Where Did All the Money Go? The Great Depression Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to have students investigate how the American economy went from boom to bust in the 1920s. Find the resources needed for the activity as well as important discussion questions for individual and class consideration.
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Website
Other

Banking During the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the book " The Banking Panics of the Great Depression" that discusses the activities and policies pursued by banks and governments during the Great Depression.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Great Depression and the 1990s

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students frequently echo sentiments such as, "The government is too big," or "The government should make welfare mothers pay for their own needs." It seems that many citizens, high schoolers included, have begun to believe in reduced...
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Great Recession

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2008, America faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Examine how we got to this point and how the government worked to end it the crisis. Examine the following resource that contains a summary, graphs,...
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: Everday Life During the Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
The culture in America was transformed by the Great Depression. How did the families cope? Read essays about topics such as changing advertising trends, prohibition, Anti-Semitism, gender equality, new family roles, and sports during the...
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will draw upon the visual and textual data presented in photographs and documents to gain an understanding of how the federal school lunch program is a direct result of the Great Depression, how it became a permanent part of the...
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Handout
US Government Publishing Office

U.s. Government Publishing Office: Golden Age to the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Document from the Senate Agricultural Committee explores acts and laws from 1900s through to 1929 that traced Progressivism in the treatment of agriculture in the early part of the century to problems that resulted in the farm crisis at...