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Inventions of the 19th Century

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore inventions that have been created since the nineteenth century.
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Diseases of the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars identify diseases that plagued the pioneers and find preventative measures to avoid them.  In this Oregon Trail lesson, students brainstorm possible health problems and diseases for pioneers. They then research a...
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Forest Activity: The Forest as Inspiration for Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students analyze the role of the forest in literature. They read various literature selections, analyze the role the forest played as a setting, character, or symbol, and complete a writing activity.
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Herbs: Healthy Alternatives or Bad Medicine??

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare herbal and pharmaceutical remedies for common ailments.
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Cinco de Mayo - A Patriotic Mexican Holiday

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Cinco de Mayo as a patriotic Mexican Holiday. First, they work in pairs to write about and illustrate one thing they do on the Fourth of July. They listen to a reading about Cinco de Mayo before writing about and...
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Cows on Parade

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use assorted drawing materials and sheets from a cow shaped pad to create a unique, bright, colorful cows.
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A Unified China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the major changes Qin accomplished as emperor. They look at his steps to unify China, create a money standard, measurement standards, and a system of bureaucracy.
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Tolerance: Gender Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore why some professions have been gender-dominant in the past. In this lesson, students identify some professions that have typically had one specific gender employed in the past, then research that job to see when it...
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And Now, the News from Iraq

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the challenges facing Iraqi voters and various attitudes toward the election. They research topics related to the January 2005 election, then write segments for a television news hour.
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Stony Brook University: Sennacherib's Palace Without Rival at Nineveh

For Students 9th - 10th
This book by John Malcolm Russell, a professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, was published in 1991. Written from the perspective of an art historian, he presents his ideas about the function of the Palace without Rival by...