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The Cuban Missile Crisis in 10 Steps

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis.  In this Cuban Missile Crisis lesson, 10th graders work in groups to order a group of ten events of the crisis. 
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Old Numbers

For Students 9th - 11th
In this math riddle worksheet, students have to come up with the missing numbers in each sentence related to movie, game show or popular saying. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
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Modern-Day America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers remember the September 11 terrorist attacks. In this public memorials lesson plan, students research 20th century memorials. Middle schoolers then design their own memorials for the victims at the World Trade Center site.
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Breaking News English: Missing Australian PM

For Students 5th - 10th
In this missing Australian Prime Minister instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer...
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Biggest Mediterranean Islands

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the the a map and chart as they try to name all of the Mediterranean Islands represented in 4 minutes.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Herblock at 100

For Students 8th - 12th
For this current events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons by Herb Block and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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What Was the Cold War?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A study of the Cold War can helps students learn about history through interviewing people who lived through this period.
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Beginning with B...

For Students 9th - 12th
High schoolers can sharpen their research skills by utilizing the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. This particular worksheet focuses on questions that have the letter "B" in them,...
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Sorting Foods

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
A basic lesson on sorting awaits your charges. They sort a variety of foods while using the food pyramid, and identify the role of the food guide pyramid in helping people eat a healthy diet. Learners use an internet tool to apply their...
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Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...
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Newsworthy Images

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners examine images from newspapers and create their own photos to tell a story. For this photojournalism lesson, students analyze a photograph using the elements and principles of art then create a photographic image that tells a...
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Newsworthy Images

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine images from newspapers, the photo cropping process, and create their own photos to tell a story. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze a photograph using the elements of art and analyze their own...
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African-American Civil Rights in the U.S.

For Students 9th - 12th
In this African American history worksheet, students respond to 39 identification questions that require them to define or list the significance behind 39 events and people associated with the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Who’s Got Rights? An Introduction to Human Rights and Human Rights Defenders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore human rights issues. In this social justice instructional activity, students examine human rights as they read segments of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," discuss photographs with human rights...
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Business Lessons from the Basket Weaver

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the basket weaving business and entrepreneurship in action. They discuss the basket weaving business and identify business concepts that apply to the creation and sell of baskets. Students identify factors that regulate...
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Exploring Folk Traditions and Folk Beliefs

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders work together to brainstorm an idea to focus on the similiarties and differences between various cultures. Individually, they interview family members using questions they created based on their topic. They use their...
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Turbulent Times of the Sixties

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore 1960's America. In this American history lesson, students read about and research 1960's political and entertainment figures, social activism, the Civil Rights Movement, and environmentalism as they complete writing and...
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20C American Presidents

For Students 5th - 7th
In this American Presidents worksheet, students match the names of 25 Presidents with a phrase that describes an event in their term. This page begins with number 51 and goes to number 75.
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Truth, Trash and Treasure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how democracy in the United States makes civic virtue possible. They examine the rights and responsibilities associated with democracy. In small groups, they create public service posters that highlight these ideas.
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American Idealist Lesson 2: Sargent Shriver and Public Service

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the public service contributions of Sargent Shriver. In this public service instructional activity, students explore the work of the Peace Corps and investigate other service learning opportunities.
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Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students list a variety of interests and achievements of Franklin and Jefferson. They take a position that one or the other's interests and achievements were more wide-ranging or that they were equivalent. They write out their findings.
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JFK Assassination

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners write equations of a line. In this algebra lesson, students investigate the assassination of JFK through linear equations. They calculate the length of given line segments.
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Why a President? Why not a King?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research how and why a country elects to have an executive branch of the government. They study the office of the Presidency of the US.
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Big Trouble in the New Frontier: The Bay of Pigs

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the Bay of Pigs invasion and defend both sides of the issue.

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