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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Chrysler Cars Announces Huge Job Losses

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Chrysler Cars Announces Huge Job Losses," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti: Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Is leisure time really shrinking?," into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot. Students will determine if these graphs intersect and learn...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today Is Leisure Time Really Shrinking?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will have the opportunity to organize data from the USA TODAY Snapshot "Is leisure time really shrinking?" into two scatter plots and determine the quadratic model for each scatter plot.
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Handout
Trinity University

Trinity College: Times of Our Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating Trinity College site which addressed our use of time; there is a historical piece as well as contemporary uses of time in different societies. Those societies which place a high value on the symbol of "time" are compared to...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Sports and Leisure

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the options for leisure time in the Gilded Age for the typical American. Baseball, vaudeville, and bicycling all came into their own in the 1890s.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: Recreation and Leisure Time on the Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the homesteaders on the American frontier added a little levity to their otherwise harsh frontier life, and in particular how women, how spent much time at home, worked to add variety to their lives. From a companion essay...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider "Having Fun: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work Is Done

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An analysis of leisure time activity in the early 20th century.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work Is Done

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a photograph investigation, students examine leisure activities of the twentieth century and answer a list of questions.
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Handout
Trinity University

Trinity Univ.: Temporalities of Social Institutions

For Students 9th - 10th
A good Trinity University site that examines social institutions. Topics include family, religion, work, school, and leisure. The site has research or for one to familiarize oneself with basic aspects of social institutions.
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Activity
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Coney Island, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Thomas Edison film and an essay about the amusement park experience, a new leisure pastime made possible by urbanization and industrialization.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Recreation Yesterday and Today

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary texts from the 1920s and 1930s launch an exploration of entertainment and recreation popular during that time in America's history. Students will research rural and nationwide experiences from this time and, in turn, make...
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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1900 1940s: Everyday Life and People

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs depicting the everyday life and people of the early 20th century and what they did in their leisure time.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make a Family Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Make a Family Tree

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Growing Pains of Urbanization: Relief From the Chaos of Urban Life

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn how different economic classes in urban centers spent their leisure time in the late 19th century. Includes a good discussion of machine politics and the role it played in the lives of the lower classes, as well as its negative...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Les Passe Temps

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn French vocabulary for leisure time and sports with this tutorial. Click on each section and subsection to complete practice activities. Each activity has an assigned point value. A link to vocabulary flashcards is included in the...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Paint by Number

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the history of a favorite American past-time. Learn the art of creating your own masterpieces with a little bit of help.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: American Sports in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the history of sports in the 1920s, a time when sporting events were broadcast live across the nation and sports stars were idolized. Provides a list of famous athletes.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: New Middle Class

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the rise of a new middle class during the Italian Renaissance and the resulting growth in Italian cities.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: See, Hear and Sing: Children's Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
Children's songs and singing games have existed for years in cultures all around the world. In the United States, children of all backgrounds play singing games.
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Handout
Vassar College

Vasser College: 1896: Popular Amusements

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Well Gdp Measures the Well Being of Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Does GDP capture everything we care about in an economy?.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Anglers' Paradise, Great Barrier Reef [Picture] /

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring Australians at play can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.

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