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People of Spain
Students explore Spain. In this Spanish culture lesson, students listen to a guest speaker talk about Spanish customs. Students watch a video about Spain as well. Students write essays about Spain.
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Focus Questions: Amelia Earhart
In this history worksheet, students do research and find information about Amelia Earhart. Students answer 18 questions about her biographical overview, the world flight and disappearance and the search. No information is given on the...
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Discoverers and Explorers Crossword
In this world history learning exercise, students answer 10 clues to fill a crossword puzzle with words associated with world explorers and discoverers. They work across and down with names of explorers and the places they explored.
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Arizona!! How the Heck Did I End Up Here???
Learners research the historical background of the potato. In this potato research lesson, students cut out the important dates in potato history. Learners make a timeline for the events.
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Geography: Intro to Canada
Students investigate the geography of Canada by analyzing a map of the country. In this North American geography lesson, students identify the 13 provinces of Canada and their locations by examining a Canadian map. Students may use...
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Back to the Age of Exploration
Students explore world history by researching explorers of North America. In this famous explorers lesson plan, students research one specific explorer of their choice and identify his successes and failures by utilizing the Internet....
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Chapter 16 (section 3) & 17 – The Enlightenment
In this Enlightenment instructional activity, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the era and respond to 68 short answer questions.
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The Age of the "Isms"
In this online interactive world history activity, high schoolers answer 20 matching questions regarding government and society. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Archaeology For Kids Quiz 56
In this archaeology for kids quiz 56 learning exercise, students interactively answer 4 multiple choice questions about fashion history as part of an online magazine.
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The Golden Horde
Students examine the impact of the Golden Horde. In this world history lesson, students listen to a lecture presented by their instructor regarding the army of Tartars led by Batu Khan. Students write pieces that exemplify what under...
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Napoleonic Europe (1799-1815)
In this online interactive history instructional activity, students respond to 10 short answer questions about the Napoleonic Era in Europe. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive instructional activity.
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Early 19th Century: The Conservative Reaction
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 20 matching questions regarding the early 19th century. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Dust Bowl Exodus: How Drought and the Depression Took Their Toll
Students examine the migration of refugees. In this California history lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of how the Dust Bowl and Great Depression led to a California population...
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Cold War
In this online interactive world history worksheet, students answer 21 matching questions regarding the Cold War. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Strangers in a Strange Land
Students participate in a round-table discussion about the ethnic Albanian refugee crisis occurring in Kosovo as a result of Serbian persecution. They examine another 20th century refugee crisis and compare its causes.
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Post-Cold War Europe
In this online interactive world history learning exercise, students answer 20 matching questions regarding post-Cold War Europe. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Napoleonic Era
In this online interactive world history worksheet, learners answer 21 fill in the blank questions regarding the Napoleonic Era. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Grade 5: Elementary Social Studies Test: Document 2, 2003
In this 5th grade social studies standardized test practice instructional activity, students examine documents and tables. Students respond to 1 essay and 5 short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of ...
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Who's Who In Black History
Fourth graders examine the life and achievements of promident African-Americans. As a class, they participate in acting out various scenes of a play which represents the Civil Rights era. They discuss how the world might be different...
PBS
Master of the Airwaves: How FDR Used Radio to Ease the Public’s Fears
The political and economic climate during the 1930's was uncertain and tumultuous. But Americans' minds and hearts were eased with the reassuring words of their president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and addresses over the radio. High...
Student Achievement Partners
Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken" and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston's "Farewell to Manzanar"
Passages from Unbroken and Farewell to Manzanar provide the context for a study of the historical themes of experiencing war, resilience during war, and understanding the lasting trauma of war. Appendices include extension activities,...
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The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady
In the wake of her recent passing, spend some time acquainting your class with the life of a woman who was highly influential in politics.
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Nuremberg Verdicts: Sixty-Seven Years Later
It’s courtroom drama at its best! Let the power of this historic event propel a study that will have your kids glued to the history screen.
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James Madison: Madison Was There
Madison was there! Scholars go on a journey to discover the person behind the founding father label as they explore James Madison's role in the formation of the United States government. The culmination is a writing assignment and...