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Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination English Session One (2005)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.
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Curated OER

What's It All About?- Kansas Prairies

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the interdependence of animal life and the environment. In this Kansas prairies instructional activity, students read background information on prairies and complete a worksheet to identify the main idea.
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Curated OER

Funky Food Farm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research about ways to keep food from spoiling. In this health science lesson, students design an experiment to keep the ice cubes from melting. They present their designs and results in class.
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US National Archives

National Archives: Prohibition and Its Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Was prohibition necessary to protect family values or was it an over-reach by the government? Students will debate this question while analyzing documents from this era. Documents include political cartoon, photos, letters from citizens,...
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PBS

Pbs: Prohibition: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides four detailed lesson plans about Prohibition. The lesson plans include activities, student handouts, assessment and extension ideas, and video segments.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Prohibition and the Constitution [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Offers a lesson plan through which students create cartoons illustrating the reasons behind Prohibition and the repeal of Prohibition. It provides links to sources, student handouts, and a scoring rubric.
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Prohibition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a single historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to consider the 18th Amendment within the...
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Eeoc

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited not only discrimination based on race, but also gender. Use this lesson plan to explore the document, particularly Title VII in examining the law.
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US National Archives

National Archives: Letter to President Abraham Lincoln From Annie Davis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Will you please let me know if I am free?" wrote Annie Davis. Annie Davis was a slave who wrote this letter to President Lincoln 20 months after the Emancipation Proclamation. To understand her confusion, examine the following documents...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Choice Is Us: Monopolies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson introduces the concept of monopoly. It calls upon students to consider how monopoly power might affect the quality and price of goods and services offered to consumers. In light of what they learn about the history of trusts...
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iCivics

I Civics: Bethel School District v. Fraser (1986)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that established a school's ability to prohibit inappropriate student language on campus. Students learn about the First Amendment right of free speech, and explore the...
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iCivics

I Civics: Texas v. Johnson (1989)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This mini-lesson plan covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that burning the American flag is a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment. Students learn about the First Amendment freedom of speech and the...
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iCivics

I Civics: Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that prohibited a suspect's statements from being used as evidence unless the suspect has been advised of his or her rights to remain silent. Students learn about the 5th...
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iCivics

I Civics: Eeoc v. Abercrombie & Fitch (2015)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson explores the Supreme Court's decision regarding a company's discrimination against a Muslim woman during the hiring process. Students learn how Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace...
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Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
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Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

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