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Mapping Community Values
Students discuss the origin of various maps focusing on the values behind them. Students also explore how human needs and geography influence community settlement patterns. Students extend learning by creating and mapping their own ideal...
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Lesson Plan on Poverty
Learners should walk away from this lesson with a greater understanding of poverty in America and the world and the impact it has on students around them. While learners have a right to life a good life and be free from harmful and...
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Read All About It! Supreme Court Case Makes Headlines!
Students are assigned a landmark Supreme Court case to research. They construct a one-page newsletter on the case which include a summary of the case, two pictures and a short biography on one of the justices on the Court at that time.
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Women's Suffrage - Honor a Suffragist
Students consider how the Suffrage Movement impacted women. In this women's rights lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about suffrage and suffragists. Students conduct further research on the suffragist of...
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Your First Job
Learners determine that they are responsible for paying income taxes through withholdings on earned income. They examine the Form W-4.
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Health Care Crisis Timeline
Young scholars work together to develop a timeline showing the history of the health cary system. They examine why so many Americans do not have health insurance. They create their own solutions to this problem.
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Water Rights
Students discuss resource availability and natural resources. They explore the basic rules of appropriation. Students participate in a water rights simulation. They discuss possible consequences of appropriative water law.
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Progressivism
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Progressive Era lesson, students examine the concerns of American citizens during the era and compare them to...
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Progressivism: What's the Problem?
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Progressive Era lesson, students examine the goals and accomplishments of the Populist Party.
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Rivers of Change
Third graders examine rivers and how they affect the people living around them. They read a chapter in their science text, take a virtual river tour online, read a background information story, and in pairs describe the changes in the...
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Why Come To America?
Eighth graders investigate reasons large numbers of people immigrated to the U.S. They identify hardships and risks involved in coming to America and identify the affects immigration has had on the traditions and cultures in the...
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District Decisions
Students review census data and examine the manner in which reapportionment and redistricting occurs. They, in groups, debate a proposed change in the way congressional districts are drawn and present their debates to the class.
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Gandhi's Swaraj: Power to the People
Sixth graders discover what a swaraj is. In this world history lesson, 6th graders create a Venn Diagram comparing Gandhi's swaraj to American's democracy.
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The West: US History
In this U.S. history learning exercise, students read assigned textbook pages that tell the story of Westward Expansion and respond to 35 short answer questions.
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Labor Rights
Students examine international labor laws. In this labor rights lesson, students analyze labor laws around the world. Students also read 2 case studies and determine how they do or do not fall into line with International Labor...
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The "Big Four"
Students identify the four individuals who are identified as the "Big Four", examine the years they were on the bench together, and look and the impact they made in key cases.
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URBAN WILDERNESS AND PARKS
Student examine the need for and the problems of wilderness areas which are located close to urban centers. They discuss their concept of wilderness, write down their perceptions and report to the class.
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Black Hawk Island Hike
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Wetland Adaptation
Students participate in a simulation to investigate the impact of the wetland environment on the migration of birds. They discuss the patterns of migration they took and why they avoided certain wetlands.
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In a Galaxy Far, Far, Far Away
Sixth graders compare distances between objects in the solar system. They investigate how light years are measured and when using them to measure how distances compare with one another. They write an essay exploring the possibility of...
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Passin A bill In The Senate
Students examine the passage of a bill in the Senate with particular attention to amending bills in Australia. They recognise the potential for minor parties and Independents to hold the balance of power in the Senate. They identify...
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Modeling Our Writing Style After Another Author's Style
Students reread "The Senegalese Miracle" from a previous lesson. As they read, they must underline as many images related to their senses as possible and share their findings with the class. In partners, they practice chunking...
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Child Labor Laws in America and Nebraska
Students research child labor laws in Nebraska and America. In this child labor instructional activity, students examine primary and secondary sources regarding legislation on child labor and create posters that highlight the laws of...
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Transportation
In this transportation worksheet, students list the positive and negative aspects of different types of transportation. Students keep a diary of the different ways they used transportation for a week. This worksheet has 7 graphic...