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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Angry Election

For Students 8th - 12th
In this election of 2010 worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the Tea Party and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Corn An A-Maizing Plant

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders consider the uses of corn.  In this agricultural lesson, 5th graders examine corn as a natural resource and discuss the many ways to reuse the grain.  A variety of activities, books, and web resources are included with the...
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Jambo Means Hello: An Introduction To Swahili

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners gain an appreciation for Swahili as a language spoken in many parts of Africa. They share and illustrate words from their own culture using English and Swahili and others to create a word quilt.
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The Right to Remain Resilient

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the Civil Rights Movements in the U.S., both current and historic. In small groups students investigate a specific civil rights group, create an illustrated timeline, noting key events, people, and state and...
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"And That's The Way It Is..." Today in History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research an event in history from different perspectives. They discuss the characteristics of a nightly news broadcast and create their own based on the history event they researched. They work together to produce this...
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Immigration in the United States

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the theory of immigration and how their ancestors became part of this Nation. They determine how immigration affected the United States through research and language activities. They construct a timeline of a time in...
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English Colonization

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss their prior knowledge of what colonization means and give their opinions of why someone would want to start a colony. After recording their answers on web map they read about the English colonization in their books;...
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Get Out the Vote!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss importance of voting within a democracy, and investigate reasons why people vote, and why they don't. Students then conduct survey, make hypotheses about voter motivation, and develop materials to promote voting among...
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To Live

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore Chinese life during the Cultural Revolution. They read and discuss a brief historical essay on 20th century China as well as viewing a fictionalized film account of the time period titled, "To Live". They write...
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Comic Strip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work in groups in order to perform research about the different aspects of immigration. Once they have completed the research a comic strip is created regarding the findings.
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Victory at Yorktown

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Yorktown victory historical term worksheet, students complete ten fill in the blank questions to assess their understanding of this time in United States history.
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Hangman Puzzles

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this hangman puzzle worksheet, students are given clues about six different famous hangings. They are to solve each puzzle and write the name of the person who was hanged.
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Habitats Past and Present

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the changes in animal habitats. In this ecosystem lesson, students use the Internet to explore the changes in the environment since the 1700's. Students complete a Venn diagram to compare the differences in the animal...
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Divided We Fall

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the Bill of Rights. In this U.S. Constitution lesson plan, students write essays for perform plays that feature the importance of the first ten amendments. Students imagine the United States without 1 of the amendments...
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North Carolina

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this North Carolina worksheet, students read about the early history of North Carolina and answer true and false questions about it. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
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The Information Revolution: A Hypothetical Case

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers consider the implications of the information revolution. In this information age lesson plan, students discuss informatics and the misuse of information. High schoolers form a fictional bureau of information control and...
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Discovering and Converting the Battle of Homestead

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study and explore the Homestead strike and locate where the events took place.  For this investigative lesson students use several perspectives to write an objective newspaper article on the event. 
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Students Working in Local Historic Preservation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners develop an appreciation of history as they volunteer their time in historical museums. In this historical perspectives lesson, students work with valuable local documents as they aid the staff of selected local historical museums. 
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Rights for Indigenous People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider how to fight poverty. In this global issues lesson, students define indigenous communities and participate in an activity that requires them to allocate funds to end poverty among the indigenous in Papua New Guinea.
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Take Me to the River

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students learn about a different way of life.  For this river and dams lesson, students discuss  the Hoover Dam.  Students then view pictures of the Hoover Dam, discuss the impact of dams, and compare life before and after building a dam.
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A River Through Time

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how construction of a dam on the Gila River affected the lifestyle of Pima Indians. In this social studies lesson, students locate the Gila River and the Coolidge Dam. Students record dates on a timeline and discuss how...
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Social Studies Quiz B-Grade 4

For Students 4th
In this grade 4 social studies quiz worksheet, 4th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 4 concepts. 
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VS.5a

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore, examine and identify the reasons why the colonies went to war with England as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. They discover the conflicts that developed between the colonies and England over how the...
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Art Reflects Life

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Internet to view collections of famous artists throughout the eighteenth century America. Using the artwork, they identify the themes that portrayed America as the land of opportunity. They record their findings...