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Handout
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Blacklisting Hollywood's Communists: A Qualified Defense

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from George Mason University describes the blacklisting of Hollywood communists during the Red Scare.
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Website
George Mason University

Women in World History Project: Early Modern Period: Manual, Witch Hunters

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an excerpt from the Malleus Maleficarum, the manual used during the European witch hunts to identify witches, most of whom were believed to be women.
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Graphic
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George Mason University: Be the Historian: What Is Its Date?

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a close look at the differences between different eras of print of the 10-yuan bill from the People's Republic of China. Understand the ways the bill has changed along with the society of China since 1965.
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Handout
George Mason University

Gmu: Virginia Montecino: Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of Www Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An easy-to-follow guide to assist in determining whether online resources are reliable and true. Find questions to ask while reviewing sources. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
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Activity
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Working With Fractions Using Pattern Blocks

For Students 2nd - 4th
Students can download pattern block grid paper or cutouts for class activities. Included is an activity comparing the relationships of fractional parts called, "What's My Number?" Links available to other pattern block and fraction...
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Article
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Roy Rosenzweig Center: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

For Students 9th - 10th
After a long debate about what should be included in their Bill of Rights, French leaders eventually came to a "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen," seventeen articles that laid out a government that protected natural rights....
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Website
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Problems With Markets: Week 12: Problems With Regulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource outlines different economic and political options, and focuses on the problems associated with government ownership and socialism. Good background for a paper.
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Website
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George Mason Museum: Russian Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview from the George Mason Museum of some of the many conflicts that grew out of the Russian Civil War.
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Handout
George Mason University

Chnm: Reconstruction Era

For Students 9th - 10th
The Republican actions during Reconstruction are summarized in this site from the Center for History and New Media.
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Professional Doc
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Handmade Manipulative Instructions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this personal site, you will find pages of math manipulatives and different types of graphing paper to print out and use in your classroom.
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Activity
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Area Formula Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
In this set of worksheet activities, students will be guided to discover formulas for area of polygonal shapes and circles.
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Primary
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George Mason University: Civil Rights Act of March 1, 1875

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an abridged version of the Civil Rights Act of March 1, 1875, with brief commentary. The Act was later declared unconstitutional
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Handout
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George Mason University: Nixon Announces Invasion of Cambodia

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes timeline and brief explanation of how President Nixon announced the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.
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Lesson Plan
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Lesson Plans: Whole Number Algorithms Base Ten Blocks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Brief lesson plans that show how to use base ten blocks to do all four operations and a little bit of algebra.
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Primary
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George Mason University: The Espionage Act of May 16, 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of Section 3 of the Espionage Act of May 16, 1918 is provided at this site.