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Sacred Sites Lesson Plan
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Sacred Sites

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about the one-year anniversary of the bombing of the Mosque of the Golden Dome, or Askariya Shrine, in Iraq. They explore a number of other sites of religious significance to create designs for a geography Web site on holy...
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Art and Culture of France

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Lessons about France can cover art, history, and the colonization of Africa.
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The Art and Culture of Spain

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Students can explore the history, culture and art of Spain with motivating activities.
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Reign of Terror? Lesson Plan
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Reign of Terror?

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Students research acts of terrorism around the world over the past thirty years to create a visual timeline of these events for the classroom.
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Jesus: His Life Lesson Plan
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Jesus: His Life

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Students explore how Jesus was a simple carpenter, yet His words transformed the course of Western Civilization. From his birth in Bethlehem to His final days and crucifixion.
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What's Civil About War? Lesson Plan
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What's Civil About War?

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Students study about the Civil War through primary sources used in the PBS production of "Freedom: A History of US" based on Joy Hakim's books, "A History of US", and the companion PBS Web site.
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Follow the Leader Lesson Plan
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Follow the Leader

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Students research a country leader.
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Decolonization and Self-Determination Lesson Plan
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Decolonization and Self-Determination

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Students define and discuss colonialism and self-determination. After reading the European's view on the topic, they analyze a map of imperialism in 1914. They watch excerpts of a video and take notes on various United Nations...
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Views of 9/11 Lesson Plan
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Views of 9/11

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Fifth graders examine through research ways people around the world viewed events of September 11, 2001, analyze how United States foreign policies have caused conflict with other regions and countries, research and read first person...
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Bearing the Torch: A Study of Ancient Greece Lesson Plan
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Bearing the Torch: A Study of Ancient Greece

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Second graders research Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson, 2nd graders survey the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Greece. Students discover stories of Greek mythology and explore the beginning of the Olympic...
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Art and Culture of Germany

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Germany is a country with a rich and interesting history that can provide a wealth of teaching opportunities.
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Breaking News English: 1989 Freedom Picnic Interactive
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Breaking News English: 1989 Freedom Picnic

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In this Freedom Picnic instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
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Remembering to Never Forget Lesson Plan
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Remembering to Never Forget

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Students discover how the history of a place or event affects one's present perceptions of that place or event. They examine the current tensions caused by the decision to make Weimar, Germany Europe's cultural capital.
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The Dawn of Humanity Lesson Plan
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The Dawn of Humanity

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Young scholars investigate recent archaeological challenges to theories of human origins. They research the history and geography of various African regions to create proposals for future excavations.
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Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen Lesson Plan
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Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

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Students view a documentary on Marie Antoinette, who became a symbol of the reviled monarchy. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then create a family line of Marie Antoinette. They compare maps of Europe from her time to ours.
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Write Like an Egyptian Lesson Plan
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Write Like an Egyptian

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Students study the discovery and import of the Scorpion Tableau. They research other examples of ancient writing systems and synthesize their knowledge of them by designing new writing systems based on these early models.
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