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Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: The Spread of Nuclear Weapons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource includes three student readings that provide information about U.S. policy on nuclear weapons, the successes and failures of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the motivations that lead nations to seek nuclear bombs....
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Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: North Korea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides case studies, discussion questions, and a group activity about the on-going crisis between the United States and North Korea. Learners will learn about all of the treaties and compromises made over the past few...
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Yale University

Yale: Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Journey of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site features three novels and uses them to show middle schoolers that reading can be fun and useful. Students and teachers will benefit from this informative resource.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Branding of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress resource page includes information about American brands names and products. The history of advertising as a whole as well as the history of Coca-Cola TV ads, and the beverage industry are also covered. There are...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Primary Source Set Dust Bowl Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
Set of primary documents, photos, audio and sheet music having to do with the movement of homeless families during the Great Depression. Teaching guide included.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Summary, Note Taking, Main Idea & Details

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A to Z Teacher Stuff offers a lesson, submitted by a teacher, using different sized post-it notes to discuss summarizing, note taking, main idea, and details. RI.11-12.2 Central IdeaS/Anal/Summ
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National Archives (UK)

National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
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NC State University

Ncsu.edu: Adventures of the Agronauts

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is an online science curriculum on how to grow plants on the Moon. There are six lessons that have a glossary also included. There are movies that demonstrate concepts, and teacher resources. The sites topics cover, the Earth,...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Incentives Influence Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Find out more about the concept of incentives in our economy through this lesson plan. "You will identify incentives used at home and school."
Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: People of the Boreal Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Educators and students will both find this site about the Aboriginal peoples of the boreal forest region most useful. Lesson plans, teacher resources, student information and activities, and much more make up this expansive site.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Homebuying

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan analyzes the costs and benefits of homeownership and asks the student to describe the factors that affect affordability, use cost-benefit analysis and knowledge of home-buying procedures to reduce the costs, analyze the...
Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This collection foster students' interest in reading and writing, and encourage positive social skills with this collection of classroom resources from ARTHUR. Aimed at children between the ages of four and eight, these resources feature...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pov Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented...
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Other

Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: Israelis vs. Palestinians

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that describes the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Discussion questions and background information are given to help students begin informed discussion about the conflict. (2008)
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George Mason University

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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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The First Amendment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource presents lessons on the First Amendment. It contains many resources for use with children, and links to primary source documents.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Afghanistan Unveiled (Lessons on Women's Roles in Afghanistan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to two lesson plans developed for a PBS documentary about the lives of women in Afghanistan filmed by Afghan journalism trainees. Use the lessons to have students examine women's roles under the Taliban, new opportunities for...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: February One (Lessons on the Greensboro Sit in of 1960)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find two lesson plans developed for a PBS documentary about the Greensboro Four, whose sit-in at a whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter was a key event in the unfolding history of the civil rights movement. The lessons ask students to...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The New Americans (Lessons on the Immigrant Experience)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find eleven lesson plans developed in conjunction with the PBS documentary "The New Americans," which explores what it means to be a new Americans in the twenty-first century. Lessons touch on topics associated with recently arrived...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Political Dr. Seuss (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to two lesson plans that help students explore how the cartoons of Dr. Seuss reflected the political and social issues of his day. Lessons also direct students to examine broader issues associated with political cartooning,...
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PBS

Pbs: Sisters of '77: Women's Issues Then and Now (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two lessons that allow students to deepen their understanding of the issues addressed by the women's movement by comparing issues of the present day with those fought for in the 1970s. Best use of these lessons requires access to the PBS...
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University of South Florida

Fcat: Exploring Linear Equations: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan guides students through the use of a graphing calculator to explore the slope and y-intercept of a line.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Play Pretend Post Office (Make a Post Office Lesson Plan)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Instructions for creating a make-believe post office.
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PBS

Pbs: Play Pretend Restaurant (Make a Restaurant Lesson Plan)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An exercise in role playing centered on restaurants. Work with young learners to list the supplies needed to run a restaurant. Then gather props, create menus with pictures of food items, and take turns role-playing waiters and customers.