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On Deck of a Union Warship

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine role of Naval blockades in Union war strategy, and analyze primary source image "On Deck of a Union Warship" and make detailed observation about people and activities shown.
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A Sea of Intrigue

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore trireme, a type of ancient Persian warship. They investigate other underwater recovery operations to shed light on the difficulties a trireme recovery team might face.
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Chain Across the Hudson Lesson Plan A - Locating the Chain

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read a letter from George Washington requesting them to identify on a map a location that would stop the advance of British warships. They choose a location and justify their choice.
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Weapons Of War: The Monitor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the building of the first warships of the Civil War. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students compare and contrast two battleships of the era using a graphic organizer. They also compose a...
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The War in the Air ~ Activity 1-8

For Students 7th - 10th
In this war history activity, students use the Internet to open a file on Air War and use the sort and search tools to respond to 8 questions. Then they create a graph of the total numbers of aircraft produced by the Axis Powers. In...
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Outo Rugged Shores: The Voyage of LST534

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a film about warships during World War II. They discover the job of a seaman and what impact veterens have on the world today. They also examine the lasting effects of the war.
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Scientific American

Life-Sized Drawing

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Ocean explorers or mathematicians research the wreck of the CSS H.L. Hunley. They investigate the actual dimensions of the Hunley using math and measuring skills. Afterward, they sketch a large scale drawing of the submarine outdoors on...
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Smithsonian Institution

Changing Gender Roles on the Home Front

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Many historians discuss how gender roles changed because of World War II, but how did this come to be? An informative resource challenges scholars to do some digging and research the information for themselves. They research how...
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - James Forten, Free Black Man

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, the grammatical errors include capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Learners correct these grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about James Forten. 
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US National Archives

The Home Front: How Did People Prepare for the War at Home?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Wars have a profound effect not only on a country's soldiers, but also on the everyday lives of its citizens. Invite young historians to discover how Britain prepared for the second World War by analyzing a series of government posters...
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Lincoln and His Generals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Abraham Lincoln's role as Commander in Chief. In this American Civil War lesson, students listen to an instructor-delivered lecture on Lincoln's leadership and then analyze 8 pirmary documents to determine what Lincoln's...
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PPT
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American Foreign Policy: 1920 - 1941

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Take your class through the period between World War I and World War II. Covering various treaties and pacts between America and its neighbors - namely, Japan, Germany, and the Soviet Union- these slides could inspire some political...
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K12 Reader

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
After reading a short passage about Japan's involvement in World War II and why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, readers are asked to analyze how the attack effected the attitudes of Americans who previously had not wanted to go to war.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

The War of 1812: America’s First Declared War

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Free Trade and Sailor's Rights! Pupils dive into America's first declared war, the War of 1812. They analyze the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison through diary entries and historical reasoning. To conclude the lesson, they use their...
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Trade in the Indian Ocean: Should China End Zheng He's Treasure Voyages?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the amount of trade that occurs in the Indian Ocean. Using China as an example, they discuss the reasons why it ended its treasure voyages in the area and predict what would have happened if the voyages continued....
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Interactive
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 4b

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Armor

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this armor worksheet, students answer short answer questions, multiple choice questions, draw, and more about armor they see at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Students complete 4 activities.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this John F. Kennedy biography worksheet, students read a one page, detailed biography. They then complete an 8 question quiz.
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The Vikings

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Vikings learning exercise, students read about the Vikings and the Viking Age and then answer the 15 questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.
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Viking Discoveries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Viking discoveries. In this Viking history instructional activity, students research Viking culture. Students use their research findings to write historically accurate narratives and build longship models.
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Veterans Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this identifying vocabulary about Veterans worksheet, students match the vocabulary words with their definitions. Students match 15 answers.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War (42)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze historical and modern accounts of the Battle at Bunker Hill, and explain the importance of the Battle of Bunker Hill. They investigate and research their own community history for any significant events.
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Coin Content

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, equivalence in grain, and determine their worth today. They explain how to calculate fractions of a given weight and how to use decimal numbers.
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THE CAPTAIN'S JOURNAL

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students imagine themselves as the captain of the CSS Alabama and they are to stop all Yankee traffic, taking prisoners and sinking merchant ships. They write a couple of paragraphs stating their view of the purpose of the CSS Alabama.