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Women and the Negro Baseball Leagues

For Teachers 7th - 12th
This lesson is designed to raise awareness of women's importance and contributions to society and to the preservation of history. Women played, coached watched, and supported the game of baseball. Learners research players, coaches, and...
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Government: The Power Grab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to identify the departments and agencies within the executive branch that enforce energy policy. They are able to describe potential concerns that the executive branch must address when developing energy policy.
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The Millennium Promise in Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compete activities related to the viewing of a documentary film. After viewing the documentary, The Dairy of Angelina Jolie and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa, students participate in a discussion of the leading factors leading to...
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Building a Federal Town: Washington, DC

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a timeline of the history of Washington, D.C. from 1787 to 1879. Using the internet, they read specified articles about the design of the capital and city of Washington DC. Students write a newspaper article about...
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China's Economy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine China's economy. In this economics lesson plan, students investigate economic facts and indicators for the U.S. and China in order to compare and contrast these two large economies.
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The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret the Second Amendment. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students examine the right to bear arms as they compare 2 Michigan Supreme Court cases and discuss their personal interpretations of the amendment.
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War Making: Executive and Legislative Powers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine executive and legislative powers. In this federal powers lesson plan, students determine who has the power to wage war in the U.S. government. Students analyze the Constitution and research historical precedents...
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Comparing Foundations of Democracy

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine democratic values. In this democratic ideologies lesson, students discuss individual rights and rights of the group. Students also discuss the implications of the priorities made in democratic societies regarding rights.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the philanthropic acts of Jane Addams. They identify a current problem in their community and develop ways to help. They also examine the work done in the Hull House in Chicago.
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Flag Day

For Students 1st - 4th
In this reading activity worksheet, students read about Flag Day. The worksheet explains when the holiday is, why it is celebrated and how the flag should be displayed.
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Thinking About Our Troops

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine various ways to support America's military troops. They conduct Internet research, and compose and send online letters to troops overseas through the "Operation Dear Abby" program.
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The Voter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the constitutional amendments and major federal laws that have shaped suffrage in the United States.
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The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine how current race relations in their town compare to those of the 1960's.
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The State of the Union Address

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils discuss and fill out a worksheet after viewing the State of the Union Address that the president makes every year.
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Political Cartoons and Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study political cartoons by Dr. Seuss. They create their own political cartoons on a current event.
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Create a Non-native/Invasion Species

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students view a video about non-native/invasion species. They create a non-native/invasion species that they think would have an impact on farming, industry, recreation, or water in the local environment.
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We the People: 270 out of 538

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson that helps them better explain the quadrennial ritual surrounding the election of a president in the United States of America.
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Our World is Like a Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create a Venn diagram of people's similarities and differences. They investigate why people relocate to different geographic regions after investigating the positives and negatives of different states.
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A Life in Politics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars answer a quiz about congressional leaders. They research former majority leaders and create charts about them. They write letters to the current majority leader about a current issue.
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Child Soldiers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn what it is like to be a child solider.
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Jaywalking

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students study the consequences of breaking laws. They role-play jaywalking and what could happen if they participate in this behavior.
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Treaty of Versailles...prelude to war?.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Treaty of Versailles, which laid the ground work for a sequel, nearly identical, war thirty years later.
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Meet Our Presidents Bulletin Board

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils randomly draw presidents' names and conduct research for a written report on their chosen president. They color portraits of their president to accompany their reports.
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Writing: Wall of Peace Bulletin Board

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discuss holidays dealing with patriotic national holidays or remembrances. After choosing a teacher-provided prompt. they write responses to it. They write their paragraphs on paper shaped like bricks and pin them to a "wall...

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