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Digital Public Library of America

The Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Escaping Enslaved people attempting to escape didn't need a ticket to ride on the Underground Railroad. Here is a packet of primary sources that reveal the kind of courage and determination they did need to face the challenges to gain...
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DocsTeach

Prohibition and Its Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Organized crime and speakeasies ... just another day during Prohibition. An intriguing activity explores the world of Prohibition and its consequences on life in the United States. Scholars analyze primary sources and place them on a...
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School Improvement in Maryland

Evaluating Political Advertisements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do interest groups try to influence elections? As part of their study of the election process, groups view 30-second advertisements produced by advocacy groups and use the provided worksheet to evaluate these ads. They then craft...
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Tennessee State Museum

Understanding Women’s Suffrage: Tennessee’s Perfect 36

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Tennessee was the pivotal state in ratifying women's suffrage in 1920, with its vote coming down to one man: Harry Burn, a 24-year old state representative who changed his nay to an aye on the advice of his mother. Learn...
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PBS

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History—Snapshot Lessons

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The Roosevelt family was one of the most influential and prominent political forces in the 20th century, leaving behind a wide-ranging legacy of conservation, progressivism, and economic growth. Learn more about President Theodore...
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Curated OER

Mosaic America on Film: Fact Versus Fiction

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define race, ethnic group, and culture. They identify the ways in which words are used in political cartoons and examine the way visual elements in a cartoon determine the meaning of words and enhance their impact. They...
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Curated OER

Progressive Movement in Nebraska and the United States

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students interact with the whole progressive movement and its impact on the U.S. They list the goals of the movement. In addition, they organize primary resources and interpret political cartoons. Each student shares one of their...
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Curated OER

Number 8

For Students Pre-K - K
In this math worksheet, students decorate the number eight. Students also color in eight cartoon pictures of a smiling cartoon chef.
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Curated OER

Spedwards Times

For Teachers K - 1st
Students research parts of existing newspapers by having a newspaper treasure hunt. Students glue pieces found on poster board with headings. Students meet and interview a newspaper reporter. Students create a name and masthead for...
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Curated OER

Perfect Patterns

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math instructional activity, students complete 5 patterns. Students are given directions from number cartoons. For example, "Start on 21 and take away 2."
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Curated OER

Waterdrops

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students learn the importance of water conservation by completing 6 pages in the color newsletter. Students list ways their school could save water, read cartoon tips for home water conservation and complete a...
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Curated OER

Picture Patterns

For Students Pre-K - K
For this math worksheet, learners study the pattern in each box and circle the image that would come next. The images include cartoon animals.
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Curated OER

Pumpkin Patch

For Students Pre-K - K
In this autumn learning exercise, learners color in an illustration. The illustration includes a cartoon of a family of five at a pumpkin patch.
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Curated OER

FDR's Fireside Chats: The Power of Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chats. In this presidential history lesson, students listen to the radio broadcasts of select FDR Fireside Chats. High schoolers analyze the effectiveness of his messages to the...
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Curated OER

Building a Car: Mechanical Engineering

For Teachers K
Students use common materials to build a car. For this car building mechanical engineering lesson, students build a car using a milk cartoon and plastic wheels. They discuss what mechanical engineers do and what makes a car run.
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Nemours KidsHealth

Conflict Resolution: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners complete discussion and activities to identify healthy ways of resolving conflicts. In this conflict resolution lesson, learners answer discussion questions, complete two conflict resolution activities, and one cartoon worksheet...
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Curated OER

True or False Algebraic Statements

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this algebraic statements worksheet, students determine whether thirty-three algebraic equations are true of false statements. A math cartoon as well as a link to the solutions is provided at the end of the worksheet.
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The Great Depression

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the implications of economic fallout. In this Great Depression activity, 7th graders analyze political cartoons and documents about the era. Students then conduct further primary source research...
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Impact of War with Asia on Asian Americans Angel Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify perceptions towards Asians widely held by the American public through the analysis of political cartoons from the 1940's and 1990's. They recognize the ramifications of such perceptions on Asians and Asian Americans.
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Curated OER

Electoral Politics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers formulate their own opinions about the issues in an election campaign through a critical examination of political advertisements, candidate debates, and political cartoons.
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Children in the Fields

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Hispanic child labor in California's agricultural period. They create dioramas reflecting the lives of migrant farm workers and political cartoons as produce crate labels, They illustrate farm scenes and hold a...
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Choose Your Path

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the plot and theme of cartoons. In groups, they discuss and compare the written and movie versions of popular fairy tales. Individually, they write their own fairy tale and share them with the class. They write their...
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Curated OER

Looking at Human Struggle Through The Language Arts Curriculum: The Faces of Slavery

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the use of slavery in the United States. Using a map, they draw the route of the Tecora and Amistad voyages. Individually, they write an essay describing their opinions on whether the Africans on the ships should be...
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Curated OER

Using Comic Strips to Teach the Use of Quotation Marks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify when and why quotations are used. Using comic strips and speech bubbles, they read and discuss examples of quotation marks, and in pairs write text for a cartoon on a piece of paper using quotation marks around the...

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