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The Sanitary Commission

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study women's fund raising efforts during the Civil War era. They participate in a shared reading about the Sanitary Commission and analyze a political cartoon about women's contributions to the Sanitary Fair. They write...
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How far have we come in the "Freedom Struggle"?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders assess an appreciation for the sacrifices made to achieve fundamental rights in our society. They analyze how far we've come to explore what more needs to be done in the "Freedom Struggle." Each student completes a...
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Mighty Minerals

For Students 6th - 8th
In this mineral worksheet, students use encyclopedias, the Internet, science catalogs, or magazines to complete research questions about a mineral. Using their research information, they also create a cartoon for their mineral.
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Cooperative Learning Experience Through the Flipping Lid Demo

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students create a cartoon illustrating a lab demonstration. In this lab safety instructional activity, the teacher demonstrates a small methane explosion to demonstrate the importance of safety in a laboratory setting, then students work...
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create political cartoons that feature satire. In this political cartoon lesson, students examine examples of satire and caricature prior to creating their own political cartoons that feature the French Revolution or Industrial...
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Japanese American Internment: Examining Racial Tensions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how racial tension led to Japanese Internment. In this World War II lesson, students analyze political cartoons and posters related to the movement of Japanese-Americans to internment camps in the wake of the Pearl...
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Heritage: Famous People of the West

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the impact of Brigham Young and Jim Bridger on westward expansion. They conduct research, develop a class information chart, and create a cartoon strip depicting what happened when Jim Bridger and Brigham Young...
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Women's Rights Historic Sites

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars use maps, readings, floor plans, photos and cartoons to research the conditions of upstate New York in the first half of the 19th century, examine the issues that led to Women's Rights Convention of 1848 and consider...
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Hillbilly or Appalachian: Is There A Difference?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Appalachian region and its people. They write a journal entry, discuss the definitions of hillbilly and Appalachian, analyze cartoons and jokes, explore various websites, and develop a presentation.
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United States-Japanese Relations in Post World War II Era

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze political cartoons and posters relating to the United States and Japan in the period following World War II. They discuss the positive and negative consequences of the United States occupation of Japan.
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School Climate

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine school climate in relation to the physical structure of the school building. A Luann cartoon can be used to stimulate thinking and promote discussion which focuses on feelings of alienation that can occur in large high...
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Gobble, Gobble and Gobble Some More?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are taught about stomach capacity and they reflect on how overeating might affect the body. They discuss the biological effects of binge eating by reading and discussing the article "Ate Too Much? Tight Pants May Be the...
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Quintaine Practice

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Medieval history worksheet, students read an excerpt about quintaine and how it was created and used by a knight. They respond to three questions about jousting and how a squire became an expert using the quintaine. Finally,...
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Celebration and Satire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast different perspectives of the French Revolution. In this visual arts lesson, students discuss the use of satire and caricature in history and create satirical cartoons based on contemporary issues.
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The Art and Soul of the Land

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study conservation and how different communication styles used by different conservationists. In this conservation lesson students obtain information on a cartoon or a few quotes from a conservationist and are ask to describe...
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‘Catch Up’ With John Smith

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this John Smith worksheet, students access a linked Internet site, watch the cartoon about John Smith, and then answer 20 fill in the blank and 2 short answer questions regarding the video.
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Newspapers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a class newspaper about the Olympics.  In this newspaper lesson, students discuss the basic characteristics of each component of the newspaper.  Students work in small groups to complete stations on cartoons,...
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Suffragettes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners discover details about women's suffrage in Britain. In this women's right activity, students examine a political cartoon that serves as a discussion starter for the suffrage movement in Britain. Learners evaluate the strategies...
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Suffragettes 4

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners discover details about women's suffrage in Britain. For this women's rights lesson, students examine "Grace Before Meat,"a political cartoon that serves as a discussion starter, for the suffrage movement in Britain. Learners...
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Egg Carton Math

For Teachers K
Students recognize numbers 1-10 from a flash card held by the teacher and put the amount of beans in an egg cartoon that corresponds to the number the teacher holds up. After a lecture/demo, students play the game on their own.
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Day you were born newspaper

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students construct a newspaper about historical events that happened on the day they were born. In this newspaper lesson plan, students write an editorial, create a visual, find a political cartoon, and insert an interview.
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A Field Guide for Student Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create and use a dichotomus guide to identify cartoon monsters and use this skill to further their ability to scientifically classify organisms.
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Examine the History of U.S. Immigration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the history of immigration in the U.S. and the current debate over illegal immigration. In small groups, they conduct Internet research on an assigned time period, analyze political cartoons, and discuss themes in...
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Simple Machines, Odd Machine

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students hypothesize, collaborate, and present their ideas on uses of simple machines. They research an invention, make a model of their cartoon or invent a new tool.

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