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Individual Resistance & Social Change

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the Brown v. Board of Education case. In this segregation lesson, students study the details of the case and compare it the Mendez v. Westminster case.
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The Trial of Dred Scott

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the trial of Dred Scott. They investigate the New York Times reporter and simulate writing about the trial for a newspaper. They identify the 5Ws from the play using a graphic organizer and present their findings to the...
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The Mummy's Tomb: An Ideal Hope Chest Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students create replicas of Egyptian tombs. In this visual arts lesson plan, students study the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians regarding the afterlife. Students design small mummy tombs using shoe bows, modelling clay, and embellishments.
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The Pledge of Allegiance

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the history of the Pledge of Allegiance. They investigate the First Amendment concept of separation of Church and state using Internet resources.
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Prehistory Prowl

For Students 7th - 12th
In this North Dakota prehistory activity worksheet, students study the mastodon, bison, native plants, and native people of North Dakota as they respond to 21 drawing, graphic organizer and matching questions.
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Land Leases

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environment worksheet, learners look for the answers to a problem. They read the article and then work in teams to analyze and make an informed decision.
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Primary History: Ancient Greeks - Athens

For Students 8th - 10th
In this world history worksheet, students study the government of Athens, read surviving court cases, and try making a water clock. They read about Atlantis and design a plate showing the festivals of ancient Greece which they paint...
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Censorship in America

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students follow resource links to study the history of art censorship in the US. They study the work of the FCC and the Hip-Hop 4 Peace campaign.
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Bay Area: Race and Land

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the role that racism played in the growth of the Bay Area. They discover how turn-of-the-century boosters promoted a vision of the Bay Area. They study the American Indian Movement's takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969,...
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Images, Empathy, and the Humanitarian Impulse

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study humanitarian intervention and its role in society.  In this politics lesson students view a video on Darfur and discuss what they learned. 
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Thinking About the World of Work

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the laws and protections afforded to adolescent workers. They analyze two case studies, create KWL charts, participate in class discussions and write entries in a thinking log to record their reflections.
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Religious Freedom

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the religious issues of the early settlers in the New World and the current issue of separation of church and state. They discuss a list of colonial laws from the 1600s, participate in a class discussion, and in...
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Meeting and Greeting

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students complete some or all of the exercises on three pages that pertain to cultural differences in meeting and greeting others.
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Torts: Intentional Torts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of intentional torts. In groups, they compare and contrast civil and criminal wrongs committed by people. They are given case studies and use the elements of torts to apply to them. They share their...
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Where Do You Live?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and compare rural, suburban, and urban communities. They play a board game, read books about communities, and complete several other activities regarding the different types of communities. Several extension and...
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Atomic Bomb Facts

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this atomic bomb study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided and add notes of their own regarding the use of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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The French Revolution caused a... T.E.R.R.O.R.

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this French Revolution study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in French history and then respond to 10 reflection questions.
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Cromwell and the English Civil War

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this Oliver Cromwell and English Civil War study guide worksheet, young scholars read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in English history and then respond to a reflection question.
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America: Influenced by the Enlightenment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this Enlightenment influence study guide worksheet, students read 5 quotes from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and then respond to 5 reflection questions.
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Bloody Mary – Counter Reformation

For Students 7th - 12th
In this British history study guide worksheet, learners explore the life of Mary I and read about the Counter Reformation. Students read 7 sections of information and examine photographs.
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Stain Glass

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students study the history of stain glass. In this stain glass lesson, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Students create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from their town....
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Rules and Consequences in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study rules and consequences as well as learn positive, healthy behaviors in and out of the classroom. For this behavior lesson, students discuss behaviors that got them into trouble at home. Students name trouble behaviors at...
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Looking at French Decorative Arts: The Quest for True Porcelain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study the effects of production and consumption of goods on French society during the porcelain period.  In this history lesson students research the trade history of porcelain from Asia. 
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Debates Over Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the concept of Habeas Corpus. In this Civil War lesson plan, 8th graders research the reasons for and against suspending the writ of habeas corpus. Students analyze various documents.

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