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Grandpa's Social Security

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine social security and how the process works at different ages.In this retirement lesson students determine how long a retired person has to live to get the same benefits at different ages.
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Government Lesson Plan 19

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define vocabulary terms related to monetary policies, and apply monetary tools to solve economic scenarios.
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Project Terrorism

For Teachers 10th - 12th
If you're looking for possible topics related to terrorism, or a list of online sources of information, you may want to take a look at this resource. However, it is too under-developed to be useful without additional work. The...
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My Community Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and discuss the characteristics of their community. They compare their present community with its characteristics at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and they make flat or relief maps that include unique...
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Inside the Vault-Employment Growth in America: What Determines Good Jobs?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine employment growth and the economy. After a teacher lead discussion, students explore types of jobs and their correlation with education level. Job qualifications for both high-paying and low-paying careers are...
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Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the PACED system as it relates to making good decisions. In this economics lesson, students define brain drain and its effect on the community. They use the PACED idea to come up with a solution to the problem.
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Extra Word Mistakes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this extra words mistake worksheet, students cross out the extra words in a set of 17 sentences, then write some sentences of their own.
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The U. S. Constitution (5)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 17 fill in the blank questions regarding the U. S. Constitution. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Conflict On The Plains

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the culture and lifestyles of the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne tribes. They use a variety of resources for research. They create questions based on information to be used during classroom discussion...
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iCivics: State Government

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the role of state government. In this civics lesson, students play an online game that requires them to consider the needs of state residents and the structure of state government.
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What are the Qualifications to be President of the United States?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the qualifications necessary to be the president of the United States. They create a want-ad for this position using what they have learned about the qualifications.
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A Time of Social Change Chapter Review

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this 1960s and 1970s America worksheet, students review a chapter as they define 7 vocabulary terms, eliminate 5 false statements, and identify 3 historical themes pertaining to American society during the 2 decades.
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Dolphin Song

For Students 3rd - 6th
Students read facts about dolphins and background about the book Dolphin Song. In this Dolphin song lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about the book after reading it.
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US Government: The Constitution

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the branches of government. In this U. S. Constitution lesson plan, students examine the system of checks and balances in the U.S. plan of government as they read the document and define vocabulary words.
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Disasters: Quiz 80

For Students 5th - 10th
In this disasters worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about Hurricane Katrina, the World Trade Centers, and more. Students complete 4 questions total.
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Science: Draining the Land - the Mississippi River

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use topographic maps to identify parts of rivers. In addition, they discover gradient and predict changes in the channels caused by variations in water flow. Other activities include sketching a river model with a new channel...
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Biography of a River

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the development and history of various rivers in their state and conduct research about a specific river. They read and discuss a handout, and complete a river biography that includes birth information, location and...
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Groundwater Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the volume of groundwater using math problems. They compute mathematical problems to figure the volume of groundwater and calculate the average porosity in an aquifer. Students estimate the amount of water needed...
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Understanding Federalist #10

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read the Federalist #10. In groups, they discuss the meaning of each paragraph. Afterward, students write a summary exploring the important arguments of the paper. Students explore the historical significance of the document.
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The Great Depression Begins

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this Great Depression worksheet, students review a chapter as they write 8 people or terms that match 8 quotations, respond to 5 multiple choice questions, and elaborate on a historical theme regarding the American economy, the Dust...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Reporting Back!

For Students 6th - 10th
In this interviewing and reporting back worksheet, students complete 8 sentence starters, discuss their answers to 5 questions, and report their answers to another group using the words say, tell, explain, decide, and admit.
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The Yesterday's Tomorrow Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the future and the importance of the past. In this futuristic lesson, students create a future city and identify traditions of their heritage that they feel should be passed on to future generations. They also assess the...
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Blow and Go

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how air can move things by using their breath. In this physics lesson, students hypothesize then attempt to move a pencil 1 meter using nothing but their breath. Students record data from their experiment including...
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By Golly, By Gum

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the ingredients and creation of chewing gum.  In this scientific method lesson, students make predictions about what will happen to the mass of a piece of gum as it is chewed by a human.  Students graph the...

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