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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Dust Bowl Days

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Seven-lesson collection of lessons and suggested activities for instructing early learners about the Dust Bowl using a variety of primary sources (songs, letters, photos, etc.).
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Internal Revenue Service

Understanding Taxes: The Social Security Act of 1935

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This very complete lesson plan explains the history of the Social Security Act of 1935, its history and importance to the elderly during the Great Depression, and its importance today. Everything necessary to teach the lesson and assess...
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Lesson Plans for K 2

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A selection of lesson plans suitable for early elementary students about topics related to 9/11 and/or the memorial built in New York City. Some lessons cover dealing with grief or fear, others with thinking of ways to serve your community.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Other Worlds the Voyage of Columbus

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a lesson plan designed for grades 9-12. The lesson plan deals with understanding the culture from which Columbus came, Renaissance Europe, and the culture he found in the New World.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Teaching With Pourquoi Tales

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features activities that revolve around "Teaching With Pourquoi Tales." Learners will learn more about these types of old legends that deal with the natural world.
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Digital History

Digital History: The First Hundred Days

For Teachers 9th - 10th
It is truly amazing to see how much legislation President Franklin Roosevelt was able to get through Congress in the first one hundred days of his administration. Read about the many programs that were implemented in an attempt to stem...
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University of California

History Project: Fdr and Courtpacking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson provides the background for the decision by President Roosevelt to attempt to expand the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to twelve. Students are to use sections from provided primary source documents to analyze the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Fdr Meant to Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As a review of the presidency of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, young scholars will prepare remarks from differing perspectives for a special graveside eulogy. In addition to the remarks, students will bring symbolic mementos to leave...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Tennessee Valley Authority and Marshall County

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will create computer models based both on contemporary maps and primary sources to explore the role of the Tennessee Valley Authority's hydroelectric projects in altering more than 75 miles of the natural landscape and in...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Sea Changes in a Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan dealing with the fishing industry in New England and native and immigrant fishermen, and government legislation.
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Yale University

Yale University: Las Voces Del Caribe: Recent Immigrants From the Caribbean

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute this study unit deals with the stories of recent immigrants from the Caribbean to the United States.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F if Pizza Place Promotion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this task, learners investigate the price of pizza at a new restaurant, how to get the best deal, and what equations represent the functions. Aligns with F-IF.B.

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