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Too Many Tamales

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils investigate Mexican holiday celebrations and compare them to American Christmas holidays. They conduct a Mexican Christmas Scavenger Hunt. The activity uses a streaming video in order to engage students in the main objectives.
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Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 5th
Students will develop goals for inquiry. They will also improve content area reading and research skills. The context of studying dinosaurs will help learners to distinguish from organisms that live presently and those from the past...
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Inventions and Inventors

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate an introduction to both Invention Convention and Unit 3 in the Social Studies Book, the teacher will point out that many changes occurred in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s.¿¿¿...
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Native People of the Caribbean

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders use a map and locate and define the Caribbean region and then work in groups to read the passage and timeline. The groups' reader will read the passage aloud and the recorder makes a list of why colonists used slave...
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Social Studies Strategies Emotional Timeline

For Students 7th - 12th
In this social studies strategies worksheet, students record events in a story and chart them on a line graph according to how good or bad they are in the life of the main character.
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U.S.-Cuba Relations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of United State/Cuba relations. In this diplomacy lesson, students research selected websites to gather information regarding various topics of significance between the U.S. and Cuba since 1868. Students...
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Events Leading to the Indian Removal 1830-1832

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners consider the effects of Indian Removal on the Cherokee Nation. In this American history activity, students research Internet and print sources regarding the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Learners write short stories that detail...
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Films Legends

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners watch and discuss films. For this video viewing lesson, students watch a film related to a  different topic every Friday. Learners watch these films in order to encourage discussion and Internet research. Suggested film...
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History at Home: The Object Box

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine "artifacts". In this anthropology lesson, students analyze possible uses for objects such as washboards, hot water bottles, and old magazines. Students record and share their speculations with their classmates.
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Patriotic Symbols

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify patriotic symbols. In this United States history instructional activity, students view photos of various symbols, such as The Statue of Liberty and draw the symbols onto white construction paper. Students decorate their...
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The History of St. Patrick's day

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the past of the Irish.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders create a timeline that represents the key events of the Irish coming to America. 
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Using Series to Analyze Financial Situations: future Value

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Algebra II/Pre-calculus learning exercise, students investigate a method of finding the accumulated value of an annuity by considering it a series. The eleven page learning exercise contains explanation, examples, and...
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Telling A Story

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this ESL storytelling worksheet, students read ten questions about a story and invent their own answers. Students write the story and then complete 2 pages of questions about what they have written.
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Jean Fritz's American History Series

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore children's literature by reading biographies in class. In this history analysis activity, students read books written by Jean Fritz about the Revolutionary War and discuss the events that led up to the critical moment....
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A Timeline of Cold War Events

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils create a timeline of the major events of the Cold War and explain their effect on Canada. They utilize a worksheet and a website imbedded in this plan which guide their research and presentations.
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Winterdance

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this chronological order learning exercise, learners put story events in order that they are given. Students put 7 events in chronological order.
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Managing or Meddling?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Bosnian and Herzegovinian society before and during American involvement, focusing on the successes in Brcko. They write a reflective essay considering the role of "helper countries" in foreign affairs.
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Career Development (Career Skills Awareness)

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students assess their transferable skills and relate them to occupational and lifestyle choices. They apply research skills to acquire information related to job possibilities and career interests.
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Between a Rock and A Hard Place

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners identify what information they would need to make a decision about the breaching of a dam in order to save wild salmon. They evaluate the scenario in depth focusing on the economic impact on the community, and the salmon.
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Sports and Fitness Festival

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.
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Ponce de Leon: The First Conquistador

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars learn why Queen Isabella waited nearly six years to give approval to Columbus to travel west and what event caused her to suddenly support the voyage of Columbus.
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Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the shifts in perceptions of the sphinx as Greeks, Romans, and finally the French under Napoleon moved through Egypt.
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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars watch the movie, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, and participate in post-viewing activities to model their understanding of the movie.
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Utah Archaeology

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study past cultures of those who made areas of Utah their home by exploring the artifacts these cultures left behind. Students will explore different types of fossils and learn that fossils are evidences of past life.