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United Nations

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website for a United Nations organization that works to develop solutions for desertification. There are lots of resources for learning about how desertification is affecting different parts of the world and about what...
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United Nations

United Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content. This is the main web page of the United Nations, headquartered in New York City, in which you will find a wealth of historical and current information on world events and situations.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Malala Yousafzai's Address to the United Nations, July 2013

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Malala Yousafzai's Address to the United Nations, July 2013" by Malala Yousafzai, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Poverty

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A site designed for teachers, the UN Cyberschoolbus poverty curriculum provides teachers K-12 with seven units related to poverty. Each unit provides background, class activities, suggestions for community service activities, and links...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Avoiding Armageddon: International Role of the United Nations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan for exploring the role of the UN's international peacekeeping and peacemaking abilities. Takes students through an evaluation of what the UN can and should do, under its charter, to reduce threats and promote stable...
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Schools Demining Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
Landmines kills thousands every year in countries around the world. Some of the topics on this site include the history of landmines, the threat they present in over sixty countries worldwide, the damage they do,risk reduction education,...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Eleanor Roosevelt: An Agent of Social Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of an agent of social change as the First Lady of the United States and later as a representative to the United Nations. She helped to create The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which remains...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: National Symbol Patterns

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson plan suggests many ways to improve young scholars' patterning skills and investigates how symbols unite families and classmates.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 6: Becoming a Modern Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Address to the Un on Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Arnold Schwarzenegger's address to the United Nations General Assembly on climate change on September 24, 2007.
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Other

Usgs: The National Map: Us Topographical Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this map to explore the topography of the United States.
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EL Education

El Education: Creation of a Nation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This script of a play was created by 4th grade students at the Genesee Community Charter School in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on the Revolutionary War and the birth of the United States. Students wrote,...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 4: Los Paises Y Las Nacionalidades

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about familiar people and places, actions taking place now, stereotypes, and weather. They will practice using the preterit and imperfect, irregular verbs, articles with adjectives as...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native American History for Kids: Sioux Nation and Tribe

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Native American Indian tribe the Sioux Nation from the Great Plains of the United States on this site. Explore where the Sioux live, eat, and more on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native American History for Kids: Navajo Nation and Tribe

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Native American Indian tribe the Navajo from the Southwest of the United States on this site. Learn about the clothes they wore, jewlery they made, and other fun facts!
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Save the Forest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
President Theodore Roosevelt believed in the need for conservation and was called America's first environmental president. What steps did he take to help preserve the environment and its natural resources? Today we can enjoy the beauty...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Lesson Plans: The Star Spangled Banner

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students become familiar with "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discuss what the United States flag means to them.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The President of the United States (9 12)

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the role of the President as the Head of the Executive Branch and the powers and duties assigned to him by the Constitution. Provides links to further information.
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BBC

Bbc: A World for Children: Do You Know the Un Convention?

For Students 3rd - 8th
The United Nations is working hard to develop a world in which children are valued and safe. As a part of this mission, the U.N. has developed some learning activities to enhance students' understanding of the U.N.'s job. Click here to...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Cycle for Schools

For Students 1st - 8th
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have teamed up to create a water-cycle diagram for schools. Use the interactive version and download printable files of the diagram.
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The White House

The White House: The Domestic Policy Council of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a brief synopsis of the Domestic Policy Council. It provides us with a history of the current Domestic Policy Council (DPC).
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Library of Congress

Loc: New Nation: The Constitution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This teacher's guide provides a list of resources for information about the Constitution and its signers.
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Other

Embassy of Honduras in Washington, d.c.

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the Embassy of Honduras in the United States. Has an abundance of information on tourist destinations and general facts on country-specific topics including art, geography, climate, government, history,...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Jefferson vs. Hamilton (1789 1800)

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshows, lessons, primary sources, and videos present the United States during the final decade of the 18th century in the United States.

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