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Songs of the Times: American Concerns in 19th Century Campaigns

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine campaign songs from the 1840, 1848, and 1860 elections to explore the campaign strategies of 19th century political parties.
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Preserving Democracy in Canada

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover the challenges that democracy in Canada faces today as they research Federal elections.
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Exploring Historical and Current Leaders of Canada

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research Canadian political figures and then do a presentation about them.
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Supreme Court

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the redistricting process.  In this American Government instructional activity, 11th graders examine the electoral map.  Students write an essay posing an argument for the redistricting process. 
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You Mean I Am Part of History?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders open the lines of communication between family members and to gain a historical understanding about family history. They research and interview their grandparents and parents and create a research paper.
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Race and Political Representation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore different perspectives dealing with race and politics.
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Jazzing Up Grammar

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore various tenses to use proper grammar. They practice tenses using random objects to describe events. They create timelines to examine different tenses. They role-play situations to practice the correct structure of grammar.
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Using Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students memorize the words to a teacher selected poem. They produce an audio recording of the poem. They create a new verse for the poem. They create a visual representation of the poem.
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Great Britain's Greatest Queen

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the reign of Queen Victoria and the significant political developments in the 19th century.
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Family Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners investigate the lives of families in two different centuries. They compare the 1600's to the 1800's. Students write an essay about the differences and how they developed in history. Special attention is paid to the external...
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Public Policy Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an article about a pressing public policy issue. Using the text, they identify the themes, facts and ideas presented and develop an argument supporting or disagreeing with the position of the author. In groups, they...
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Hunger Usa

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Students participate in a variety of activities as they explore and discuss their attitudes and values concerning hunger and other poverty-related factors in the USA.
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The Solid South Switcharoo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine primary sources. In this lesson on political parties, students view historic documents, speeches, and photos to trace the rise and fall of particular political parties. Young scholars will be looking at the success...
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Presidents and the Constitution: George W. Bush and the Case of Bush v. Gore (2000)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the impact of court decisions. In this Supreme Court lesson, students read the Bush v. Gore case study regarding the presidential election of 2000. Students take notes on the case and respond to discussion questions...
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Good Citizen Posters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a poster documenting the responsibilities of a good citizen. During group discussion, they develop a list of ways in which they can participate as responsible citizens in their society. Students use their list to...
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Matrices

For Students 11th
In this Algebra II activity, 11th graders solve problems that involve matrix representation, matrix operations, solving systems with inverse matrices, row reduction, and systems of inequalities. The six page activity contains twenty...
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the impeachment proceedings of Andrew Johnson. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of Andrew Johnson's impeachment and Reconstruction. Students...
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Fact and Opinion: Post Test

For Students 5th - 8th
For this fact and opinion worksheet, students identify sentences as being facts or opinions or choose the fact or opinion sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Amending the Constitution

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research the history of the process of amending the US Constitution to explain the latest amendment that failed on June 28, 2006. They complete the research and view images online.
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Problem-Solving Application: Use Circle Graphs

For Students 5th
In this problem-solving worksheet, 5th graders problem-solve 2 mathematical equations involving 4 key steps and 2 circle graphs.
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Make a Circle Graph

For Students 4th - 6th
In this making circle graphs practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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We Choose Our Own

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this governments worksheet, students fill in a chart for how leaders rule in a monarchy, dictatorship, and republic. Students also complete 3 short answer questions.
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Changes In The New Nation: New Beginnings

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students consider the role of American newspapers in the revolution and plans for new government. In this early American history lesson, students determine how communication provided by newspapers contributed to the organization of the...
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Proportion and Percent

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this learning exercise on proportion and percent, learners review the concepts, then find the percentage for proportions in 10 word problems.

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