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Desegregating the Kentucky Public School System
Students watch a video which chronicles the struggle to desegregate Kentucky's schools. They write a paper on a given aspect of what they saw in the video.
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Upholding Community Values Leadership, Government and Kings
Students analyze political systems of African cultures. In this political systems lesson, students compare and contrast the political systems of African cultures by studying objects of art for the values of the governments. Students...
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Recreating Chinese Bronze Vessels
Students make Chinese Bronze Vessels using coil or slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They focus on various ceramic techniques essential to creating a carved ceramic box in the style of Chinese Bronze Vessels.
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Chain Across the Hudson
Fourth graders role play as contractors responsible for constructing a chain across the Hudson River. They apply math skills to determine the total weight, number of links, and cost of the project.
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Egyptian Inspiration Web
Students conduct Internet research to discover information about scientific, technological, cultural and intellectual achievements in Egypt, along with Egyptian family life. Students create Inspiration webs of their findings.
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Social and Cultural Issues in the Civil Rights Movement
Learners examine the society and culture during the times of the Civil Rights movement. They view video clips and answer comprehension questions. They work together to research different authors and musicians sharing their information...
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A Country of Migrants?
Young scholars list reasons in support or rejection of the United States being a country of migrants through a written statement and discussion. They answer questions posed regarding immigration.
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Historic Takes
Students examine photographs of memorials for veterans. They identify who is being honored and why. They research one hero they find interesting and create a memorial for them. They share their hero with the class.
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Presidents: Past and Present
Students identify George Washington and the current president and distinguish between past and present events. They listen to a text about Washington and make predictions. They generate a list of synonyms for past and present and...
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Trials and Triumphs of Modern Feminism
Students read primary documents to launch a discussion about the role of American women throughout the 1970s-1980s.
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Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Political and Military History: Map 15: The World at War, 1944
Lesson for K-12 using historical map teaches students about the relationship between perspectives of the world and map projections.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: World War I & 1920s
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate historical events. In this lesson students analyze historical evidence as they consider eight document-based questions about the post-war era of the...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Art History Learning Stools [Pdf]
Fourth graders will learn about the art that documents our world via art history, genres, and master artists. They will select an era or artist that inspires them, research it, and create an artwork using collage, painting and drawing...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Weapons of World War I
The students will use the Internet and the school's media center to discover the weapons of World War I. They will compare and contrast the weapons used during that time period with the weapons that are used in warfare today. At the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua
This comprehensive lesson plan examines at the Chautauqua phenomenon in the early 20th century with looks at topics such as World War I, women's suffrage, the Progressive Era, and science and technology. Discussion questions are...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 35: The Melting of the Cold War
As the Cold War evolved over four decades, the end of the world seemed imminent as the nuclear arms race continued to escalate. Popular music, especially in the 1980s, reflected this growing pessimism. By 1989 and 1990, as the Berlin...
University of Maryland
Howard County History Labs: United States Have Entered World War I? [Pdf]
In this activity, young scholars will analyze excerpts from two speeches in order to understand and evaluate the reasons why the United States joined the war. They will then write a letter in which they argue for or against U.S. entry...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: South Africa After Ten Years of Freedom (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for exploring the history of South Africa, the system of apartheid, and the changes that have come about since the end of the apartheid era. Lesson has broad applicability to learning about unique methods that can be used to...