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Lesson Plan
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Safety And Health Programs

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Pupils engage in a study of the proper components needed for the establishment of a health and safety program. They practice identifying various types of workplace hazards. Students are exposed to an informational lecture given by a...
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Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Indonesia President Slams Cohabitation

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Indonesia President Slams Cohabitation," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
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Confucius: Words of Wisdom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view a documentary on Confucius. He is revered as one of the greatest teachers in history. Confucius' name is synonymous with ageless wisdom. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then complete writing and art activities...
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Lesson Plan
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What Is The Challenge? Manet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a contemporary presentation in which they internalize the information concerning Manet.
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Lesson Plan
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Total War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video about the result of using atomic weapons during World War II. They examine how human rights are violated during wartime. They listen as family members come and speak to the class about their experiences during the...
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Lesson Plan
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The Big Lie

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create poems and other forms of writing.Then working in groups they share writing with each other. The opinions would be gathered and students would revise writing according to the comments.
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Lesson Plan
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Essay Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars complete essay writing activities. In this essay writing lesson, students use an outline activity to learn about the advantages and disadvantages for various essay writing types. Young scholars also break down the...
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Lesson Plan
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Dialogue: Sport

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this dialogue about sports worksheet, students read a questions and answers concerning sports.
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Handout
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)

E Pd Lp: Luis De Morales

For Students 9th - 10th
Bibliography of the Spanish painter Luis de Morales.
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Primary
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History Matters: "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?"

For Students 9th - 10th
As a rebuttal to Christian Fundamentalism in the 1920s, Harry Emerson Fosdick preached an important sermon celebrating liberal Protestantism. Read this well-thought out sermon here.
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Primary
George Mason University

Chnm: Between the Wars: The Scopes Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the fascinating transcript of the proceedings in court when Clarence Darrow called William Jennings Bryan to the stand to expose the weakness in his argument against evolution in the famous Scopes trial.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Policing the Airways

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan looks at the current controversy of the FCC and making media outlets more accountable for what comes over their airways. In particular, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is discussed and looked at.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Henry Carey 1793 1879

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry Carey was the eldest son of Mathew Carey, an Irish freedom fighter who was recruited to the intelligence networks established by Benjamin Franklin, and sent to Philadelphia to run what was then the largest printing operation in...
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Handout
Diffen

Diffen: Philosophy: Nature vs. Nurture

For Students 9th - 10th
An article addressing the differences between the two philosophies of psychology, nature and nurture. Find examples of the two approaches, a TED Talk, discussion on the morality of both as well as the philosophy behind them.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Fight Against "Demon Rum"

For Students 5th - 8th
The Eighteenth Amendment showed how difficult it is to legislate morality. Read about the advantages of Prohibition, especially in terms of public health. The disadvantages far outweighed the advantages. See how lawlessness increased...
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Activity
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: William Jennings Bryan (1860 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short biography on William Jennings Bryan, focusing on his antievolution campaign and his part in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Books and Movies

For Students 5th - 8th
A look at the literature and movies written and produced in the Jazz Age. See how the writers of the age reflected the consumer society and the emptiness of middle class. Movies appealed to mass culture and millions went to the movies...
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Website
On Being

American Public Media: Reinhold Niebuhr: Does His Legacy Have a Future?

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which examines the major ideas of the theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, and their impact on America during the 20th century and what use they have in current American life.
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Activity
Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Rum Bribery Higherups Hunted as Plotters

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Museum of the City of San Francisco provides an article from a prohibition-period newspaper that reports the new attack by prosecutors on policemen who have been bribed by bootleggers.
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Handout
Other

Rober Bacon's Place in the History of Alchemy

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting, sophisticated, and well-documented analysis of Roger Bacon's place in the history of alchemy, including quotations and/or references to "Opus Minus," "Opus Tertium," and "DePlantis."Also includes a matrix showing the...