A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers. Sponsored by the Illinois Labor History Society [Table of Contents] Introduction The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress and hope. This is a resource that teachers of United States history can use to incorporate our rich social and labor history into their courses. Using the ideas employed here teachers ...

> JOIN > LOGIN HOME|SHOWS|SCHEDULE|A&E CLUB|OUR STORE The Real West: Sitting Bull and the Great Sioux Nation Vocabulary Bozeman Trail Crazy Horse George Custer Lakota Plains Red Cloud Sioux Sitting Bull William Fetterman matriarchy nomad sacred dog Discussion Questions Who introduced the horse to North America? When were horses introduced? How did horses change the lifestyle and culture of the Sioux? In what ways was the Sioux culture dependent o ...

American Patriots Created by Jamie Solano Marley Elementary The county is holding its annual Social Studies Fair and wants a variety of different projects to display by children and adults of all ages. The county knows that fifth graders study the American Revolution as part of their Social Studies curriculum. Your class was lucky enough to be selected to create a display showing many different characteristics of the lives of the American Patriots. Your class will break into groups of ...

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Welcome to Brandywine History of the Battle Park and Museum Driving Tours & In the Area Kids' Corner Calendar Camp Links Sign Our Guestbook Kid's Corner We have several fun activies for you to play. Coloring Book: Three pictures (requires Java-enabled browser) Print-It Coloring Book: The same pictures in large size for printing and coloring on paper An interactive Word-Find Puzzle (requires Java-enabled browser) Print-It Word-Find Puzzle for printing out and sol ...

Link to Student Page Link to Resources Page Link to Home Page Charles Lindbergh Designed by: Dan Bauder Rod Godinez Stefan Harroo Polly Sileo Jennifer Slye Introduction | Content Areas | Standards | Implementation | Resources | Entry Skills | Evaluation | Variations | Conclusion Introduction This webquest was developed as part of a project at the University of Maryland, College Park in a Computers for Teachersclass. This lesson revolves around Charles ...

CROSSROADS A K-16 American History Curriculum Essays in American History by Richard B. Bernstein A joint project of the Niskayuna School District and The Sage College Project Directors: Henry E. Mueller, Social Studies Coordinator, Niskayuna School District Stephen L. Schechter, Director, Council for Citizenship Education Made possible with the assistance of the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching (FIRST) of the United States Department of Education. Council ...

Crossroads: Middle School Curriculum Unit VII: What, Then, Is This American? 1865-1900 Question 1: In what ways did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments exemplify the ideals of Reconstruction? Resource 1:Reconstruction Amendments Worksheet Question 2: What were the political, economic, and social reasons for the failure of the Reconstruction? Resource 1: Failure of Reconstruction: Worksheet Question 3: What was it like to live under segregation? Resource 1: S ...

Teaching Tips Introduction | The Task | The Process | The Roles | Conclusion | HyperText Dictionary Introduction The plight of the Donner Party remains one of the most poignant episodes in the history of westward expansion during the 19th Century. "Donner Online" is a type of Web-based activity in which you learn about a topic by collecting information, images, and insights from the Internet, and then you "paste" them into a multimedia Scrapbook (a HyperStudio stack or a Web pa ...

Exploring the Great Depression Pete Taylor Pine Grove Middle School Research Module Wow! The American History Museum in Washington D.C. is constructing a new exhibit on major events of the 20th century. Students from around the nation have been asked to contribute to this project. Your job is to create a slide show presentation on the Great Depression. Of course, if you want your presentation to be included in the museum's exhibit, you must gather information about the Depression and d ...

Classroom Activities Use these classroom Activity Sheets as a fun way to enhance your students' understanding of Valley Forge, Petersburg National Battlefield, Maltese Cross and the four presidents they represent. Simply click on the activity that fits into your lesson plan, print it out and make copies for your students. Note: The PDF versions will be easier for you to use and they require Adobe Acrobat Reader. CLASSROOM ACTIVITY #1 FOCUS ON: VALLEY FO ...

Hard Times Coping with Life During the Great Depression 1929-1941 Project Summary The purpose of the project is to interview individuals who remember life during the Great Depression (1929-1941) throughout the world. Students will use supplied interview questions, gather responses, and summarize data to reflect the life styles of people who lived during this time period. Project Coordinators Anne Pillow; U.S. History, Broome High School Sheila Oliver; Media Specialist, Br ...

The American cultural history of each decade from 1800 through 1999 is presented in easily navigable assignment guides. Included are overviews of art, architecture, music, literature, fashion, education, inventions, personalities and pastimes. The narrative is hyperlinked to other websites for more in-depth exploration. All the information in these pages has been researched by Kingwood College reference librarians.

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The Task: You will create a Civil War scrapbook. First, you will be placed into a group of brave Americans consisting of a communicator, a soldier, a civilian, and a medical personnel. Next, each member will gather information based on his/her specific role. Then, you will combine your individual knowledge into the group project. Finally, submit your scrapbook to President Lincoln and your classmates. The Process: You ...

Michigan.gov home HAL Home Museums | State Archives | SHPO | Archaeology | Michigan History Magazine The "Lesson Ideas for the Great Depression Gallery" Teachers' Stuff page on the Michigan Historical Center Web site has moved. You will find it in "For the Professional: Teacher Resources." Please add the new URL to your list of favorites or bookmarks. We will take you there shortly, or you may click below: http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0, ...

Mrs. Newmark's Page of American History, Government, and Politics Contents Home Page Homework Question of the Week Question of the Week - War Class Amazon Page Class Information Class Information AdvUSHGOPO APUSHELPS America at War Advanced United States History Lesson Units Links on United States History Quizzes AP United States Government and Politics Lesson Units Links on Government and Politics Quizzes AP United States History Lesson Units Links on United States Hist ...

Academy Curricular Exchange Columbia Education Center Social Studies Dolores Carnahan, West Park School District, Fresno, CA A REVIEW OF AMERICAN HISTORY Appropriate for grades 4-8. OVERVIEW: A good knowledge of the past is essential to understanding the present as well as the future. Students need to appreciate that the present comes from people and events from the past and that history is a chronological record. To be responsible citizens in the world today and to ...

Studying the Background of Arthur Miller's The Crucible A WebQuest for 11th Grade English/Language Arts Classes Designed by April M. Moore literatureteacher@yahoo.com Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Introduction All students are cheaters-- Never trust them with anything Have you ever been falsely accused? It doesn't feel very good. Take a look at the pictures below; then click to read a poem Japanese Internment Camps (a ...

Student WebQuest LSU Webquest Life in Rural America During the 1800's Designed by: Susan Crowther Judy Ordoyne Introduction | Content Area | Standards | Implementation | Resources | Entry Skills | Evaluation | Variations | Conclusion Introduction Welcome to a trip back in time. A trip back to the way the people of rural America lived in the 1800's. Get ready to enjoy watching your students get excited about "the way we were". This lesson is about rural America, but is really about h ...

Introduction You are a member of a film production studio that has recently been hired to produce a documentary about the Gilded Age of American history. American novelist Mark Twain coined the term "Gilded Age" in an effort to illustrate the outwardly showy, but inwardly corrupt nature of American society during the industrialization of the late 1800's. The documentary will need to highlight the many aspects of society that made up the Gilded Age, including: technological innovation, big business, urbanization, immigration, and reaction to the period. ©1998-2001 Thomas Caswell and Joshua DeLorenzo

Westward Ho! Created by Gina Glennon Van Bokkelen Elementary School The Smithsonian Wants You!!! Phase 1 The Smithsonian Institute is going design a pioneer exhibit. They would like the spectators to walk away with a brochure highlighting the major events of the pioneers. They have asked us to the design the brochures for them. Each student is going to design their own brochure and they will choose which one they feel will best fit their needs. The brochure should include informa ...

Who Wants to Be a Pioneer? Designed by Rob Dent and Paula White Spring 2000 Visit Paula White's Home Page Welcome to the "Who Wants to Be a Pioneer" WebQuest! Using information obtained from the Internet, student teams, known as Wagon Trains, will construct questions in the style of those found on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Once questions are constructed and refined, the Wagon Trains will participate in a trial run of their own game show. With this experience behind them, Wagon Train ...

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Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Who Was Paul Revere? Introduction Johnny Tremain is historical fiction, a novel that uses the framework of actual people, places, and events to tell a fictional story. In Johnny Tremain the main character is fictional while many of the other characters were actual people. One of these people is Paul Revere. Have you ever wondered what is real and what is made up about Paul Revere? In this project, you will discover some of the interesting things that Paul Re ...