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  • LESSON PLANS

    Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

    In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

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    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
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  • Instant Expert: Explorers

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    Instant Expert: Explorers

    Become an instant expert on explorers. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to introduce…

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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  • 20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

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    20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

    Introduce 20th-century explorers and give students a general overview of some of the major expeditions that have…

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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  • Blind Passage

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    Blind Passage

    The search for the maritime Northwest Passage was highly prized but never fulfilled during the "Age of Discovery."

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    American History/U.S. History
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  • Lewis & Clark Trading Post

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    Lewis & Clark Trading Post

    Lewis and Clark wanted to open up more of North America to trade. Trade was vital to the local peoples at this time.…

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    Discovery and Exploration
    Mathematics
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