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  • Merchants and Miners

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    Merchants and Miners

    The economics of the Gold Rush were based on an extreme case of supply and demand: merchants had control of the meager…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Economics
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  • Sanctuary

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    Sanctuary

    Offer a rational opinion about a hypothetical situation involving conscience versus the law.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Slavery in United States
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  • How the West Was Won

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    How the West Was Won

    Identify one reason white settlers wanted Indian lands, and then explain one method the government used in obtaining…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Native-American History (American Indians)
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  • Muckraker's Cake

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    Muckraker's Cake

    Identify who the Progressives were and recognize one industry they wanted regulated.

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    Twentieth Century
    American History/U.S. History
    Social Studies and History
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  • Crash

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    Crash

    Review the 1920s by simulating the meteoric rise of that decade's stock market, which ended in a disastrous crash.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Economics
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  • What Really Happened?

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    What Really Happened?

    In this activity, students will have to check facts and references in a historical fiction story for accuracy.

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    Reading Comprehension
    Writing
    American History/U.S. History
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  • You Are There!

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    You Are There!

    In this creative writing activity, students will write an original historical fiction story.

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    Creative Writing
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Celebrating Presidents' Day

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    Celebrating Presidents' Day

    Celebrate President's Day with this printable computer activity. Students choose a U.S. President to write about, and…

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    U.S. Presidents
    Language Arts and Writing
    American History/U.S. History
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  • Acrostic Poem: Earth Day

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    Acrostic Poem: Earth Day

    In this printable computer activity, students practice formatting in word processing, as they create acrostic poems for…

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    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Poetry
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  • In Search of the Wild West

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    In Search of the Wild West

    Hand out a printable computer activity that will help your students perfect their spreadsheet skills, as they create a…

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  • How Distant Are the Planets from the Sun?

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    How Distant Are the Planets from the Sun?

    Hand out a printable computer activity that teaches the basics of a spreadsheet. Students research the distance of the…

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Mathematics
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  • Your Favorite Foods at Thanksgiving

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    Your Favorite Foods at Thanksgiving

    In this printable classroom activity, students brainstorm a list of their favorite foods at Thanksgiving. Then they use…

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    Graphs and Charts
    Mathematics
    Food
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  • Computing Multiplication Facts

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    Computing Multiplication Facts

    In this printable computer activity, students learn about formulas on a spreadsheet and use this knowledge to calculate…

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    Multiplication
    Graphs and Charts
    Mathematics
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  • Europe on the Internet

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    Europe on the Internet

    Develop your students' Internet browsing skills with this printable computer activity. Students research a city or…

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    Social Studies and History
    Europe
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  • The Virtual Body

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    The Virtual Body

    In this printable computer activity, students develop their Internet browsing skills as they learn about the human body.

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    Human Body and Anatomy
    Human Biology
    Biology
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  • What Is the Weather in Your City?

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    What Is the Weather in Your City?

    Students practice using the World Wide Web as they research local and international weather on the Internet and complete…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Weather
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  • Egyptian Hieroglyphs on the Internet

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    Egyptian Hieroglyphs on the Internet

    In this computer lesson, students use the Internet to research hieroglyphs. Then they use a word processing program to…

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    Ancient Egypt
    Ancient History
    Social Studies and History
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  • Treasure Map

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    Treasure Map

    Employing a map's key, symbols, and scale, students will read a map of their classroom correctly in order to find a…

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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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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  • A Question of Tolerance

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    A Question of Tolerance

    It is as important to listen to a different opinion as it is to question it. This printable social studies activity…

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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  • Consensus & The Articles of Confederation

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    Consensus & The Articles of Confederation

    Explain why the Articles of Confederation failed to properly govern the newly formed United States.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. Historical Documents
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  • Author Survey

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    Author Survey

    Students gather data and construct a graph about their classmates' favorite authors.

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    Teaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar
    Mathematics
    Books
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  • Library Survey

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    Library Survey

    Find out which books are most popular in the school by gathering and graphing data.

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    Library Resources
    Graphs and Charts
    Writing Research Papers
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  • Is That True?

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    Is That True?

    Consult reference materials to verify statements contained in realistic fiction selections.

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    Reading Comprehension
    Writing Research Papers
    Reading
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