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U.S. History research for staff
Black History Month Biographies List of 100 African Americans Research Project
This resource contains a ready-to-use printable list of 100 notable Black Americans who made contributions to American History. You get 1 list categorized by men/women, and another list categorized by profession. The same 100 names are on both lists. Use the organized and categorized lists to assign research projects, “wax museum” personalities, or Black History Month projects for the class. Create and share research to promote stories of American accomplishment, hope and inspiration through di
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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Diversity Illegality, Safety & Hypocrisy - Excellence Over Ethnicity & Sexuality
Diversity Illegality, Safety & Hypocrisy - Excellence Over Ethnicity & Sexuality The Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action related to college admissions has opened up a whole new world of potential lawsuits and injected new life into the whole debate over equality and opportunity. Diversity and inclusion offices, positions and initiatives on college and university campuses, companies and organizations are being renamed, revamped and shifting their focus to comply with the law
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Migrant Invasion - American Border and Leadership Problems
Migrant Invasion - American Border and Leadership ProblemsThe United States and Mexico must work together intelligently to stop crime, illegal travel companies, human trafficking, resolve the immigration problem, lead Latin American governments, create economic opportunities throughout the Americas and de-incentivize illegal entry of migrants seeking asylum and employment in the United States."Coyotes" are preying on human desperation and collecting cash to bring migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, H
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Classroom Debates: Gun Control
Engage Your Students in a Thrilling Gun Control Debate!Dive into a complex and crucial issue in American society: Explore the nuances of gun control through a structured classroom debate. Students will research, analyze, and advocate for differing perspectives, developing valuable critical thinking, public speaking, and collaboration skills.Key features of this activity:Multiple perspectives: Learn about pro-gun control, anti-gun control, and independent stances, fostering a holistic understandi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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President Resumes
Presidential Resumes from Washington to ObamaResumes IncludeBirth and Death DateTerm in office Political Party affiliationVice President InformationExperience EducationHome and Family LifeDuring their AdministrationLife after time in office Information on the Vice President
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Printable Patriotic Veterans Day , Patriots Day Activities & Games - Big Bundle
Printable Veterans Day activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during school . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go.This bundle contains coloring pages, word search, mazes, sudoku And Much more ...WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE(PDF + PNG)Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paperHigh-resolution imagesUnlimited printsGreat for kids, boys, girls, and teens
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Introduction to ANNE FRANK & HOLOCAUST & WORLD WAR II
This slide show has it all! There are notes for the students to copy, videos on Anne Frank, tons of pictures, and so many slides about World War II. This is everything you will need to get started! -Also includes: A breakdown of The Anne Frank Play by SCENE-Background information about Auschwitz and other death camps**Sensitive subject matterThis will save you so much time! Use mine...
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Texas vs U.S. President - Immigration Law, Border Enforcement and Lawlessness
Texas vs U.S. President - Immigration Law, Border Enforcement and LawlessnessTexas is the one nation in the United States aggressively fighting illegal immigration on all fronts, even to the extent of filing lawsuits against the United States and its president for failing to enforce the law and hindering Texas law enforcement, police and U.S. border patrol from effectively doing so to secure the southern border and homeland. U.S. federal immigration authorities encountered more than 300,000 migr
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
First Person Hurricane Katrina Visual Diary with Facts and Information
First Person Hurricane Katrina Visual Diary with Facts and Information
Price: 52 pages X .10 = $5.20
This 52 page slide show tells the story of Hurricane Katrina using before and after photos taken by the Brown family in the days, weeks, months, and years following the storm. The setting is Bayou Liberty, Louisiana, about 30 miles north of New Orleans along Lake Pontchartrain. I developed this presentation to use with my own students when I realized they had all been born after the storm. Acco
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
American History Notes 1890-1899
American History Notes 1890-1899, Notes Include...Dependent Pension BillSherman Antitrust ActSherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890Tariff Act of 1890 (Mckinley Tariff)United Mine Workers of AmericaWounded Knee MassacreImmigration Act of 1891Judiciary Act of 1891Forest Reserve ActNew Orleans Italian Lynching1892 Presidential ElectionChinese Exclusion ActHomestead Steel StrikePanic of 1893Coxey's ArmyPullman Railroad StrikesLabor Day becomes a HolidayWilson-Gorman Tariff ActPollock V. Farmers Loan an
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
American History 1820-1829 notes
American History 1820-1829 notes, Subjects include...Missouri Compromise1820 Presidential ElectionJames Monroes Cabinet MembersMonroe DoctrineGeneral Survey ActTariff of 1824Russo-American Treaty1824 Presidential ElectionJohn Q. Adams Cabinet MembersTariff of 1828Election of 1828Andrew Jacksons Cabinet members
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Censorship and Social Media in America - Freedom Under Assault
Censorship and Social Media in America - Freedom Under AssaultIs censorship a form of ideological discrimination? In the digital era, should freedom of speech be decided by wealth, whereby inequality can reign based on the rich who own social media platforms getting to play God and deciding whose voices are heard, or should there be net neutrality online, especially on popular social media platforms so all citizens can be heard in important matters and their opinions not censored?Is it the job o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Full Presentation, the Civil War & Civil War Battles 8th TEKS
Full Presentation, the Civil War & Civil War Battles 8th based off of the 8th grade TEKS. Presentation includes the Election of 1830, Lincoln's Inaugural Speeches, Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, Sherman's March to the Sea, Colored Troops in the US, William H. Carney, Mexican Americans in the Civil War, Ghettysburg, and Appomattox Courthouse. Resources included in the Notes portion of the presentation.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
USA Israel Diplomacy and Divides - Biden, Netanyahu and Beyond
USA Israel Diplomacy and Divides - Biden, Netanyahu and BeyondExplore the diplomatic efforts of President Biden and the White House to support Israel after the horrific attacks by Hamas, press Israel to fight its enemy responsibly and not kill innocent civilians indiscriminately, and simultaneously plan for and promote a Palestinian state in the future when the war ends. Examine the credibility (or lack thereof) of the United States that has used force brutally on a global scale against its enem
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Black History Month Activities and Flip Book #BigGame2020
Are you searching for some engaging Black History Month activities to incorporate into your social studies lesson plans? This packet is full of DIFFERENTIATED options focusing on female civil rights activists who made a difference and impact to improve the lives of African Americans in the United States.Your students will be able to integrate a variety of standards across the curriculum with this resource while researching and discovering facts about these African-American leaders. You will di
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K - 6th, Staff
The 1619 Project Podcast Full Season Bundle! Growing
Find every episode of The 1619 Project Podcast in this bundle!***The link for Episode 3 Webquest is no longer correct. I am currently working to rectify this issue!***This bundle includes:Episode 1: Say, Mean, Matter + Critical & Analytical Questions + Historical BackgroundEpisode 2: Understanding Capitalism + Political Cartoon Analysis + Critical & Analytical QuestionsEpisode 3: Learn the History of Black Voices in MusicInterview with Nikole Hannah-Jones assignment- Bundle Only!Episode
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Republican 3rd Presidential Primary Debate - November 2023 (Miami, Florida)
Republican 3rd Presidential Primary Debate - November 2023 (Miami, Florida)Political analyst, strategist and history teacher Paul F. Davis has watched American political debates for decades, but believes this is one of the strongest Republican primary debates that he has seen in the last 30 years (due to the global significance of these ideals and leadership policies as the world increasingly becomes interconnected). Among the five Republican Presidential candidates, anyone of them could lead th
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
All Together Now or Not? Life-Changing Questions for Awakening and Empowerment
All Together Now or Not? Life-Changing Questions for Awakening and Empowerment Barbara Jordan, the first African American woman elected to the Texas State Senate, later the first African American woman to represent a southern state in Congress when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, gave a keynote speech commonly known as “All Together Now” on July 12, 1976 at the Democratic National Convention.Every human being should examine the statements and accompanying questions
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Sports-History Analogies: 20 Bundled Readings and Activities
These bundled readings and activities will help to engage your students with sports and history analogies!
These analogies come from a series of sports-history comparisons in Nick's store, comparing American sports figures to American historical figures.
The following is a list of the first twenty sports-history analogies:
1 Most Overrated: Joe Namath and Christopher Columbus
2 Most Important Birthplaces in American Colonial and Sports History:
Canton, Ohio and Jamestown, Virginia
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Trump Fraud Civil Trial Dirty Politics, Financial Foreplay and Real Estate Loans
Trump Fraud Civil Trial - Dirty Politics, Financial Foreplay and Real Estate LoansAn insightful lesson about political warfare, tactics, strategy and making use of attorney generals to litigate cases to delegitimize election frontrunners, freeze their assets, tarnish and question their credibility, and hinder their campaign legitimacy. Former President Donald Trump's civil trail pertaining to alleged fraud and falsification of financial documents to secure real estate loans is flimsy at best giv
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Maui Hawaii Wildfires - How They Spread So Quickly
Maui Hawaii Wildfires - How They Spread So QuicklyThe devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii are a wake up call for us all in regard to matters of human security, government preparedness and community safety. Lessons from the horrible devastation in Maui will alert and enlighten utility companies, firefighters, police and citizens how to respond in an era of rapid climate change and extreme weather conditions to remain safe, expect and prepare for the unexpected. Lesson Components Include:- 1 Ins
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Did the United States via Iran fund Hamas Attacks on Israel?
Did the United States via Iran fund Hamas Attacks on Israel?Examine the global chessboard of foreign policy, conflicting interests, differing U.S. Presidents' economic and military approaches to Iran, and the corresponding consequences impacting Israel thereby. Discover and explore the history of war in Israel, the military strategy, timeline, and dangerous shifting American foreign policy leading to a deal with Iran relieving economic sanctions to enable the world's largest sponsor of terrorism
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Machismo, The Destructive Male - Restoring Balance, Peace, Harmony and Beauty
Machismo, The Destructive Male - Restoring Balance, Peace, Harmony and BeautyExamine the fallen nature and depravity of man that is kept in check by women. Discover the redemptive, reformative and transformative contributions of women that stabilize mankind, stop evil, calm conflict and reduce violence in our world. Explore how women give us humanity, decency, purity, virtue and morality to redeem and redirect the depravity of mankind.Learn from a woman reformer how ladies rose up to break free
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Cold Case: George Washington
Ever wonder how our first president really died? Have students resolve this issue by conducting a cold case investigation. Materials provided: teacher resources, student handouts, cold case file including crime scene photos and witness statements, and video resource.
This lesson was originally used in a middle school cross-curricular school activity. It may be used in a health, history or forensic class and is suitable for both middle school and high school. Involves critical thinking, inquir
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7th - 12th, Staff
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