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Alexander Hamilton: Most Likely to Succeed?Explore the conditions and circumstances of Alexander Hamilton’s youth and the strengths he carried with him into his adult life. |
5-8 |
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Art in the Muslim WorldThrough the materials presented in this lesson, students will explore basic elements of Islamic art, learn about the origin and styles of the specific art of Islamic calligraphy and create their own piece of artistic calligraphy. |
5-12 |
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Breaking Up Is Hard To DoRussian/Chechen relations are the focus of this lesson on nationalism, separatism, and terrorism. (Chechnya) |
9-12 |
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The Business of CreditStudents apply the basics of credit to managing a small business. |
7-12 |
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The Business of InterestIn this lesson, students learn about loans, interest on and repayment of loans through a model small business interactive. |
7-12 |
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Campaigns for Economic FreedomThis lesson plan explores the economic impact of racial discrimination and campaigns for jobs and justice. |
9-12 |
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The Changing Face of WarIn this lesson students watch and discuss videos from the PBS series Women, War & Peace to explore what warfare in the “new world order” means for the millions of people—especially women—affected by today’s intense but often obscure conflicts. |
9-12 |
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The Colonization of the United StatesUsing video segments from the PBS series Finding Your Roots, this lesson explores Spanish colonialism in the Southwest; the lesson also expands the discussion to include other countries that colonized in North America. |
9-12 |
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Discovering Alexander HamiltonIn this lesson inspired by the PBS program Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton students learn about Hamilton's contributions to the United States when it was a young nation. |
4-6 |
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Domestic Terror: Understanding Lynching During the Jim Crow EraThis lesson exposes the crime of lynching and explores the many political, legal and social attempts made by individuals and organizations to seek justice. |
9-12 |
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Dying to be a MartyrThis lesson investigates conflict in the Middle East using interviews with young would-be suicide bombers. (Israel, Palestine) |
9-12 |
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EarthquakesStudents explore the causes of earthquakes, including the role of tectonic plates, and consider the efforts scientists are making to better understand and predict these sometimes deadly events. |
6-12 |
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The Economics of Jim CrowIn this lesson, students learn how the laws and practices of Jim Crow crippled many African Americans and lead to economic destabilization. |
9-12 |
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Extreme Global MakeoverThis lesson explores the pros and cons of life in a modernized and global age. (China, India) |
9-12 |
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Faith in Change: John LewisThis lesson uses video segments from the PBS series Finding Your Roots to explore the American civil rights movement of the 1960s through the personal experience of one of its most prominent leaders—Congressman John Lewis. |
9-12 |
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Fighting Jim Crow in the SchoolsIn this lesson students map the events in the fight for education for African Americans from the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights movement. |
9-12 |
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Filling Empty PocketsStudents explore the basic concepts of borrowing and credit with an emphasis on credit cards. |
9-12 |
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Finance and Responsible LendingIn this lesson students learn the role of banks and the criteria they use to determine when to lend money. |
9-12 |
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The Five Pillars of IslamIn this lesson, students explore and understand the basic beliefs of Islam as well as the Five Pillars that guide Muslims in their daily life: belief, worship, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage. |
5-12 |
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Free, but not Free: Life of Free Blacks before the Civil WarThis hands-on, media-enhanced lesson explores the life of free blacks in the United States prior to the Civil War using video segments from Finding Your Roots. |
9-11 |
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