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It is not a waste of time! The history of guano use in the United States through visual discovery.
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Understanding the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War Using Maps and Stereographic Images
In this lesson students will learn about the major events and nature of the Atlanta Campaign (May- September 1864) by using maps, stereographs, primary and secondary sources, and excerpts from …
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Gallery Walk- Child Labor and the Photographs of Lewis Hine
In this lesson, students will be observing and analyzing primary source images of child laborers taken by Lewis Hine through a gallery walk. From the images, students will make inferences …
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Child Labor in Mississippi
Lewis Hine was hired as a freelance photographer by the National Child Labor Committee. In his work, Hine captured images of children working in mills, factories, mines, and fields to …
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Oman, Andrew Jackson, and trade: Early United States diplomatic efforts to establish international trade and commerce worldwide.
Elementary and middle school textbooks and state social studies curriculum frameworks rarely mention international or foreign trade beyond the slave trade. As textbooks and curriculum frameworks focus on slavery, trade …
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Lewis Hine: Child Labor
Lewis Hine was a freelance photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. Hine captured images of children working in mills, factories, mines, and fields to convey the need of child …
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Creating Historical Narratives: Investigating the Death of Lincoln
In this lesson, students will be investigating the death of Abraham Lincoln through the use of questioning, investigating primary sources, and writing narratives. Students will be able to engage in …
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Conspiracy Theories: Escape from Alcatraz
Alcatraz opened as a federal men’s prison in August of 1934 holding the “baddest of the bad” criminals as it was seen to be “escape-proof.” Throughout the years 36 men …
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Debating the Decision of the Atomic Bomb
Dropping a bomb on two cities is a very big decision that effects everyone involved. In this lesson, students will examine the decision to bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Students will …
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Ruby Bridges: Kids Are Heroes Too
At the age of six, Ruby Bridges became a Civil Rights activist, as she was the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana. In order to get …
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