Looking at Word Usage for Trends
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I have always been fascinated by phrases, words and their etymology. As I result, I find a utility from google very interesting to allow students to evaluate the usage of a word within the context…
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Introducing Animated History
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I have decided to embark on a new summer project. I have created a site called “Animated History.” Animated History is dedicated to finding interesting ways to take historical content and present them with unique…
FDR New Deal Periodic Table
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The original periodic table was written with Adobe Flash, that has been retired. I converted the site to HTML and JavaScript to provide the same functionality plus additional functionality as well. Summary Chemists use the…
Presidents Dated Also – Assignment
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I have struggled with the same boring presidential projects over and over. I decided a few years ago to offer one class a different project. I showed the student a funny compilation of dating videos…
Red Scare Simulation
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The fear of communism fueled by events in the USA itself, most notably the cases of the Hollywood Ten, Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs. Organisations such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the…
Annotating Primary Sources (Inductive Study)
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Inductive Study is individual and group discussion based observations and insights from personal study are encouraged. It is in the discussion, for many students, that the lesson begins to “gel.” The discussion confirms, clarifies, and…
When Is It OK to Break the Law?
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This unit dives into the study of the principles that influenced and motivated the creation of a constitutional, federal republic. As a backdrop to the study, students analyze Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham…
Deceleration of Independence (Break Up Letter)
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Introduction This is one of my favorite lesson plans of each year. It is also one the students bring up over and over again later. I start class by telling my students that I do…
Remembering the Children of the Holocaust
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Remember the Children: is the experiential program for students. The experience tells the story of children’s experience during the Holocaust from the perspective of children growing up in Nazi Germany. This Lesson focuses on real-life…
Indiana Appellate Court Experience
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This will be the second year I have a taken my students to the Indiana Appellate Court on Wheels. The ability to view a real court case in action has been able something that the…