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The Return of Sacagawea
The Return of Sacagawea (6th Grade - 8th Grade)
In this EconEdLink lesson, students learn about the golden dollar coin bearing the image of Sacagawea that began circulating in 2000. Sacagawea was the Shosh...  More ...
 
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The Story: The Prestige
The Story: The Prestige (6th Grade - 12th Grade)
This resource, from PBS, contains background about the incident aboard the Prestige tanker off the coast of Spain in 2002, which caused one of the worst oil ...  More ...
 
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LADB-Latin America Data Base
LADB-Latin America Data Base (6th Grade - 12th Grade)
This is the home page of the Latin America Data Base. LADB is an on-line news service in English about Latin American affairs. Also included on this page are...  More ...
 
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Child Labor in America
Child Labor in America (6th Grade - 12th Grade)
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This multi-week lesson plan, from the Library of Congress, asks students to critically examine, respond to, and report on photographs as historical evidence ...  More ...
 
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A Picture Changes 1000 Minds: The Power of Pictures
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In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students read a New York Times article that explains how photographs of Albanian refugees have ...  More ...
 
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Indian Humor
Indian Humor (3rd Grade - 12th Grade)
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In this online exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, 38 Native American artists explore humor in contemporary Na...  More ...
 
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Posters American Style: Attaching the Stencil
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You can try this at home! Maryland artist Joan Lawrence takes you through the third of five steps of the silkscreening process to create a poster. The artist...  More ...
 
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Posters American Style: Figure/Ground
Posters American Style: Figure/Ground (4th Grade - 12th Grade)
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To communicate effectively, posters must grab your attention and deliver a message, often in a matter of seconds. Poster activist Felice Regan discusses the ...  More ...
 
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Posters American Style: The Finished Print
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You can try this at home! Maryland artist Joan Lawrence takes you through the fourth of five steps of the silkscreening process to create a poster. The artis...  More ...
 
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Posters American Style: Artist's Intent
Posters American Style: Artist's Intent (4th Grade - 12th Grade)
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To communicate effectively, posters must grab your attention and deliver a message, often in a matter of seconds. Poster activist Felice Regan discusses the ...  More ...
 
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