In this lesson, students identify the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as the official butterfly of the state of North Carolina and explain the historical connection of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail with the early North Carolina colony.
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Ben & Jerry are producers of ice cream. Even if they produce ice cream for the entire nation, they still must make choices on which flavor to produce! Scarce resources force them to make a choice!
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For this activity, students to find information to better understand the U.S. Constitution and what is means to them.
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In this article and activity, students will understand and be able to summarize the cause of and results from the Trail of Tears.
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In this lesson, students will independently examine primary source documents and secondary sources to answer questions about the Culpepper's Rebellion. Students will understand who was involved in Culpepper's Rebellion, what the rebellion meant to the colonial people, and why there was a rebellion.
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This resource provides background information about monuments and memorials and why they are built.
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Students will read about the creation of air conditioning and the impact it had on the way people lived in North Carolina.
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This song, sung in the tune of Happy Birthday to You, helps students rreinforce the concept of opportunity cost and that choices have consequences.
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Students will learn about the creation of Pepsi and the development of the company.
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In this lesson, students use the book, The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze, to learn about spending, collecting, opportunity cost, saving, and speculating.
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Students can review the original Constitution of North Carolina which was created prior to the American Revolutionary War.
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This resource tells of the beginnings of North Carolina government.
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This inquiry leads students to explore the cultural diversity of the Appalachia region by looking across artisan crafts and artifacts, music, and literature.
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This is the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy, the first written constitution of the new world.
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In this lesson, students analyze the preamble to the Constitution to learn some of the basic ideas about government.
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In this resource, students will explore the protections and limitations on authority contained in the Bill of Rights and the process by which the First Congress created it. They will do this by compiling a list of their rights as students, analyzing the Bill of Rights, and studying primary source documents to trace the origin and development of the first ten amendments. Students will then consider how the Bill of Rights might be updated to reflect 21st century circumstances.
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In this lesson, students will create a video where they describe and illustrate one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights.
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In this lesson, students will closely examine a copy of the Gettysburg Address written in Lincoln's hand and will be encouraged to think critically about the meanings and context of one of America's most famous speeches.
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This online lesson explains the polytheistic religion of ancient Egypt with respect to beliefs about death, the afterlife, mummification, and the role of different deities. How each level of society had beliefs of what would be waiting for them after death is also discussed.
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In this Teaching with the News lesson, students will analyze the issues that frame the current debate on U.S. policy towards Syria. They will consider the role of the U.S. public, the president, and Congress in the decision of whether to use military force. Students will work cooperatively within groups to integrate the arguments and beliefs of the options into a persuasive, coherent presentation. Finally, they will explore, debate, and evaluate multiple perspectives on U.S. policy towards Syria through a role-play activity.
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