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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDuking It Out: Exploring Duke Ellington and Jazz Along with Other Composers and Musical Styles
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Music, Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students read and discuss "Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Mixing Treas...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTactics in the Persian Gulf: From Diplomacy to Force -- Interpreting Past and Current Events in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, History-Social Science, Career & Technical Ed and 4 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students trace the United States' involvement in Iraq from 1991 th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBataan Rescue
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Economics, History-Social ScienceThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their Bataan Rescue film and Web site. The film and Web site offer insights into American...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDaughter from Danang: Economics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Economics, History-Social ScienceThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their Daughter from Danang film and Web site. The film and Web site offer insights into A...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentCoolies, Sailors and Settlers: Voyage to the New World
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this PBS lesson, students familiarize themselves with larger social, political, and economic issues that influenced the first...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Great Depression: What Would It Be Like Today?
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this PBS lesson, students calculate the percentage decline in factors affecting the quality of life such as wages and unemplo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStriking a Deal: Learning the History of American Labor Strikes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the economic repercussions of a potential Major L...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Arms Race to Arms Sales
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, World HistoryIn this PBS lesson, students examine geographic, economic, and political factors that influence the illegal running of guns an...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBoomtime: 1945-1973
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Economics, History-Social Science, World History, United States HistoryThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies the Boomtime segment of their People s Century series. This program focuses on post-World...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBreadline: 1929-1939
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States History, Geography and 2 additional..This PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies the Breadline segment of their People s Century series. This program focuses on the after...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOn The Line: 1908-1945
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Economics, History-Social Science, World HistoryThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies the On the Line segment of their People s Century series. This program focuses on the dev...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkD-Day
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States History, Geography and 2 additional..This PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their film and Web site D-Day. The film offers insights into topics in American history, ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJimmy Carter
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geography, American Democracy, Economics, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their film and Web site Jimmy Carter. The film offers insights into topics in American hi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMurder of Emmett Till
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, Economics, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies the film and Web site titled The Murder of Emmett Till. The film offers insights into top...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCoup to Revolution: U.S. Foreign Policy in Iran
Grades: 11 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Economics, History-Social Science, World HistoryIn this PBS lesson, students learn that many factors shape U.S. foreign policy. The lesson focuses on one case study: Iran. Stud...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkU.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Economics, History-Social Science, World History, United States HistoryIn this PBS lesson, students investigate current U.S. policy toward Cuba and examine the question of whether the economic embarg...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorld War I: Memoirs and Remembrances
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literary Analysis, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, World History, United States HistoryThis page, from the World War I Document Archive, provides nearly 100 first-hand accounts of World War I. The page features link...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkRecurring Nightmares: Exploring How Historical Events Repeat Themselves
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States History, Writing Strategies and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students compare and contrast the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 to the ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Late "Great Communicator": Chronicling the Political Life of a Former President
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States HistoryIn this New York Times lesson, students research the career of former president Ronald Reagan. They then create a visual timelin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUsing Their Own Words: Commemorating the Events of World War II through First-hand Accounts and Oral Histories
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States History, Oral PresentationsIn this New York Times lesson, students learn about the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. They then ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0