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Standard 1.1

1.1 Explain change and continuity over time and across cultures.

Grade(s): 6, 7, 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

The "Buffalo Soldiers": Contributions of the first African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army

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The "Buffalo Soldiers": Contributions of the first African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army

In this lesson, students will learn the history of this group of patriotic, but little-known African American soldiers that were organized in the mid-1800s, right after the Civil War. Two different...

Magnetic Currency with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

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Magnetic Currency with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, Cricket uses a doogaloo to open the treasure box. Doogaloos, also known as scrip, were coins created to be used as currency in some mill towns. Students will use...

Mark Catesby's Colonial Explorations and Modern Connections

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Mark Catesby's Colonial Explorations and Modern Connections

Mark Catesby explored the British colonies of North America beginning in 1712 during a visit to his sister in Virginia. Fascinated by the plants and animals that inhabited a landscape filled with both...