The online resources featured below were curated by the Dr. Carter G. …
The online resources featured below were curated by the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Collaborative in order to support the approved edits to the SOL curriculum framework made by the Governor’s Commission on African American History Education. The SOL standard and the approved edits appear in the first two columns of the spreadsheet followed by correlating links and a contextual overview of each resource. The final column identifies each link as open educational resources (OER) vs. copyrighted materials that cannot be edited. As there are few resources that are entirely free of cultural bias, we suggest that you refer to the Collaborative’s Support and Guidance in Selecting and Enacting Resources document in order to consider how these materials can best be utilized.
In this lesson, students will learn about why their personal information is …
In this lesson, students will learn about why their personal information is important and how they can keep it safe. They will also learn to pull out other people’s personal information and how that character/person can keep it safe.
In this lesson, students will review the development of the Constitution. To …
In this lesson, students will review the development of the Constitution. To experience what this might be like, students will work together to create a set of rules, procedures, rights, and responsibilities needed to safely use computing devices and networks in our school. When they have finished they will compare their list to the school’s Acceptable Use Policy.
The mission of the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health …
The mission of the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) is to advance the effective use of public data on the status of children’s health and health-related services for children, youth and families in the United States. The DRC does this by providing hands-on access to national, state, and regional data findings from large population-based surveys. Data are collected from parents and thus contribute a much needed voice in the drive to improve the quality of health care for children and youth.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as …
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. In this learning experience students will learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he marched for causes he believed in. As a result of this learning experience students will choose their own important cause to walk or advocate for in order to honor and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy of advocacy and leadership.
Students will research how the development of the atomic bomb affected people …
Students will research how the development of the atomic bomb affected people in World War II, participate in a debate about the bomb's use, and investigate how it has affected people's lives since 1945.
Students will review major United States holidays and why they are celebrated …
Students will review major United States holidays and why they are celebrated as a precursor to completing activities to help students organize the dates of holidays sequentially. They will collect information in a graphic organizer, mark dates on a yearly calendar, debug sequencing errors in a timeline, and will make personal connections by describing how they celebrate one specific United States holiday with their families and/or friends.
Americans elect a president through the state-by-state mechanism of the Electoral College …
Americans elect a president through the state-by-state mechanism of the Electoral College rather than direct nationwide popular vote. Today, all but two states award all of their electoral votes to the statewide winner.
This is a "remix" of a previous resource: https://goopenva.org/courses/a-defense-of-the-electoral-college
It has been remixed to add a visual map and additional student questions.
The goal of this exercise is to examine the relationship between demographic …
The goal of this exercise is to examine the relationship between demographic characteristics and different forms of civic participation. Crosstabulation will be used.
Designed for two 90-minute class periods. First students will imagine they are …
Designed for two 90-minute class periods. First students will imagine they are stranded on an island with no way to escape. It has all necessary resources to survive, and they have been tasked with creating their own system of government. Students will work in groups to create a government system, using slides or a poster to display their work.In the next class period, groups will take turns presentig their form of government to the class, and peers will ask them questions about their form of government and discuss if it would last several geerations. Includes Lesson Plan as well as Google Doc/PDF of student handouts and teacher/peer rubrics
The Did You Feel It (DYFI) Annual Summary Webage and Viewer are …
The Did You Feel It (DYFI) Annual Summary Webage and Viewer are resources that are ideal for Earth Science and Geography laboratiory activitiy.
Students may connect to a database of factual information collected by the USGS on Earthquakes and other seismic disturbances.
The data graphically shows the highest intensity felt at each location searched. The data is grouped into 10 km blocks, and the color of each block corresponds to the highest intensity calculated for that block (regardless of which event).
The learner will begin a timeline of famous Virginians which will be …
The learner will begin a timeline of famous Virginians which will be ongoing using paintings from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Students will learn to cite digital images correctly.
Digital History projects are "an approach to examining and representing the past …
Digital History projects are "an approach to examining and representing the past that works with the new communication technologies of the computer, the internet, and software systems.” As of March 2024 there are over 80 projects in the Hub related to World History, US History, Geography, Economics, and Gov./Civics.
We hope you use, share, and send new projects we can add to the hub!
Theresa Sincere-Eastman of Loudoun created this presentation for teachers moving to online …
Theresa Sincere-Eastman of Loudoun created this presentation for teachers moving to online teaching. It has several tips and links to supportive resources.
Check out how a Science 6 CLT from Arlington, Virginia partnered with the …
Check out how a Science 6 CLT from Arlington, Virginia partnered with the school librarian, resource teacher for the gifted (RTG), SPED teacher, and English Learner (EL) teachers to engage and support all students in a personal research project...remotely! We are sharing our project resources, experiences, and how this project personalizes distance learning.
Students will analyze a document that shows the challenges African Americans faced …
Students will analyze a document that shows the challenges African Americans faced in receiving the freedom they were guaranteed with the 13th Amendment. The Indenture of Apprenticeship between John Foster and Jeff, a four-year-old African American, shows how Southerners found unique ways to keep African Americans in servitude. This activity is designed to engage students in an analysis of the success of the 13th Amendment. Students should have background knowledge in the Civil War and the goals of Reconstruction.
Students will analyze primary sources from the Reconstruction Era to determine if …
Students will analyze primary sources from the Reconstruction Era to determine if Reconstruction was a success or a failure. They will place evidence on a scale for a visual representation of their evaluation.Teachers can modify and assign this Google Doc. You will need to make a copy of the document to access it.
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