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Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery
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This is an anti-racism institution that uses objects to inform, to teach, and to create dialogues about race relations. They use primary sources to document and learn from the past. The mission of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery is to teach tolerance using objects of deeply rooted intolerance.

Resources promote personal and community awareness, social justice, and racial healing. The museum understands that all individuals have varying comfort levels when speaking about race and confronting racism. The Educational Resources include a virtual tour of the museum, curriculum guide, resource guide, media literacy unit and a unit that addresses racial disparity in Covid-19.

Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Author:
Ferris State University
Dr David Pilgrim
Date Added:
08/05/2023
K-5 Social Studies/Civics Suggested Scope & Sequence: Based on the Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies (2018)
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The Wisconsin Social Studies/Civics K-5 Suggested Scope & Sequence is divided by grade. Each grade has a theme, with K-2 having a common theme of “place” and 3-5 having a common theme of “Wisconsin and U.S. Studies”. Each grade has 4-10 topics, which could align to local units. This formatting was adapted from the 2018 History and Social Science Framework by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education.

Each topic is further divided into planning ideas tied to specific grade-level indicators from the Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies (2018). These planning ideas include:
• Potential Essential Questions, tied to the standards
• Focusing Questions for the topic
• Driving (DQ) and Guiding (GQ) Questions from the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap
• Specific Social Studies Indicators met with this topic
• Important Terms and Points to Consider
• Supporting Resources to Consider, including lesson plans from trusted resources, and suggested additional texts such as primary sources and trade books.

The essential, focusing, driving, and guiding questions are meant to help guide instruction
and determine quality resources and lessons for use in the classroom.

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Civics and Government
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Gender Studies
Geography
Psychology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
World History
Material Type:
Curriculum Map
Author:
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Kristen McDaniel
Date Added:
01/12/2024
The Legend of the Lost Emerald – PBS Wisconsin Education
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In Legend of the Lost Emerald, kids take on the role of maritime archaeologists exploring shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. Like real archaeologists, players use sonar and GPS coordinates, dive down to take underwater photos, and search for clues in historical artifacts, like letters and ship manifests, to tell the story of each shipwreck. We teamed up with maritime archaeologists at Wisconsin Sea Grant and amazing teacher fellows from across the state of Wisconsin to design a game that works in the classroom and introduces kids to the tools and practices of the field.

Teachers can use this game to introduce kids to historical practices and themes from ecology, technology, and Wisconsin history. Students will learn about the role of maritime archaeologists, archivists, historians, and museum curators. The game introduces four different time periods in maritime history, ranging from wooden schooners in the mid-1800s to steel freighters in the 1960s.

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Archaeology
Ecology
Economics
Life Science
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
Material Type:
Game
Author:
Field Day Lab
Field Day Learning Games
field day lab
Date Added:
02/01/2024
Lesson Guide FY-8.5 - Arrogance and Echo Chambers
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In this 60 minute lesson, students will be able to:

Understand what confirmation bias is and how it can influence your decision making
Identify types of overconfidence and give examples that show up in everyday life
Explore strategies to avoid confirmation bias and overconfidence

Subject:
Business and Information Technology
Career and Technical Education
Family and Consumer Sciences
Psychology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
NGPF
Date Added:
07/21/2022
Lesson Guide FY-8.6 - Enough is Enough
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In this 105 minute lesson, students will be able to
Understand what hedonic adaptation is and how it influences our financial decisions
Explain the connection between our happiness levels and how much we earn and spend
Identify steps someone can take to counteract the impact of hedonic adaptation

Subject:
Business and Information Technology
Career and Technical Education
Economics
Family and Consumer Sciences
Psychology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
NGPF
Date Added:
07/21/2022
Manilamen: The First Asian American Settlement
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Filipino sailors arrived in California as early as 1587. In 1763, Filipino sailors settled in a Louisiana bayou, and became the first Filipino immigrants to settle in the United States, known as “Manilamen.” Along with enslaved people and other people of color, the Filipino immigrants built a small fishing village called Saint Malo. The Manilamen made many contributions including revolutionizing the shrimping industry.

From the Asian American Education Project

Subject:
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Virginia Loh-Hagan
Giannela Gonzales
Date Added:
08/21/2024
Materials in Human Experience
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Examines the ways in which people in ancient and contemporary societies have selected, evaluated, and used materials of nature, transforming them to objects of material culture. Some examples: glass in ancient Egypt and Rome; powerful metals in the Inka empire; rubber processing in ancient Mexico. Explores ideological and aesthetic criteria often influential in materials development. Laboratory/workshop sessions provide hands-on experience with materials discussed in class. Subject complements 3.091. Enrollment may be limited.

Subject:
Archaeology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Heather Lechtman
Date Added:
02/09/2023
Media Literacy Guide from Britannica Digital Learning
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 A digital literacy guide for students in grades 6-12. Set up for instructors to use with students.  It includes videos, discussion guides, and encourages students to assess and evaluate their online literacy.  It is created by Britannica - so there is promotional material, but it is minimal, and easy to access TONS of Britannica through Badgerlink. 

Subject:
Computer Science
Library and Information Science
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Anne Smith
Date Added:
05/13/2022
MissPronouncer - Wisconsin Audio Pronunciation Guide
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This site has information and an interactive map on audio pronunciation for Wisconsin place names.

Wisconsin has more than 190 cities, 400 villages, 1,000+ towns, and 1,000+ unincorporated places (give or take a few). Learn how to pronounce them all!

More than 5.7 million Wisconsinites live in this Great Lakes state known as America’s Dairyland. Wisconsin — also called the Badger State — became the 30th state of the union in 1848. Did you know Wisconsin has over 15,000 lakes, 33,000 miles of rivers and streams, and is bordered by two Great Lakes and the Mississippi River?

Wisconsin is the English spelling of Ouisconsin, which is the French rendering of Meskonsing, which is the Indian name for the river that runs through the center of the state. Wait, what? The Wisconsin Historical Society writes all about Wisconsin’s Name: Where it came from and what it means.

Wisconsin is home to all kinds of hard-to-pronounce places, from Antigo, Ahnapee, and Allouez to Weyauwega, Wyocena, and Wonewoc. Yes, it’s a challenge, and being bilingual won’t necessarily help.

Note: The use of this site does not meet any Social Studies standards, but with teacher creativity and attention, it could be used to help meet classroom and curricular objectives.

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Archaeology
Civics and Government
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added:
03/22/2024
Native Americans in the Great Depression
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Overview / Description: This unit will examine the experience of Native Americans during the Great Depression in the United States. It will integrate comparisons with the experiences of other minority groups as well as exposing students to primary source documents related to the government policies which were adopted toward Native Americans during the time. Guiding Questions: What were the US government’s policies toward Native Americans leading up to the Great Depression? Were they fair? What was FDR’s response to the struggles of Native Americans during the Great Depression? What was the Native American experience like during the Great Depression and how did it compare to other minority groups? Learning goals/objectives:    Analyze primary and secondary sources related to the experience of Native Americans during the Great Depression. Summarize the experiences of Native Americans during the Great Depression. 

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Jessica Pingel
Date Added:
06/13/2019
Negro and White Exclusion Towns and Other Observations in Oklahoma and Indian Territory by Frank G. Speck
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The book collects together and republishes a set of essays by Frank G. Speck that were originally issued as separate articles in The Southern Workman. The papers, which were written early in Speck's career, during the period 1907-1911, draw upon his first-hand observations in the Indian and Oklahoma Territories on the eve of Oklahoma statehood. In contrast to his more dispassionate ethnographic writings, which were published in venues read primarily by professional anthropologists and folklorists, these essays were published for a popular audience in the journal of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, an important college serving African American and Native American students. Reflecting the sensibilities of Speck and his anthropological circle at the time, these brief essays are accessible, provocative and sometimes biting in tone and represent the work of a young scholar seeking to develop a public, progressive, critical and engaged stance relative to the social problems faced by the peoples--particularly Native American and African American peoples--of Oklahoma and of the United States more broadly. For modern readers, the essays are little utilized sources for the study of Oklahoma, Freedmen, and Muscogee (Creek) Indian cultural history. They also deepen historical understandings of Speck and his work and enrich scholarly knowledge of early efforts at developing anthropology as a means of cultural critique. Under U.S. copyright law, these essays are now in the public domain and is being republished on this basis.

Subject:
Geography
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
Material Type:
Full Course
Textbook
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
Connexions
Author:
Frank G. Speck
Jason Baird Jackson
Date Added:
10/16/2017
OER Project Teaching Guide
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This teaching guide from the OER Project outlines their courses, PD, and other resources.

The OER Project is a coalition of educators and historians committed to boosting student engagement and achievement through transformational social studies programs. By empowering classroom teachers with better curricula, content, and a vibrant community, we deliver more compelling, impactful, and usable histories. “OER” stands for open educational resources. When you grab a free worksheet off Pinterest for your tenth graders, that’s an OER resource. We recognize the value of OER resources, but want to go beyond the typical content repository approach—we aim to improve OER by providing coherency, support, and community.

Currently, the OER Project offers two courses—Big History Project (BHP) and World History Project (WHP)—both of which are completely free, online, and adaptable to different standards and classroom needs. Unlike textbooks, lesson websites, and other commercial products, everything has been purposely built to truly empower teachers and leave traditional history courses in—sorry for the pun—the past. We also offer short, standalone courses for those who want to try the OER Project approach, but aren’t yet ready to take on a full history course. Our current standalone options include Project X, a course that uses data to explore historical trends to help make predictions about the future; Project Score, a course that uses writing tools and the use of Score, a free, online essay-scoring service to help support student writing; and Climate Project, an evidence-based overview of the global carbon problem that culminates in students developing a plan of action they can implement locally

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Ancient History
Archaeology
Civics and Government
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Geography
Religious Studies
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
World History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Assessment Item
Curriculum Map
Formative Assessment
Full Course
Lecture Notes
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Reference Material
Rubric/Scoring Guide
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Unit of Study
Author:
OER Project
Date Added:
01/30/2023
Observe Think Wonder Handout
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Public Domain
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The "Observe, Think, Wonder" sheet was written (along with other resources) from a grant from the Library of Congress. It is based off their 6-12 analysis of primary sources documents. This is geared more towards elementary primary source analysis.

A K-5 student can analyze appropriate primary sources such as photographs and maps. Using the "Observe, Think, Wonder", students can walk through age-appropriate analysis by taking some time to look closely at the source (observe) and write down what they see; then dig a little deeper into what they think is happening in the photo or reading (think) before finally writing down any questions they might have about the source (wonder). This is great practice for further analysis and evaluation as they get older.

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Ancient History
Civics and Government
Ethnic Studies
Gender Studies
Geography
Religious Studies
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
World History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Upper Midwest Primary Source Consortium
WI Historical Society
Date Added:
06/20/2023
Online Exhibits from the Wisconsin Historical Society
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Explore the Society's online exhibits to uncover unique facets of Wisconsin history. Exhibits are based on past gallery exhibits at the Wisconsin Historical Museum and include curated images, trivia and brief historical essays.

Note that the viewing of the resource does not meet social studies standards. Teachers are encouraged to consider the use of primary source analysis documents such as those from the Library of Congress and the National Archives in order to help students access social studies curricular objectives.

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Archaeology
Civics and Government
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Gender Studies
Geography
Psychology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
World History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Reading
Reference Material
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Wisconsin Historical Society
Date Added:
03/22/2024
Oral History Collection - Wisconsin Veterans Museum
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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Oral History Collection contains personal stories and military experiences of Wisconsin veterans of the Spanish-American War through present-day. The more than 2,800 interviews complement the archive and object collections to build a complete description of military service.

Alone, these primary sources do not meet any social studies standards. However, the use of analysis and inquiry will allow students to gain insight into multiple curricular objectives. Teachers are encouraged to use analysis documents such as those from the Library of Congress or the National Archives.

Subject:
Civics and Government
Economics
Geography
Psychology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
World History
Material Type:
Primary Source
Author:
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Date Added:
03/22/2024
People and Other Animals
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This class provides a historical survey of the ways that people have interacted with their closest animal relatives, for example: hunting, domestication of livestock, exploitation of animal labor, scientific study of animals, display of exotic and performing animals, and pet keeping. Themes include changing ideas about animal agency and intelligence, our moral obligations to animals, and the limits imposed on the use of animals.

Subject:
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Harriet Ritvo
Date Added:
01/01/2013
Placing a Community: Demographic Contexts
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This assignment asks students to examine several recent U.S. census tables about Hispanics and educational attainment and write a brief report that details the conclusions they reach.

Subject:
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Adriana Estill
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
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Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods emphasizes the relevance of research methods for the everyday lives of its readers, undergraduate students. Each chapter describes how research methodology is useful for students in the multiple roles they fill: (1) as consumers of popular and public information, (2) as citizens in a society where findings from social research shape laws, policies, and public life, and (3) as current and future employees. Connections to these roles are made throughout and directly within the main text of the book. Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods also provides balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative approaches by integrating a variety of examples from recent and classic sociological research. The text challenges students to debate and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches.

Subject:
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
The Saylor Foundation
Author:
Amy Blackstone
Date Added:
01/01/2012
Researchers discuss the impact of ecosystem change on reindeer and people who depend on them.
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When most of us think of reindeer, images of Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh come to mind. But dependency on reindeer isn't just the stuff of holiday songs. For some people living above the Arctic Circle, reindeer are crucial part of life, providing food, transportation, clothing and other essentials. Recent developments in human history have intruded on this traditional life, especially oil and gas production in the Arctic and climate change. Bruce Forbes from the University of Lapland and his colleagues have studied how these changes have impacted the Nenet, a group of reindeer herders who live in parts of Siberia. They have found that the Nenet, and the reindeer they depend on, are adapting well to these changes, and their culture and way of life endure.

Subject:
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
US NSF
Date Added:
12/23/2015
SLDS Data Use Standards: Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Behaviors for Effective Data Use
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As state and local education agencies increasingly focus on serving educators with their data systems, a common challenge has arisen: identifying the critical knowledge and skills needed by teachers and administrators to use data effectively. Many states are creating data literacy and data use training programs for pre- and in-service educators without a common foundation on which to base the content. In addition, several state education agencies and educator preparation programs have begun communicating about how to create a stronger alignment between pre- and in-service training for educators regarding data use.

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Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Art and Design
Biology
Business and Information Technology
Career and Technical Education
Character Education
Chemistry
Civics and Government
Computer Science
Early Learning
Earth and Space Science
Economics
Education
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Ethnic Studies
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fine Arts
Geography
Geology
Health Science
Life Science
Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship
Mathematics
Nutrition Education
Performing and Visual Arts
Physical Science
Physics
Psychology
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Technology and Engineering
World Cultures
World Languages
Material Type:
Other
Provider:
National Center for Education Statistics
Date Added:
03/23/2017