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Social Studies — Grade 8
Goal 8, Objective 8.03
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have A Dream” speech
- Students will display their understanding of the symbolism and references that Dr. King used to enrich his famous speech on August 28, 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial by constructing a “jackdaw,” a collection of documents and objects.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Charlotte Lammers.
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- From forest to farm to urban forest
- Students examine what happens when the post-war urban development boom crowds out the forest. Students will also reflect on how science and technology have changed people’s perception of the natural world. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)
- Provided by: Forest History Society
- From Arbor Day to Earth Day
- How did citizens react to the effects of industrialization? Students analyze the influence of diverse forms of public opinion on the development of environmental public policy and decision making from the early industrial age through the postwar era. Students... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science and Social Studies)
- Provided by: Forest History Society
