John Stokes
Capstone Portfolio
Standards Overview
Resources:
http://www.teachingcivics.org/
https://www.icivics.org/ Games and resources
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/
https://kids.usa.gov/teens/index.html
https://www.mcee.umn.edu/econ-lessons-for-6th-grade-mn-history
http://www.econedlink.org/
http://www.econed.org/teacher resources/
http://lt.umn.edu/mage/
http://nationalgeographic.org/education/teachingresources
http://www.ourspatialbrains.com/
http://www.usdakotawar.org/
http://www.mnhs.org/
http://www.mnmilitarymuseum.org/resources/teacher-resources/
http://sheg.stanford.edu/rlh Reading Like a Historian
http://teachinghistory.org/
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/ Primary Sources and
Lesson Plans
https://www.docsteach.org/documents Primary Sources
https://edsitement.neh.gov/subject/history-social-studies History and
Social Studies Lesson Plans
Other Resources:
http://www.eds-resources.com/edmin.htm Lesson Plans about Minnesota
http://www.teacher.org/lesson-plans/social-studies/ Social Studies Lesson
Plans
https://sites.google.com/a/isd112.org/history6/mn-history MN & Civil War
and how the concept of Sovereignty affects treaty rights. Another main
focus that should take place in this class is the concept of how the
grades standards are that students are able to learn all about the
history of the state they live in and how Minnesota played a role
Objective: Minnesotas families range from those who have lived here
thousands of years to those who have recently arrived. In this lesson,
students explore the economic and political push and pull factors that
have influenced immigration to our state.
Source: http://education.mnhs.org/field-trips/history-
center/minnesota
6.4.4.20.2
As the United States shifted from its agrarian roots into an industrial and
global power, the rise of big business, urbanization and immigration led to
institutionalized racism, ethnic and class conflict and new efforts at reform
Lesson Plan 2
Objective: Minnesotas families range from those who have lived here
thousands of years to those who have recently arrived. In this lesson,
students explore the economic and political push and pull factors that
have influenced immigration to our state
Source: http://education.mnhs.org/immigration/