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Additional Lessons 1 - 10 of 25 for Chester A. Arthur
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1. The "Bright's Disease" that Took the Life of the First Lady
...logy productivity tools -+ ISTE Standard 5 Technology research tools -+ + + Introduction: Bright?s disease, a serious kidney disease, was common during Ellen Wilson?s lifetime. Unfortunately, Ellen Wilson died of this disease in 1914, during her husband?s first term as President, as did President Arthur in 1886. This lesson will investigate several medical elements of the early 1900?s including the current state of medical knowledge, and morbidity and mortality concerning Bright?s disease. Objectives: Students will learn the anatomy and physiology of the kidney. Students will research Bright?s disease and...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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2. What Might Have Been: Alternative Presidential Histories
...and 12 medications a day to ease his pain, including Codeine, Demerol and injections of cortisone and Novocain. Though perhaps no other U.S president suffered with chronic pain to the degree that President Kennedy did, he was not the only president to have health problems hidden from the public. Chester Arthur (1881-1885) suffered from Bright?s disease; Warren Harding had heart disease. Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack, a stroke and surgery for Crohn?s disease all while serving in office as the U.S. president. On a private yacht, Grover Cleveland had two surgeries to remove a cancerous lesio...
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Grade Level: K-5
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3. Inventions
...arie Jacquard Conrad Gesner Bill Gates Oliver Evans Galileo Galilei Guglielmo Marconi Alfred North Whitehead Edward Johnson Hubert Booth Thomas A. Edison Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Dr. Alexander Fleming Alexander Graham Bell Alessandro Volta Wright Brothers Alfred Nobel Dr. Edward Jenner Leo Baekeland Chester Floyd Richard Trevithick Dr. Frederick Banting The Stevens family Issac Singer Philo Farnsworth Robert Fulton James Stanley Bette Nesmith Graham Henri Coanda Peter Durand Joseph-Armand Bombardier Sir Joseph Whitworth Ezra Warner Arthur Fry Michael Idvorsky Pupin Alexander Bain Harris Tweed Sir Joseph Wilso...
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Grade Level: 3-5
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4. Red Crescent/Red Cross
...rrival back in the United States she set about establishing the American Red Cross. She encountered resistance, primarily because few Americans thought that the United States would ever encounter a war again like the Civil War. 7. Barton eventually succeed in her efforts with the help of President Chester Arthur 8. Barton led the first American Red Cross relief effort of the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan. 9. She continued to lead relief efforts until the age of 85. 10. In 1991 the organization changed its name to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 11. In 1965 adopted...
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Grade Level: 6-8
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5. The Middle Ages
...ne point: entries not clear or detailed; many errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics; carelessly decorated cover You can ask students to contribute to the assessment rubric by deciding on a minimum number of details to be included in the entries. _ Back to Top _ _ _ _ Extensions _ _ _ _ _ _ Play d Arthur Read to students an age-appropriate version of the legend of King Arthur. Have groups of students re-create chosen scenes as a play. Have them write the dialogue and stage directions, make costumes and props, and act out the scene for their classmates. Make a Safe Stained Glass Window Have students lay a pi...
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Grade Level: 3-5
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6. George Washington: The Living Symbol
...Washington's role in American culture, as both a historical individual and as a national symbol. What do we represent with his image? What do we commemorate with his name? 2 ??Have students read two of the Washington documents in the American Memory collection: his September 11, 1777 dispatch from Chester, Pennsylvania, reporting his defeat at the Battle of Brandywine Creek to the Continental Congress in nearby Philadelphia (found in the "Documents of the Continental Congress" collection); and his First Inaugural Address, delivered in New York City in 1789 (found in the "Words and Deeds" collection, where i...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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7. Where Were the U.S. Presidents Born?
...1850-53) New York 14. Franklin Pierce (1853-57) New Hampshire 15. James Buchanan (1857-61) Pennsylvania 16. Abraham Lincoln (1861-65) Kentucky 17. Andrew Johnson (1865-69) North Carolina 18. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-77) Ohio 19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-81) Ohio 20. James A. Garfield (1881) Ohio 21. Chester A. Arthur (1881-85) Vermont 22. Grover Cleveland (1885-89) New Jersey 23. Benjamin Harrison (1889-93) Ohio 24. Grover Cleveland (1893-97) New Jersey 25. William McKinley (1897-1901) Ohio 26. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09) New York 27. William H. Taft (1909-13) Ohio 28. Woodrow Wilson (1913-21) Virginia 29. W...
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Grade Level: 3-5
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8. Scandals, Gossip, and the American Presidency
...xican American War James Polk Corrupt Cabinet Zachary Taylor Ostend Manifesto Franklin Pierce Old Clothes Scandal Abraham Lincoln Reconstruction Andrew Johnson Credit Mobilier Ulysses Grant Whiskey Ring Ulysses Grant His Fraudulency Rutherford Hayes Credit Mobilier James A Garfield Machine Politics Chester Arthur Illegitimate Child Grover Cleveland Campaign Finance Theodore Roosevelt Ballinger-Pinchot William Taft Petticoat Government Woodrow Wilson Teapot Dome Warren Harding Lou Hoover and Mrs. DePreist Herbert Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt and Civil Rights Franklin Roosevelt Francis Gary Powers Dwight Eisenhowe...
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Grade Level: K-12
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9. Chinese Immigration in America 1850-1910
...hools." * 1870-San Francisco passed law that use of sidewalks was prohibited to anyone carrying a load on a pole * 1879-New Calif. Constitution adopted with anti-Chinese provisions * 1880-President Hayes renegotiated Burlingame Treaty-limited immigration 11 * Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) - Pres. Chester Arthur signed this Act * Temporarily suspending immigration of skilled and unskilled Chinese laborers for 10 years * Act stated that no citizenship would be given to any Chinese immigrant: past, current, or future * The Scott Act (1888) - Barred Chinese from reentering the country unless they had family o...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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10. Stepping Into Government
...aching situation and student needs. His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales The Prince of Wales is eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is heir apparent to the throne. The Prince was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. He was christened Charles Philip Arthur George. The Prince was named Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1958. In 1968, The Prince of Wales was installed as a Knight of the Garter. The Duke of Rothesay (as he is known in Scotland) was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1977. The Prince of Wales takes a keen and active interest in all areas o...
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