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Why Do Many People Celebrate on the Fourth of July?

K-5
One class period
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Learning Objectives

  • Explain the significance of the Fourth of July
  • Analyze primary sources and determine key details
  • Support inferences with valid evidence
  • Identify evidence from multiple sources to explain: “Why do many people celebrate on the Fourth of July?”
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Overview

Historians find clues. In this lesson, students will use their inquiry skills to figure out how and why many Americans celebrate on the 4th of July. Students will investigate a series of images and collect evidence to back up their answers. While students might know a lot about how and why people celebrate the Fourth of July, this lesson sets the stage for basic inquiry and lays a common starting point for Lesson 2.

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