Social Studies Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources

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This free online educational program contains everything you need to teach various aspects of US History in your Social Studies classroom. You will find videos, photographs, handouts, primary resources and more. What’s even better, these lessons meet your state’s academic standards.

LESSON #1: OUT OF THE DARKNESS The Tennessee Valley Authority and The Great Depression LESSON #2: THE TENNESSEE VALLEY & THE WAR EFFORT Oak Ridge, Fontana and The TVA

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LESSON 1: OUT OF THE DARKNESS

The Tennessee Valley Authority and the Great Depression

Learn TVA’s role in the development of the Tennessee Valley during and after The Great Depression. Teach your students how a region once plagued by high unemployment, floods, disease and poor farming conditions began to thrive with the introduction of electricity.

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LESSON 2: THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE WAR EFFORT

Oak Ridge, Fontana and the TVA

What was the Tennessee Valley’s role in World War II? Discover how Fontana Dam, Oak Ridge and the Tennessee Valley Authority each contributed to influence the outcome of World War II.

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