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Exploring Civics through Historic Spaces: Fifth Grade

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This lesson collection is part of Exploring Civics through Historic Spaces: A Model for Civic Learning at Museums, Historic Sites, and Cultural Institutions. Fifth grade students will be able to explain the expansion of roles for a particular group in the United States through the lens of a historic site/museum and identify ways in which a symbol can change over time. 

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