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Lesson Plans - 9th Grade

The Declaration of Independence

Welcome to ushistory.org’s Declaration of Independence website. This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read.

It’s Independence Day! Or is it?

Many people celebrate the Fourth of July as the birthday of the United States, but the actual events on that day involved only a half dozen people. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved and signed by the officers of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of the other members signed during a ceremony on August 2.

Sea Stars on the Ocean Floor – A Mini Diorama

Sea stars are often called starfish, although they are not actually fish. Discover what other amazing things you can learn about sea stars while creating this 3-D mini diorama.

Melted Oceans

Mix and blend melted crayon colors to create ocean in motion scenes.

Fragile Reefs

Adjust your goggles and tighten your swim fins! Dive beneath the ocean surface to explore breathtakingly beautiful coral reefs and the thousands of species they shelter. Create a coral reef ecosystem in your own undersea diorama.