+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Political Bosses Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students research the political bosses and the political machine in New York City. In this politics lesson, students review the term progressives, political bosses, and political machine. Students study a Tammany cartoon and read...
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sedition in World War I

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the critics of the First World War. In World War I lesson, students free write about patriotism and determine its meaning. After watching a video students discuss patriotism and opposition to the war. Students work in...
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Pullman Strike

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore the Pullman Strike.  In this U.S. history lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the Pullman Strike of 1894.  Learners discuss how this strike divided our nation.  Students work with a group to analyze a newspaper...
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Cold War in Guatemala

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the Cold War and why it was fought in Guatemala. In this Cold War lesson, students analyze documents from the CIA and textbooks then discuss. Students work in pairs to answer questions and fill out graphic organizers.
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Jacob Riis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Fourth graders view and discuss the photographs of Jacob Riis.In this Jacob Riis and Immigrants instructional activity, 4th graders analyze the photographs of Jacob Riis and answer questions about the feelings evoked by the photographs....
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Mexicans in the United States in the 1920s

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore what life was like for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the 1920s.  In this American history lesson, students watch videos and refer to multiple documents to draw conclusions as to what life was like for Mexican workers...
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Soldiers in the Philippines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Philippine War and the treatment of Filipino soldiers.In this Philippine War lesson, studnets analyze documents and inquire as to why there was such brutality. Students use graphic organizers to record their analysis.
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Anti-Suffragists

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view the movie Iron Jawed Suffragists.In this anti- suffragists lesson, students recognize that many people didn't want women's suffrage.  Students view documents written about suffrage and create a graphic organizer.
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Korean War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study the cause of the Korean War. In this World history lesson, Students read excerpts from two different textbooks, one from South Korea, and one from North Korea. They discuss how the cause of the war differs depending on the...
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Great Society

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the Great Society.  In this U.S. history and government lesson, students view the video "The Great Society," identify the major points of the speech, and compare and contrast the content with The New Deal.
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Spanish-American War

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss why the United States invaded Cuba. In this Spanish American War instructional activity, students watch a movie about the U.S. invasion of Cuba and hypothesize their reasons for doing so. Learners complete a Spanish...
+
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Women in the 1950s

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students learn about suburban communities in the 1950s. In this women studies lesson plan, students watch a Power Point presentation about suburban communities in the 1950s. Students look at images from the 1950s and discuss what they...
+
Website
Stanford University

Solar Folklore

For Students 9th - 10th
Folktales from many cultures around the world about the sun. There is also information available about ancient astronomy.
+
Primary
Stanford University

Stanford Cs Education Library: Essential C

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the basic features of the C programming language.
+
Website
Stanford University

The Daily Martian Weather Report

For Students 9th - 10th
Brought to you by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science Team. Photos, charts and weather reports on the Martian atmosphere. Includes an education outreach program for students and teachers.
+
Activity
Stanford University

Stanford University/wole Soyinka

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This biography of Wole Soyinka includes links to interview excerpts, reviews on his books and excerpts from his works.
+
Website
Stanford University

Stanford Univ/gravity Probe B/relativity Q&a

For Students 9th - 10th
Click "Relativity Q & A". Over 200 questions and answers dealing with relativity (special and general), answered by NASA scientist Dr. Sten Odenwald. Answers are generally one paragraph, very clear and coherent.
+
Website
Stanford University

Ccrma: Common Music Notation

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features information on notes, rests and many, many other basic music theory examples.
+
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Discovering Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-researched resource from Stanford University, detailing the life and works of author Charles Dickens. Includes full texts of several archived novels, as well as a new section on Dickens' 1854 novel Hard Times.
+
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: A Tale of Two Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource for students studying Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities. Provides biographical, historical, and geographical information, and clicking on "download issue" will take you to a look at what A Tale of Two Cities looked...
+
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Great Expectations

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful resource for any student studying Dickens' Great Expectations. Includes information on the biographical and historical context of the novel, as well as PDF file links to the text itself as it was released in 1860.
+
Unit Plan
Stanford University

Stanford University: Hard Times

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times. Includes information about the historical and biographical context, as well as PDF file links taking the reader directly to the way the text would look as released in 1854.
+
Website
Stanford University

Stanford University: Hard Times Historical Context

For Students 9th - 10th
A fairly comprehensive look at the history surrounding Charles Dickens' writing the novel Hard Times. Includes information about the setting of the novel itself and the setting during its release to the public.
+
Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould

For Students 9th - 10th
Standford University provides interesting biographical and professional information on Stephen Jay Gould and his many contributions to scientific thought, including his efforts to help people see science "As something that is important...