Students identify key representatives in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal and State governments

Learners study public land management agencies and their missions. They research a management agency, design a superhero to represent the agency and describe the skills and training needed to manage public lands. They include the...

Students develop an understanding of FEMA and reflect about the consequences of a natural disaster.  In this natural disaster activity, students are asked specific questions after reading several stories.  After class...

Students participate in a scenerio in which they are assessed on the material in previous lessons. In groups, they prepare a presentation based on their solutions to the given problem. They develop their critical thinking skills applying...

Have you ever been accused of something without cause? The sixth installment of an eight-part series asks scholars to create a museum exhibit on the anti-communist activities in the United States at the start of the Cold War. To make...

Students research the qualifications necessary to be the president of the United States. They create a want-ad for this position using what they have learned about the qualifications.

Students collect and organize data from classmates, display data on simple chart, and plan class birthday party.

Students discuss their plans for the future. they draw pictures of something from their future that they plan to do or be. They display their art work in the classroom.

Students complete internet research in small groups to identify types of water pollution, spotlight water pollution hot-spots, and design a plan for water prevention.

Students identify the different kinds and uses of green space that exist in an urban area. They create maps of local parks and research the history of each park. They conduct a survey of residents near the park and interview a park...