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Montgomery Bus Boycott & Rosa Parks Day 5

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study the Montgomery Bus Boycott. For this American Civil Rights lesson, students listen to a lecture about segregation, Rosa Parks, and the bus boycott. Learners discuss passive resistance and its effectiveness.
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Vietnam Trade Pact

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore world trade issues. In this economics lesson, students read "Opening Doors to Vietnam," and discuss the trade negotiations between Vietnam and the Untied States. High schoolers conduct further research on the topic...
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Saudi Arabia

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate the country of Saudi Arabia. They complete a Webquest, watch video clips, answer discussion questions, explore the Lonely Planet website, and read and evaluate newspaper articles about Saudi Arabia and foreign oil...
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Harry Shows Us How

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are provided an avenue to express his/her understanding of the life skills being taught and connect the life and times of Harry Truman to the life skills being taught for the purpose of adding relevance for each student.
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The Lesson: Developing World

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students determine how to improve education in developing nations. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the history of education and get involved in the Send My Friend to School campaign.
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Who Knew What When?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define words of relevance to the stock market and fair trading. They explore the significant events surrounding the charges brought against Martha Stewart as a means of learning how the stock market is governed.
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Fielding Fears

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider how real the threat of terrorism might be after military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and then explore the terrorist attacks of May, 2003.
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Changing the Channel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore the historic transfer of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama, investigating how this shift might affect various aspects of Panama's economy, relations with other countries, and international trade.
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Modern Day Pilgrims

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore how modern day immigrants may be pilgrims in their own respect. They learn what immigrants and pilgrims are, and be assigned to demonstrate learning about an immigrant in their ancestry.
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What if the Mormons had not come to Utah?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use critical thinking, evaluation, and geography skills to find alternative locations that Brigham Young could have taken the Mormons to settle.
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NIMBY...Settlement...This Is The Place

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the discussions, disagreements, and resolutions that zoning or location decisions can create. They explain how NIMBY (NOT IN MY BACK YARD) works and how the desires of the individual and the group affect the NIMBY...
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Our Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Pupils explore community helpers in order to explain how they fit into their community and the world.
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Seasons

For Teachers K
Students listen to stories about the seasons, and discuss the kinds of clothing people wear for each season. They take a walk, collecting items to go with each season, then draw pictures to match the season.
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Chill Tie -- Free Enterprise

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use basic sewing skills to make a product and explore the free market process.
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American Indian Tribal Sovereignty

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the relationship among the governments of the sovereign American Indian Nations in Utah, the State of Utah, and the U.S. They list the objectives of the Office of Indian Affairs and examine their purpose.
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Time Management

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the skill of successful time management.
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Interior Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a design for their bedrooms. They design a floor plan for their bedrooms including convenient traffic zones and good use of space. They include fabric swatches or examples of wallpaper along with notes on theme and...
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American Indian Reservations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine life on American Indian reservations, and discuss how confinement on the reservations affected American Indians. They visit the Bureau of Indian Affairs website, and develop positive and negative impact charts about...
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Manuelito's Role as a Leader

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Manuelito's involvement with the treaty which freed the Navajo from Fort Sumner, his leadership role in keeping peace, the details of his meeting with Grant, his support of education, and his disappointment with Indian...
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Cultural Lit. 31: The U.S. and Iroquois Constitutions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify and compare major elements of Iroquois and United States Constitutions.
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Anne Frank: Pictures - First Impressions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify personal biases and formulate a plan to 'make a difference. They, hopefully, increase their sensitivity to diversity. Groups of students view photographs of different people, and share their first impressions.
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Politics Unplugged

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider what they know about wireless technology, examine the various issues wireless devices raised at the 2004 Democratic convention, research various devices, and create "How it Works" posters, focusing on sending/receiving...
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Regional Renaissances

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils investigate the differences between the Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance through group interaction and discussion. They write an essay after research.
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Are You a Good Sumerian?

For Teachers 4th
Studetns, after studying life in Mesopotamia, create a Sumerian brick.

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