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African Masks
Students make replicas of African masks. They also express what attributes they would want to have as an adult and put that into their mask.
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Presidents
Students identify the qualities needed to become President of the United States. Using the internet, they discover the differences in character of past presidents and draw conclusions about their time in office. They relate a piece of...
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Greece: The Landscape
Students work in small groups to create a topographic map of Greece. They must include labeled line drawings of bordering countries and bodies of water. Students use salt and flour clay to make Greece three dimensional, showing the many...
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Barter Day
Fifth graders research bartering. In this bartering instructional activity, 5th graders investigate bartering as a way to trade for goods and services. Students experience bartering first hand while playing a game.
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Roughing It in the Backwoods
Young scholars have the opportunity to practice research and essay-writing skills using primary and secondary source materials. They explore aspects of early settlers' lives in the backwoods of Upper Canada.
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Country: India
Learners use the Internet to study the history, geography, culture and art of India. Videos, photographs and maps are included.
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Trivia Books: Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration
Students detrmine the importance of point of view. They use a well-known fairy tale to explore how changing the point of view changes the whole story. They generate questions from the text they want answered during the unit and construct...
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On the Edge and Under the Gun
Students brainstorm ideas related to gun control and share with the class. in this gun control instructional activity, students research teacher approved websites related to gun control. Students write a paper in groups on a self...
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Latin American Culture
Learners explore sites are about the culture and life of the people of Latin America and Latin Americans in the United States. There is information about Latin American music, dance, art, and heritage.
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Criminal Activities
Students investigate Justice Week in Britain. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites related to law and order in the U.K. Students may create their own anti-social art as a culminating activity.
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Australian Aborigines
Students research the art and culture of the Australian Aborigines.
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Country: Ghana
Learners investigate the culture, history, and government of Ghana. They take a virtual journey and discover the sports, arts, crafts, and food of Ghana. They observe how Kente cloth is made.
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Music in West Africa
Students explore power and the symbols of power in West African music. They discuss the music of West Africa and compare it to African American music of today. In addition, they investigate musical instruments of Africa, identify the...
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Multimedia Lesson on Japan and Paper Cranes
Young scholars explore paper cranes. In this Japan and paper cranes lesson, students discuss Japanese culture and history prior to creating their own paper cranes.
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We the Past
Students study philanthropy related terms and philanthropy in the United States and their local community. In this philanthropy lesson, students study pictures of present and past Americans and discuss their philanthropic acts. Students...
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Oral History
Students explore cultural diversity, the difficulties of immigration, and lost cultures. They study historical events such as the Holocaust.
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Evaluating Information Resources
Students identify at least five aspects to be examined in determining the validity of information presented on a website. They classify websites into highly trustable, trustable or questionable information sources. In addition, they...
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Capturing the Moment
Students create photography timelines of the Civil Rights movement and write journal entries reflecting on the capacity of photographs to evoke personal and collective historical memory.
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Pride in a Job Well Done
Students focus on individuals who discover their own special talents and sense of self-worth through the work they do. Students study accomplishments of famous people who may have had an impact on their lives. Students make connections,...
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Russian History, in an Eggshell
Students create Faberge-inspired art objects, depicting events in modern Russian history since Peter Carl Faberge's death in 1920. Students research the life of Peter Faberge. They write a short biography explaining how he became an...
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Moving Mountains: Big Ideas Start Small
Students read case study about three students who led fundraising efforts for tsunami relief, discuss key concepts and vocabulary, identify problems in their own school or community, and brainstorm ways to solve problems.
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Brown Paper Bag Family Memories
Students explore and study how families do a variety of activities together. They recall and describe a family memory, collect an object that represents a family memory as well as draw and write about a family memory. They become aware...
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Core Democratic Values in Action
Pupils compare and contrast rules they have in their homes and in the classroom. In this values instructional activity, students identify rules at home and relate to rules of other families. They list family rules, connect classroom...
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Prairie Activity: Prairie Quilt
Young scholars investigate prairie life in the 19th century. They research quilts and prairie images online, take a photo of an object related to prairie life, transfer the image onto fabric, and create a class quilt.