Students discover the political parties of our country by participating in a role playing activity.  In this U.S. Government lesson, students visit several different classrooms that each represent one of the political parties in the...

Students investigate state and national politics by holding a class election.  In this government lesson, students utilize video and still cameras to record election races within their class.  Students express their wishes for...

Young scholars investigate the abolition of slavery by examining historical documents.  For this U.S. history lesson, students view photographs of East African residents who were forced into slavery.  Young scholars write about...

Students read about the history of negative political advertisements in U.S. elections. In this politics lesson, students view several ads for opposing candidates and analyze and discuss the content. Students write scripts for candidates...

Young scholars study the history of Ancient Greece and its society through Internet research. They investigate information about the Parthenon and its marble structures.

Students create origami. In this visual arts lesson plan, students design and create origami samurai helmets that feature Japanese patterns and textures in the style of those worn by samurai.