Students investigate the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon in August of 2006. The geographic region known as the Middle East is examined and maps created with information on border and territory disputes.

Learners are introduced to map and globe skills. They use grids and are able to construct their own simple maps of familiar places. Students are able to define a map, globe, and symbol and use the direction words north, south, east,...

Students are shown the very basics of navigation. The concepts of relative and absolute location, latitude, longitude and cardinal directions are discussed, as well as the use and principles of a map and compass.

Fourth graders examine how weather patterns generally move from west to east across the United States, and how clouds are formed and are related to the water cycle. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation of the types of clouds,...

Third graders develop an understanding of maps. They explore what a map is, who uses maps, and how to use maps. Students investigate the compas rose. They create a compose rose which illustrates the cardinal directions. Students practice...

Students experience just a bit of what it's like living in a village in Tanzania-from language to geography to health and hygiene issues. They compare aspects of school and home life in the United States with those in Tanzania and...

Students examine the events behind the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the continued struggles to truly unify the former East Germany and West Germany.

Learners reflect on the popular culture of their own country and explore the "Korean Wave" of popular culture in East Asia. They research the popular cultures of various countries around the world and present their findings in an...

Students examine the reason for removal of the Cherokee and other Indian nations. They map the water route of the Trail of Tears from its origination in the east and through the Arkansas River Valley to Indian Territory.

In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Malta. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.

Students explore human settlement in America - from the 1500s to about the turn of the 20th Century. They follow the relationships and changes beginning in the east, then head west to witness the final battles of this era.

Students assess the effect of contact between the Native Americans and Europeans after 1492. They explore the lives of the early European colonists and the Native Americans living along the East Coast of North America. Lesson contains...

Students identify, describe and discuss the reasons why Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps and what life was like at these camps. Then they write an unsent letter to a family member on the East Coast describing their...

For this editing learning exercise, students read and edit a short paragraph on President Warren G. Harding to find 10 errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.

In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Benedict Arnold. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the sled dogs who inspired the Iditarod. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.

In this editing learning exercise, students read a short paragraph on "Hot Dogs!" and find the 10 errors in the paragraph dealing with capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.

In this editing instructional activity, learners read a short paragraph on "Longest Road on Earth" and find the ten errors involving capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Students correct each error.

In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Liberty Day. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.

In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about Anne Frank. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

For this editing worksheet, student read a 4-sentence paragraph while looking for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors.

For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Bessie Coleman. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

In this everyday editing activity, young scholars correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.