Students explore how national parks are created, operate and benefit society by creating a new national park for their state.

Students discover the differences in the Arctic and Taiga regions of Canada. They identify physical and human characteristics of both region. They also practice using an atlas.

High schoolers research a woman from their local community. They use primary source documents and old newspapers to gather information. They present the information to the class.

Fifth graders read a story about a girl living in Tokyo. Using the Internet, they research Japan while noting its unique characteristics. They virtually connect with a classroom in Japan and share information about their school with them.

Students examine the various sub-regions of the Arctic and Taiga zones in Canada. Using the online Canadian Atlas, they locate and describe the characteristics of each zone. They organize their information into a chart and share it with...

Students use the Virtual Atlas to examine the cemetaries in the state of Washington. In groups, they view photographs of local monuments to celebrate the lives of local members. They choose one to focus on and research. To end the...

Eleventh graders recognize that Chinatown, as an example, can depict how ethnic groups in general are developed.

In this unit of lessons, students make sense of the census. They examine why a census is taken and participate in activities.

Young scholars discover their absolute and relative place in space relative to water and create a book sequencing that space from most specific to most general.

Students gain an understanding of ways we can be responsible custodians of our water supply. Students explore the governor's clean water initiative involving the Lower Kansas/Republican river basin and the pollutants present there.

In this unit of lessons, students make sense of the Census. They examine why a census is taken and participate in activities.

Students create a graph showing their family roots. They read about how immigrants can develop strong feelings for two countries. They discover the importance of their earliest memories.

Sixth graders plan a road trip to a city in the US. They include railroad saftey messages as they write about the trip.

Students study the relationship between geography and the Aboriginal language communities.

In this unit of lessons, students make sense of the census. They examine why a census is taken and partipate in activities.

Students read stories of young human rights advocates and discuss examples where young people made a difference. They consider local problems, relate them to human rights principles and role-play possible solutions.