Students read about the purpose and history of 100 Clubs. As a class, they discuss the importance of these groups and identify local chapters. They write a reaction to the concept and identify people who belong and who should contribute.

A lesson on photo analysis, compare and contrast, and an art project are here for the taking. Fourth graders analyze photographs of gas stations from now and from the past, focusing on how the cars and building designs are a form of art....

Three days of erosion exploration await your elementary geologists. Learners begin by examining rivers via Google Earth, then they model water flow in sand, and finally, they identify resulting landforms. This lesson is written...

Students investigate the public school system in Gary, Indiana in 1913. They determine how the school system changes according to individual and group needs.

Students discover more about conducting genealogical research on the challenges that their ancestors and others experienced during their immigration to Canada and their migration within Canada. They engage in a variety of creative...

Students 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.

Students perform a WebQuest to fin out why Harlem was an attractive place for African Americans to live. Small groups perform the research together, and report to the class.

Students study their national and family heritage while working in groups.  For this personal history project, students examine the family shield or crest of the teacher while preparing to create and share their own with the class....

Second graders use Bay County History CD-Rom for research.

Learners e-mail questions about Florida History from 1900 until the present to e-mail buddies. They include the question and where the information can be found.

Fifth graders investigate the life of Paul Revere. They compose a timeline of some of the major historical events leading to the American Revolution. The purpose of the ride is the focus of the lesson plan and the information is later...

Students research the history of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as a lens through which to consider that cases involving a breach of national security tend to be very complicated. They reflect that problems with national security have...

Students examine the clash between the North and the South. For this Civil War lesson plan, students watch segments of the Discovery video "The Civil War: A Nation Divided". Students conduct further research pertaining to the...

Students examine urban growth in America. For this urbanization lesson, students watch segments of the Discovery video "Urban Growth in America." Students conduct further research pertaining to the industrial revolution, New York City's...

Tenth graders analyze the video "Berga:  Soldiers of Another War."  In this World History lesson, 10th graders read a quote and discuss the meaning of the quote.  Students read and answer questions based on a video

Eighth graders create simple html pages as a vehicle for presenting the Inspiration web.  In this American History lesson, 8th graders research slavery in the United States. 

Students research online to find answers to complete History of the Internet chart, collect data on history of Internet by following timeline, and use data to develop database from which they write and answer questions using word processor.

Students create a newsletter about women in skiing, addressing issues of gender discrimination in sports and women's achievements.

Students explain how the Internet evolved and what it is today.

Eleventh graders will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding Key Idea: As listeners and readers, 11th graders will collect data, facts, and ideas, discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations. As...

Students explore and gather relevant facts from a website about Minoan pottery. They present their information to the rest of the group in different ways: PowerPoint, handouts, timeline.

Students are introduced to the characteristics of documentaries and making films. Individually, they write their own proposal for an idea of a documentary making sure to identify the point of view of which it is going to be filmed. ...

Fifth graders examine and discuss the concept of chronological order. They research an assigned continent and construct a chronological timeline using a list of historic events.

Students participate in a WebQuest designed to take them on a journey into the darkness that is race predjudice and the often-violent means in which it is manifested. They investigate the murder of a 14-year-old Chicago boy visiting...