Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies lesson, students read and discuss  the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Students are introduced to the national standards of France's high schools. Using these standards, they analyze the French grading system. They develop a list of common French words and compare and contrast a French high school to their...

Students explore the Silk Road of Asia in this multi-day instructional activity that includes a "Silk Road roll play" and a mapping activity. This instructional activity can be used in a social studies or language arts classroom.

Students work in small groups to discuss technologies used by Venezuelans and their attitudes regarding these technologies. They compare these findings to their own community.

Students explore the art of Chinese shadow puppetry. They create puppets, develop and rehearse scripts and perform a show in front of the class.

Young scholars analyze and integrate mathematical concepts within the context of social studies. They gather, present and analyze information on a bar graph, pie chart, etc. Students compute ratios. They demonstrate that ratios have...

Students examine the impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500. They research and analyze images of pottery excavated at Jamestown, and create a poster that presents information about world trade networks...

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.

Eleventh graders complete background reading of Europeans and the Native American Indians. They work in groups and represent an area of European colonization and create a "character" to represent their colonists on a class talk show....

Students explore elements of trade along the Silk Roads by examining the products of various locations along the route.

Students learn the role of Canada's MPs compared to that of the Netherlands using a partnered school program.

Students view a documentary on U.S. Presidents. Those called to serve be remembered by future generations that study American and world history. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then create a poster about the electoral process.

Students analyze and compare symbols and their meanings on ancient Greek and contemporary coins.

Learners research their town's economy and quality of life. Using a variety of data, such as interviewing the local chamber of commerce or speaking with the business editor of your town newspaper, students come up with a report card for...

Pupils compare occupations during the 19th century with the 21st century using information from 19th century census information.

Students investigate a world map, a United States map, a state map, a county map and a city map. They locate each student's house on the city map and put a length of yarn from their house to a country of one of their ancestors.

Pupils study immigration of people from Southeast Asian countries to the United States. Pupils create maps and geographically illustrate the immigration. Using the internet, students research an assigned topic. They write an essay or...

Students identify nonverbal signs of attention, and demonstrate skills for interacting with others.

Pupils, using zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), elodea and an indicator dye, observe and record the role of light in photosynthesis. They consider plant production of carbon dioxide and the use of live materials in biological research.

Students explore money, how its value determined, and how mere slips of paper or coins, and in today's high-tech world electronic blips, represent the wealth of a nation.

Students select and research a country of their choice and create a travel brochure and a 7-day itinerary.

Students create a travel brochure and a 7-day itinerary by selecting a country of their choice.

Students role-play the position of archaeologists to determine the different types of artifacts. They cut out a drawing of their object and connect them with their classmates objects. They write an essay about their object and where it...

Students research different points of view concerning Korea's involvement in World War II.