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Old World and New World - Why Contact Took So Long
Young scholars use a globe to determine why contact between the old world and the new world took a long time. For this map skills lesson, students analyze routes between regions to determine why it took so long for the old world and the...
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Peace in Palestine?
Seventh graders imagine themselves to be one of the characters listed in a simulation setting. In character, and working Students, in groups, simulate a conversation that would be held around the table, in each family setting.
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Missing Masterpieces
Pupils investigate a fictitious crime involving stolen art masterpieces. They work collaboratively in teams to solve the fictitious crime. Students return the stolen paintings in a Microsoft PowerPoint "portfolio" to their owner. They...
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Poverty Point Earthworks: Louisiana's Ancient Inhabitants
Students research the prehistoric earthworks site at Poverty Point, Louisiana. They compare the Louisiana artifacts and structure to the remains and knowledge of other ancient cultures. They present their research to the class.
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Making a Rainstick
Students construct a rainstick. In this music lesson plan, students investigate the history of the rainstick by reading the book Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema. Students express their feelings about the rain and...
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Columbus Day
Use this Columbus day instructional activity with your EL class. They will read or listen to a passage about Christopher Columbus, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put...
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Weather and Water in Ghana
Young scholars research the rainy and dry season to investigate Africa's weather. In this African weather instructional activity, students use the given websites to research the rainy and dry seasons of Ghana in Africa. Young scholars...
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A Village of Painters: Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal
Examine the process of making Indian patua-style narrative scrolls. Look closely at the images in the scrolls and have your young artists create an original patua painting. Using ink and watercolors, the class can illustrate their...
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Fame, Fortune, and Philanthropy
With your middle schoolers, develop concepts such as philanthropy, civic responsibility, community service, and common good. Discuss famous philanthropists and what we can each give of our time, talent and treasure to better our...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 5 - Exercise 4b
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills activity, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Rights for Indigenous People
High schoolers consider how to fight poverty. In this global issues lesson, students define indigenous communities and participate in an activity that requires them to allocate funds to end poverty among the indigenous in Papua New Guinea.
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Windows and Mirrors: Examining Pictures Through a Human Rights Lens
Students select a picture from a given set and participate in a discussion about the picture. Students discuss the rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that can be associated with their pictues. Students group the...
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Integrating Public Accommodations in Kentucky
Students watch videos and conduct research on the belief systems and values related to segregation in Kentucky.
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A Statistical Look at Jewish History
Students complete their examination over the Jewish Diaspora. Using population figures, they discover the importance of percentages in exploring trends. They use their own ethnic group and determine how it is represented in the United...
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Bringing Water to a Lesotho Village A Classroom Simulation
Learners simulate Lesotho village water committees that plan, design, and build a water supply system. The student committees present their plans to the village to persuade them that their plan will increase the availability of water to...
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Modern day Folktales: Recasting Folktales in the 21st Century
Students write their own modern day folktale and compare it with "Cathal O'Cruachan and the Cowherd." In addition, they illustrate a character from the original Irish folktale and how the same character would appear today. Students read...
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World-Water Hero
Students explore why clean water is essential. For this environmental lesson, students identify the "powers" we need to improve the quality of water. Students share their descriptions of world-water superheroes.
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Human Rights in the News
Learners, in groups, review recent newspapers and news media. They construct a poster using items from the newspaper grouped under four categories: rights being practiced or enjoyed, rights being denied, rights being protected, and...
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Disease, Pandemics, and the Role of Government
Students compare and contrast the global efforts being made to stem a possible avian flu pandemic to the global efforts made to counter the current HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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Escape From the Antlion's Pit
Learners draw conclusions about the effectiveness of antlion's pits in catching prey. A brief review of the antlion and its hunting habits is conducted. After watching a video about the use of pits to catch prey, students complete a...
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Discover the History of Melody
Students connect to music resources. In this music lesson, students visit the websites of the Handel House Museum, the Horniman Museum, Reid Concert Hall, and the National Center for Early Music. Students...
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Visit The Orchard
Learners investigate the technology that is used to harvest apples as a crop. They look at examples of past and present machines. The information is used as inspiration for creating their own device to pick and harvest apples for mass...
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Comparative Folktales
Students analyze Mongolian and Native American folktales and compare the two types. They discuss the importance of storytelling in nomadic cultures and read a story in small groups. Following the story, they answer questions and...
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Peeled Trees Tell The Story
Students investigate the diversity of life that is found in Montana. They research some of the different interactions that organisms have with their environment. The lesson includes an extensive introduction for teacher information....