Middle schoolers use political cartoons and editorials to study Brown v. Board of Education. In this Brown v. Board of Education lesson plan, students read the background information on eight cartoons and editorials for a study...

Fifth graders research the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations and identify contributions they made to modern society. In this ancient civilizations lesson plan, 5th graders look at maps of where they were located.

Students read about Jane Goodall and complete discussion questions after they read about her. For this Jane Goodall lesson plan, students discuss questions as a group or write answers individually.

Students read about Thurgood Marshall and answer discussion questions about him. In this Thurgood Marshall lesson plan, students discuss the biography and history of him.

In this ship wreck worksheet, students read the information beneath each famous wrecked ship. Students then draw a line from the picture of the ship to the point on the map where it currently rests under the sea..

Students investigate absolute value functions.  In this Algebra II/Pre-calculus/Calculus lesson, students explore the formal definition of absolute value and apply the piece-wise definition to solve inequality problems. ...

In this literacy learning exercise, learners find the words that are associated with the use of a calendar. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

High schoolers engage in a lesson which facilitates their learning about the history of the American presidency. They create their own lessons based on C-SPAN's American Presidents Timeline poster.

Learners study the life of Colin Powell who was Secretary of State during President Bush's first term. They investigate the workings of the US State Department by researching a number of websites.

Young learners should enjoy this word search which requires them to find the 12 months of the year. Other words also appear in the search. An answer key is provided.

Learners research the events of the 1936-37 sitdown in Flint, Michigan, using internet resources. Students write a news story based on the information gathered.

High schoolers read an online article in order to participate in a discussion and writing activity based on it.

Students address their assumptions about families in the 1500s. They compare and constrast a medevil and modern family. They role-play an arranged marriage in class. They practice using new vocabulary as well.

For this word search worksheet, students search for words related to the Earth, the sun and it's movements. Terms include seasons, features, and movements.

This Ibiblio.org site contains the text to Mussolini's war statement to the world on December 11, 1941.

President George W. Bush states that he supports White House aide Karl Rove who is at the center of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. The case of jailed journalist Judith Miller is also chronicled. Plame affair timeline and links to...

This very detailed description of the largest series of earthquakes in the United States tells what happened to the land and rivers as a result of the quakes. Read about the series of earthquakes that shook the region between December...