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Cruising the Caribbean
Seventh graders create four postcards that illustrate an island on the Caribbean.
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Whitewashing Southern History
Students discuss the fact and fiction of slavery in the South. After viewing a video on two New Orleans plantations, they determine the accuracy of the facts presented. In the computer lab, they visit various sites and examine which ones...
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Heaven, Hell, and Baltimore
This lesson allows students to research and compare the city of Baltimore to other northern cities of interest during the Great Migration. After reading a narrative entitled Return South Migration and conducting extensive research,...
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The IMF in Action: What Does the IMF Do?
Young scholars use newspapers and the internet to discover what the IMF does. They work together in groups to brainstorm occupations which need another language to be spoken. They also examine data related to trading among countries.
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Environmental Action
Students investigate an environmental problem in order to find and propose possible solutions. The problem is real to add to the engagement of the lesson. This is found through conducting research and then brainstorming is done in small...
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Sister-State Relationship
Young scholars examine the rationale behind sister-state and sister-city relationships and observe the existing sister-city relationships in Nebraska. They list similarities and differences between Nebraska and its sister-state of...
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Lesson 2: "To Elect Good Men": Woodrow Wilson and Latin America
Young scholars analyze Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy. In this foreign policy instructional activity, students examine how the Wilson administration responded to civil unrest in Latin America.
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Analyzing Sources on Imperialism
Ninth graders explore the concept of imperialism. In this imperialism lesson plan, 9th graders analyze primary sources regarding British imperialism in Africa. Students analyze the sources for credibility as they gain an understanding of...
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Show Me the Money: Labor/Management Issues in Professional Baseball
Learners study the baseball players in the past and present and see how the union played a part in lives. In this labor lesson students analyze documents and identify the effects of the different markets on labor salaries.
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Water, Water Everywhere: The Johnstown Flood
Students analyze the events that lead up to the failure of the South Fork Dam and the impact the flood had on the region. In this historical lesson students develop presentations on the Johnstown Flood.
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Energy From Space: The Next Frontier
Learners investigate ideas for getting energy from space. In this space-based power lesson, students read articles about ideas for alternatives to fossil fuels. Learners define and give examples of vocabulary words. Students answer...
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Patriots v. Loyalists
Students consider how colonial citizens chose sides in the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War lesson plan, students role play Loyalists, Patriots, and undecideds in a classroom simulation. Students research their positions so...
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Who is Allowed into the EU?
Twelfth graders investigate whether Turkey will join the European Union. In this government structures lesson, 12th graders prepare for and participate in a debate over expansion within the European Union.
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Predicting Severe Weather
Young scholars recognize the range and variety of severe weather. They plan for severe weather conditions that they may experience on an immediate and long-term scale and use climate information to make personal choices about where to...
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Capital Punishment
Eighth graders research capital punishment and then type a six paragraph paper.
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Should Voting in the United States be Mandatory? Research Activity
Eighth graders research how many voters actually vote in the U.S. and nine other nations. They create a spreadsheet using this information and write a persuasive essay.
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How Much Is An Ecosystem Worth?
Learners explain and discuss the importance of ecosystems. They analyze the natural resources in the environment. They also suggest actions that would protect ecosystems.
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Children and the Death Penalty
Learners examine how different countries deal with juvenile offenders. Using the internet, they research what offenses are punishable by death and how the laws protect students. They interview local authorities and discuss possible...
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Trial of John Brown, 1857
Students examine how John Brown's 1857 trial related to conflicting viewpoints on slavery, view perspectives of radical abolitionists, moderate abolitionists, and slave owners, and form their own opinions on issue of slavery.
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The Carter Center’s Work in Sub-Saharan Africa
Students explore the state of Sub-Saharan Africa. In this geography skills lesson, students examine the work of the Carter Center in Africa as they investigate the strengths and weaknesses of linguistic, tribal, and religious...
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Europe 1871-1914
In this online interactive history worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the Europe between the years 1871 and 1914.
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The Communist Manifesto
In this online interactive philosophy worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
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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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The Emerging Political Spectrum
For this political perspectives worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer that requires them to put the listed terms, that describe Republicans, Liberals, and Conservatives from 1815-1848, in the appropriate places.