PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: African American Lives: Who Am I? A Genealogy Guide
Tracing African American history may be difficult, but the work of historian Henry Louis Gates proves that it isn't impossible. With this resource, learn how to plan a project on your family history.
Buck Institute
Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: Back in the Day
An example of a project-based learning assignment where students examine their own identities based on their family history and environment then move forward to write a nonfiction narrative which will be showcased.
Rice University
Galileo Project: The Galileo Project
Rice University offers an impressive online project about Galileo Galilei, his life and work. Includes a glossary of terms, a timeline, maps, pictures, primary texts, family letters, and sketches.
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: Family Farm Project: Native American Farming
Kenyon College provides information about the Adena and Hopewell Indians and how Native Americans farmed, followed by comprehension questions.
Project Britain
Project Britain: Learn About London: London for Children
Provides a brief overview of London, the capital of England, with numerous links to all sorts of information on life in this British city.
Curated OER
History Matters: Donners Recall the Great Depression
This description of a family in Dubuque, Iowa was part of a 1935 WPA sponsored project devoted to documenting the experiences of people during the Depression. From the book, The Great Depression, by David Shannon.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mission Possible: Spy a Book! (Bilingual Resources)
Explore history, culture, adventures, spies, secret codes, and mysteries through this collection literary activities and resources. Includes poems, clip art, and ideas for crafts.
PBS
Pbs: The Daily Athenia: A Greek Newspaper Project
Lesson designed to help students research daily life in Ancient Greece. Working in groups, students produce sections of an Athenian newspaper.
Other
The Stories of the People of Bland County
A high school project in which the students collected the oral histories of people living in Bland County, Virginia which is located in the western part of the state. The stories focus on the family histories.
Northwestern University
Hidden Truths: The Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park
This project details the research, beginning with the original documents, and shows how the Chicago City cemetery became Lincoln Park. It also reveals how the physical remains of earlier Chicagoans became buried within the layers of...
Curated OER
Rice University: The Medici Family
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides this family history of the Medici Family. Includes images and brief biographies of the following people: Cosimo I, Ferdinand I.
Curated OER
Rice University: The Medici Family
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides this family history of the Medici Family. Includes images and brief biographies of the following people: Cosimo I, Ferdinand I.
Curated OER
Rice University: The Medici Family
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides this family history of the Medici Family. Includes images and brief biographies of the following people: Cosimo I, Ferdinand I.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Elizabeth Venditto, New Immigrant Storytelling Tools for Challenging Times
This article focuses on "Immigrant Stories" which has enabled wide participation by giving individuals complete control over their stories and defining "immigrant" broadly. It teaches anyone, including students, to make a digital story...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Battle to the Death: Adding Integers
The goal of this lesson plan is for young scholars to use manipulatives to add integers, creating concepts rather than memorizing rules. This lesson plan will be related to the 300 Spartans who battled the invading Persians at the Battle...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Jorge Luis Borges
"The master of an evocative, strangely poetic universe," Jorge Luis Borges is praised in this article for his contributions to the literary world.