In this United States history learning exercise, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the nation's early history. A short answer question about Abraham Lincoln is included as...

Students explore the concept of the planet Earth and its connection to the Native American traditional beliefs of 'Mother Earth.' Students describe and illustrate the Native American beliefs for 'Mother Earth.' Students interpret words...

Students evaluate the Kennedy Administration's involvement in the civil rights movement. In this Civil rights lesson, students read and take notes from speeches connected to the historic March on Washington from the National Archives in...

Students reflect on the biography of General Gadsden.  In this history lesson, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.

In this English worksheet, students read "World's Tallest Man Marries," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and the presented vocabulary throughout.  Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.    

One of Manitoba's most historic Francophone figures is Louis Riel. Photos of his grave site and monument are shown along with facts about his life.

This lesson focuses on the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom about the time he spent with his sociology professor who was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. It features links to Mitch Albom's website, a Wikipedia article about...

This activity requires students to examine the arrest record of an un-named person. Students will analyze and evaluate the data contained in the document, applying prior knowledge, to discern what happened in the incident and the...

Find links to biographical sketches of famous persons from North Carolina.

During this unit students will study the lives of famous African-Americans who have had an impact upon history or present day society. This interdisciplinary hands-on unit will incorporate the subjects of social studies, reading,...

Biographical information for some of the most important thinkers, writers, and politicians in Brazilian history: Castro Alves, Monteiro Lobato, Rui Barbosa, Pedro Alvares Cabral, Juscelino Kubitschek, Oswaldo Cruz, Josue de Castro, Paulo...

An in-depth exploration into the life and personality of the great Spanish master painter Francisco de Goya. With sections on such topics as the education of the artist, his family, his friends, social class, and others this is a great...

This site offers a list of well-known people with a disability or mental condition who have overcome their barriers to achieve and contribute to society. Divided by disability category and include actors, world leaders, singers, and...

The Famous 5 Heritage Edukit is a great place to increase your knowledge and understanding of these important women in Canada's history. Learn about the individual women by visiting the 'profiles section'. View films such as 'Now that we...

"What does it mean to be found obscene in New York? This is the most sophisticated city in the country....If anyone is the first person to be found obscene in New York, he must feel utterly depraved." --Lenny Bruce, after his conviction...

This page lists famous people from Maryland, with brief biographical notes and the years they lived.

In this activity, young scholars will examine a diagram of the bus in which Rosa Parks took a seat. Ms. Parks' name has been blacked out. Students will analyze and evaluate the document, then apply prior knowledge to discern what this...

Want more information about your personality traits? Using your personality type you can explore: type descriptions, trademark characteristics, functional analysis, famous individuals with that personality, and fictional individuals with...

Provides a list of famous writer, artists, and other well known people from the state of New Jersey. Click on the name under the picture to find out more about that person.

This personal homepage features recent accomplishments of this important woman mathematician.

A nicely done biography of the famous British anti-slavery campaigner in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A nice biography of the famous British abolitionist who served in Parliament during the late 18th and early 19th century.