Ninth graders explore the core challenges faced by children in Haiti.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders examine the impact poverty has on access to education, nutrition, basic healthcare, and child mortality.  Students...

Students play a game. For this pronouns lesson, students watch a video and read a book about pronouns. Students review types of pronouns, fill in missing pronouns in sentences, read a newspaper article and find as many pronouns as...

Fifth graders investigate imports and exports to discover its importance to America as a world power.  In this Imports and exports lesson, 5th graders discuss how climate and natural resources aid a country in becoming a world...

Students investigate the Golden Ages. In this world history activity, students compare and contrast the achievements of the Gupta Empire, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome using an interactive T-chart.

Investigate how mobile phones impact their lives through this technology instructional activity that has students discuss the history of the cell phone and research how cell phones are being used in third world countries. Students create...

In this global studies learning exercise, students read a 6-paragraph article regarding a Wimbledon match and respond to short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are also included.

Young scholars create a timeline of the history of Washington, D.C. from 1787 to 1879. Using the internet, they read specified articles about the design of the capital and city of Washington DC. Students write a newspaper article about...

Students study the lifestyles and habitats of raptors that live in Minnesota. They play games associated with their study.

Students define raptor, explain why raptors are important, describe unique physical characteristics of various types of raptors, and explain life cycle of raptors. Students then play Habitat Game, describe food and hunting habits of...

Fifth graders research bartering. In this bartering lesson, 5th graders investigate bartering as a way to trade for goods and services. Students experience bartering first hand while playing a game.

Sixth graders research conditions that caused 16th Century Black Plague and led to downfall of Europe, and examine causes and effects of population density, disease, and invention.

Students participate in an online interactive forum to explore how math is used in their families and communities. They design games to submit to other students online, and identify and organize data to solve the problems from other...

Explore online profiles and social media with your middle and high school classes. Use blogs to inspire your class to craft a well-written, thoughtful response to a prompt you give.  A few example prompts are given. 

Fifth graders in teams select various areas of local craftwork they want to research. They are trained in photography and interviewing techniques, research the historical and current status of the craft, and interview and photograph...

Eighth graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education instructional activity, 8th graders discuss how to deal with reality. Students consider how to help others facing difficult situations.

Learners investigate the many cultures that are represented in America. In this American culture lesson, students look at the food, languages, music, and traditions that immigrants have contributed to the face of America. They complete...

Students explore the concept of ecological footprints. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students calculate their ecological footprints and consider how to reduce them.

Students explore the pride of the Cunard line and a jewel in the British crown; a floating four star hotel. But during World War I, the RMS Lusitania carried more than well-to-do travelers luxuriating in her sumptuous appointments.

Students explore the possibilities for Africa at the G8 Summit. In this current events instructional activity, students discuss the purpose of the G8 Summit and research the provided web links to learn more about the summit.

High schoolers determine if the Quebec separatists have just cause for separation. They evaluate acceptable alternatives to separation. They assess damages to Quebec and Canada if separation occurs.

Learners use Robert Temple's "The Genius of Chins: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention", to understand how much the Chinese have contributed with their scientific and technological ability.

Students read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and then participate in an activity in which they discuss instances where human rights have been violated.

Twelfth graders explore real world investing and the effects of day to day decisions on their financial futures.

Geocaching is a unique online treasure hunt game. Players 'hide' a cache anywhere on the globe and other players must follow the clues to locate the cache. Great for getting practice using GPS. There is plenty of guidance to playing, as...