Students complete a simulation on power grid reliability check. In this physics lesson, students discuss the consequences of power grid failures. They complete a simulation worksheet.

Students read about famous peacemakers and identify their characteristics. They reseach a peacemaker they are interested in. They create a Declaration of Peace to share with the community.

High schoolers identify events of the environmental movement in the United States.  For this environment  lesson students study Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, who had a great impact on the environmental movement. 

Students interpret quotations from Ronald Reagan. In this conservative politics activity, students analyze quotes from Reagan on the topic of conservatism. Students paraphrase each of the quotations and discuss them.

Eighth graders identify the basic concepts of celestial bodies. They discover the difference between perihelion and aphelion and demonstrate how the universe is expanding. They also discover how gravity and centrifugal force are...

Students examine primary sources as related to Nevada and the Civil War. In this United States history lesson, students gather and analyze various primary sources in small groups and interpret unknown vocabulary words by using context...

Young scholars assist in preparing for debate as part of the group. They participate in the debate and the follow-up discussion, then write a letter expressing what they have learned and project their expectations for the future.

Pupils predict a future for Gary, IN and US Steel Works. They explain how their own town would change if US Steel built this large of a facility in it and discuss why or shy not their town would have been an alternative to choosing Gary.

Young scholars investigate what type of climate and physical features certain Indigenous groups live in using an atlas and a provided worksheet. They then match the tribe and its location to the sustainable stategy employed in...

Fifth graders utilize the library in order to find the answers to three questions about The Revolutionary War. In this writing and library skills lesson, 5th graders pretend they are a Spy, and write the answers in a fictional letter to...

Students learn freedom songs and discuss how the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement used them to motivate people to overcome adversity during this time. For this freedom songs lesson, students learn the songs and discuss their...

Learners discover what the lives of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh were really like after watching a Biography movie about them.

Students locate mill sites on a New Hampshire map. They describe who worked in the mills and their working conditions. They examine the environmental impact of the mills and work together to find out more information about mills.

Students choose a city with famous musical highlights and create a tourist brochure.

Tenth graders learniabout life in Deerfield during growth period through the examination of artifacts and documents of Stebbins and Wells.

Students summarize the major events of the Civil Rights Movement. They examine leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and what they did for the movement. They also listen to music from the Civil Rights Era and their...

Students investigate dialect in poetry as an indication of a people's culture in literature. They write a poem about dating in this era.

Fifth graders examine the neighborhoods around their school. Using maps, they document landmark buildings and community organizations with digital cameras. They write about their journeys and share them with the community.

Describes the process teachers went through to create a lesson unit where students first brainstormed what it means to do research, then were tasked with choosing a topic, researching it, and presenting on it several days later. The...

In this unit, students will discuss what qualities make a hero: kid heroes, adult heroes, local heroes, and historical figure heroes. They will extend this to what qualities make historical figures heroes for them; they will research a...

Students learn the ins and outs of writing biographies by researching a contemporary or historical figure and writing a summary.

People make the past come alive as students research and then share stories about famous Americans who promoted democratic ideals.

Students play the role of colonists from the Revolutionary War period. Each group has decided to host a dinner party for some "famous faces" of the American Revolution. There are FOUR parts to this project: research, seating chart, music...

In this activity, students will recognize and examine the lives of Alabamians who have impacted the lives of others and the history of the state with their notable contributions during the first half and last half of the twentieth...