Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: History: It's All Around Me
Most students are unaware of the historical significances that can be found in their immediate surroundings. This lesson plan sends students on a quest to seek out areas of historical significance that can be found within their local...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Three Principles of Civil Disobedience
Both Mahatmas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were influenced by Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience." Have young scholars research and read, using the Internet, the first part of Thoreau's essay. Then have students write...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Bee's Knees of the 1920s
This is a culminating activity to an American history unit on "The Roaring 20s." Learners will work in groups to research notable individuals from the 1920s and apply that knowledge to create a digital poster using Glogster. This poster...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Twenty Questions" History Virtual Fieldtrip
During this lesson, young scholars engage in a virtual game of "Twenty Questions" with another class. They will utilize textbooks, trade books, the Alabama Virtual Library, and other Internet sites for reference. Each team (class) will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Making History Personal
This lesson fosters an understanding of a major event in American history. It uses this event to guide students into research of how the event affected an 'ordinary' person's life. Each student will be responsible for interviewing...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Patriotic Celebration of Veterans
Students will gain an understanding of the significance and meaning of National Veterans Day, the unique founder of the organization and the history created in Birmingham, Alabama for veterans across America. Students will recognize the...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks along with other early protestors sparked a yearlong boycott of the Montgomery bus system that culminated in the desegregation of public transportation in Alabama and throughout the country.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Shoals Area Landmarks and Sites of Interest
In this lesson students choose a local landmark or site located in the Shoals area and research that site's contribution to history. Students demonstrate their knowledge of a specific Shoals area landmark or site by creating various...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
Students research the history and the traditions surrounding the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and bullfighting and its significance to the Spanish culture. Students submit a typed report on their findings and in pairs present...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Weapons of World War I
The students will use the Internet and the school's media center to discover the weapons of World War I. They will compare and contrast the weapons used during that time period with the weapons that are used in warfare today. At the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Articles of Confederation
This lesson looks at the development of the constitutional government in the United States. Students use technology to explore history concepts.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Memories of the Great Depression
This hands-on lesson combines social studies, language arts, and technology. Fourth grade learners begin by researching and collecting information from a variety of sources. Students develop an appreciation of the difficulties endured by...
Emory University
Emory University: Invisible Legacy
An article discussing how George Wallace will be remembered in history because of his changing views from a "pro-segregation" racist to a backer of civil rights.
Other
Fort Mims Most Brutal Indian Massacre in Us History
Provides a detailed summay of the massacre at Fort Mims in 1813, the aftermath, and Fort Mims today.
Other
Birmingham Museum of Art
This is the website of the Birmingham Museum of Art with its nationally recognized collections of art. With a virtual reality tour of its galleries and departmental highlights, the Birmingham Museum of Art makes it easy to explore its...
Other
U.s. Space and Rocket Center: About Space Camp
Read about the history of the original space camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Find out the lasting impact of space camp on alumni who attended this camp as children.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: This Is How We Roll!
Students take on the role of engineers who need to design a roller coaster. They will explore the history of roller coasters, the different types, and the many things that can affect the success or failure of a roller coaster. Finally,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Extra, Extra!! Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Newscast
This lesson will be an interdisciplinary lesson that involves both English Language Arts and Social Studies (History). The lesson will be primarily technology-based and also project-based that will have the students performing historical...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "My Hometown" Creating a Virtual Field Trip
Students will become familiar with the history of their hometown while enhancing language arts and developing computer skills.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Become a Thanksgiving Historian
Students may be surprised to find out that some ideas they have about the history of Thanksgiving are actually myths. In this lesson plan students become a true "Thanksgiving historian" by completing a Venn diagram about the Wampanoag...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Robots in Space
During this lesson young scholars learn the history of robotics in space exploration. They use their creativity to develop a robot. They learn about different career opportunities by communicating with robot specialists at the Johnson...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Famous Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt
This instructional activity will help students learn about entrepreneurs in today's society and how they got started in the world of business and became successful at it. This instructional activity reinforces textbook chapters on the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Researching Hurricanes With Technology
This lesson will help learners to understand the formation, power, and history of hurricanes. Students will do this using a combination of technological skills. Examples of technology used include: PowerPoint, Word, Netscape Composer,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Peanut/peanut Butter
During this lesson students navigate the Internet to learn about the accomplishments of George Washington Carver. Students explore the history of peanuts and sample different types of peanuts. They use their five senses to write a...