Students research and recreate coins from ancient civilizations to determine how the imagery reflects the cultures which originally made them.

In this online interactive geography worksheet, students examine a map of the Great Lakes region and identify the 20 noted cities on the map using a pull down menu within 4 minutes.

Learners explain how artwork can inform about a culture and its traditions. They pretend to be archaeologists who have just opened a tomb. They interpret the past based on what they discover.

Pupils use the National Archives to researcj cout coduments related to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Students compare and contrast burial practices in ancient Egypt, the former Soviet Union, and the United States.

Young scholars identify how American society responded to the 1960's counterculture. In this 1960's America lesson, students investigate multimedia sources in order to examine the movement and its impact on the country.

In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding future continuous and future perfect verbs. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this specific or unspecific instructional activity, students read the sentences and decide if the sentence is describing something specific or unspecific. Students complete 7 problems.

High schoolers examine the Eugenics movement in America. They discover the Nazi's belief in racial purity and how it relates to Eugenics. They also analyze how science has been influential in creating public policy.

Learners read about a cholera outbreak in the 1840's. They read maps, predict how cholera moved throughout the country and participate in a lab activity that demonstrates how disease is spread. They compare cholera through time.

In this fact/opinion worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on a link to view correct answers. 

Learners take a closer look at war memorials. In this Vietnam activity, students research the Vietnam War Memorial and then visit the memorial. As a culminating activity, learners research other war memorials.

Learners write three contributions made to society by George Washington Carver. They complete a handout listing the four things plants need to grow.

Students observe, speculate, analyze and evaluate conclusions about Mississippi River locations as well as illustrate their findings in drawings. They enhance themselves with their surroundings and landscape pictures at various places...

Sixth graders participate in various activities in which they must complete research. Individually, they draw a human heart and label each part along with its function. They use the internet to research an invention in Mesopotamia was...

Students create a web page after researching what prospective US citizens need to study to for citizenship. They practice using a web page editor program.

Sixth graders discover the ways archaeologists examine artifacts and where they are found. After being introduced to new vocabulary, they use artifacts from their own lives and discover what could be told about their life from them. ...

Seventh graders surf a website to find answers to 15 questions about Southeast Asia.

Students consider Rafe's classroom secrets and teaching methods.

Students sort tarnished metals by type and experiment with different cleaning solutions and techniques to restore them to their natural color and shine.

Excerpt from Gerard Durozoi's book History of the Surrealist Movement. Events from 1924 through 1929, including the development of the Surrealist Manifesto, are described.

An essay reviewing the history of the Neolithic Revolution where humans begin as nomadic hunters and gatherers and evolve into villages with domestic agriculture and animals.

This site focuses mainly on facts and is a little less biased than other reports on the 1968 Democratic Convention and riots in Chicago. Discusses some of the causes and the aftermath of the event.

The Art Institute of Chicago's Art Access website, which links to selections of global art drawn from the institute's collection. Selections grouped by region and include lesson plans, activities, maps, and glossaries.