Young scholars explore the suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, documents her life and era with photographs, illustrations, and interviews. It demonstates how this feminist leader simultaneously influenced events and was shaped by external forces.

Students analyze correspondence and a news release regarding the Harlan, Kentucky, mine strike of 1931-1932. They use these documents to discuss the problems of organizing industrial trade unions before the New Deal.

Students research a world leader from a specified list. Students create a PowerPoiint or a Microsoft Word document which should include a recent photo, labeled with the leader's name and title.

Students design and create a logbook into which a variety of data is kept to document and assess their involvement in the Live From Mars module. Academic progress is tracked as materials are added to he portfolio.

Students examine the Great Migration of African Americans to the North from the South. After reading a primary source document, they respond to the letter given a set of questions. In groups, they research the funding for white and...

Students spend time on the web comparing and contrasting documents about gun control. They then prepare a paper discussing the usefulness, trustworthiness, and bias of two similar topic sites.

Seventh graders make a fact book about the countries of Africa. They use database applications to create documents related to content areas. Students find basic information as well as information about the people, religion, society,...

Students classify mixtures as solution or colloids by virtue of the Tyndall Effect. They make a cone and tape to fit over the lens of the flashlight. They turn out the lights in the room and shine the flash light at each of the jars and...

Students analyze primary source material from the Civil War. They describe the war as it was perceived by those on the homefront in Johnson County, Indiana. Students describe how Hoosiers responded to the draft. They write a document...

Pupils examine the process for the creation of a home page and the use of HTML or Hypertext Markup Language. the lesson plan was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.

Students examine primary documents from various key historical events, including those from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. They discuss the importance of such documents.

Students research, document, use the Internet, and employ varied computer skills, along with oral communication skills to discover people who have "made history" in Michigan, women in the United States, people who contributed to our...

Students reflect on the Holocaust. In this Holocaust Memorial Day lesson, students visit selected Web sites to research the Holocaust and the establishment of a day of reflection regarding it. 

Students read Ronald Reagan's December 27, 1988 proclamation about US territorial waters. They discuss its contents to decipher exactly what it means and to complete a worksheet answering questions about the proclamation.

Students analyze documents related to slave narratives and slave interviews. They complete a document analysis form to analyze the contnet and historiography of the documents. They write a paragraph detailing when and why the document...

Fourth graders use a word processor document to refine and practice their grammar. They focus on subject and verb agreement and/or run-on sentences. The document can be used as assessment.

Students discuss the characteristics that make a historical resource reliable. As a class, they brainstorm a list of examples of possible historical resources and why they are important. In groups, they discover the consequences of...

High schoolers explore documents that serve as the foundation for American democracy. They, use the Foundations of Our Constitution which consist of three components: (1) a reading with discussion questions, (2) an interactive activity,...

High schoolers ead an introductory essay and examine a set of documents to write an account of the introduction of nylon stockings and the effect of World War II on this new fiber.

Students propose packaging and handling needs for a specific product, then evaluate the documentation necessary for exporting and importing.

Students are given a list of idioms by their teacher. Each student creates a Kid Pix document, chooses one of the idioms then uses the tools and stamps to portray their idiom. All of the student's creations go into a slide show.

Students measure, weigh, and document the amount of trash and garbage generated by the school for one day. They brainstorm solutions for trash in the area and assist with the school-wide recycle program.

Students study documents to show the continued growth of development of 18th century Deerfield, CT.

Students research primary and secondary source documents to examine the separation of New Hampshire from the larger colony of Massachusetts.