Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Cities
This lesson plan shows that by studying the population of the U.S. through census figures, students can learn about interesting cultural and economic trends.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Mass Exodus From the Plains
This site is from PBS.org explaining the migration of people out of the plains during the dust bowl. Use this article to learn all about the reasons people left and where they went.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Our Worlds
In this instructional activity, introduce your learners to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.