Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River...

Students discover how culture, geography and history affect how someone views an area of the world. They role play the role of a Palestinian, Jew or Briton and examine how they felt about Israel during its formation. To end the lesson,...

Pupils explore the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.  In this World History lesson, students research a key person that was involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict over the past several years, then create a timeline of main events...

Middle schoolers locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and other information. They explain the processes that have caused cities to grow.

High schoolers hypothesize why Syria and the U.S. should find common ground in their relationship as it pertains to the future of the Middle East.

Twelfth graders demonstrate an understanding of the competing forces and their demands in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by completing a "Force Field Analysis" (developed by John Rossi at Virginia Commonwealth University) and by...