Students investigate how the Supreme Court changed under the leadership of John Marshall. For this Supreme Court lesson, students recognize the role of the Supreme Court as well as the significance of Marbury v. Madison. Students also...

Learners identify their location in the world after studying latitude, longitude, relative location, and absolute location. They use assigned web site to find information to make a flipbook that answers questions about their location in...

Students research primary sources about the Bracero worker program. In this primary source lesson, students investigate two public laws along with other documents to determine if the Bracero worker program was implemented properly. They...

Students investigate the laws of using land.  In this California Government activity, students examine the many uses of land in California and find an environmental issue they care about.  Students write a letter to a...

Students explore how we remember and honor people in special ways. In this memorial lesson, students read poems and discuss their emotions. Students view pictures taken at memorial services and discuss what some symbols have...

Studnets discover how the Industrial Revolution came to be in the United States. In this technological advancements lesson, students research creations by Henry Ford, the Wright Brothers, and Thomas Edison. Students create PowerPoint...

Middle schoolers discover how a president spends the day. In this presidential history lesson, students research primary sources in order to write their own diaries for presidents that include suggestions of laws, managing personnel,...

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about First Amendment rights and respond to 3 talking point questions.

Students study the artwork of Keith Haring and create an original artwork in his style. In this symbiotics lesson plan, watch a video about the artwork of Keith Haring and  create an artwork to deliver a message.

Students simulate the movement of the Earth using their body motion. In this earth science lesson, students explain how this causes seasonal changes on Earth.

Students explore first-hand accounts and pictures of refugees, focusing initially on child refugees in Chechnya. They then create collages that describe, through words and images, the experience of refugees in countries at war.

Your class will participate in a series of math vocabulary activities to learn about parallel lines. They find people using a math list and connect math words in the context of sentences. They also read the math words in the example...

Sentence comprehension is the focus of this language arts activity. Students read 8 sentences and choose which multiple choice sentence means the same as the first sentence written.

High schoolers examine images created by painters, and create an artistic rendition of the landscape in the photograph following the chosen aesthetic.

Students gain an appreciation for Persian literature by reading "Truly Fortunate Ahmed." They select props such as turbans, rings, and clothing as they are revealed in the story. Among assessments from which students choose are:...

Students analyze African American burial grounds. In this African American history lesson, students draw conclusions about African American communities in early New York and consider how archeology made it possible to study the communities.

Students examine primary sources to understand the work of Wright Brothers. In this aviation history lesson plan, students study how primary documents and images are analyzed and write essays about the signifcance of primary soures...

In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read an article about the discovery of the "brown widow" spider and complete a set of 15 comprehension questions.

Learners will explore an archaeological mystery that demonstrates the importance of context in learning from artifacts. Factors such as the artifact's location, its proximity to other artifacts, and the number of similar artifacts found...

Students study fossils. They examine samples of specific fossils--including a shark tooth, a brachiopod, and horn coral, among others. They visit corresponding websites and complete a worksheet regarding each of the fossils.

Students consider the plight of those who walked the Trial of Tears. In this Indian Removal activity, students compare statistics regarding Indian survival rates.

In this uncovering evidence about objects learning exercise, students read When Clay Sings, then use the data retrieval sheet to record their own research data and write a short summary.

Eleventh graders research their subjects using a variety of sources and they develop a project to share their learning with their peers.