Students investigate the trade routes and investigate goods and services were transported along each route. Given a primary source document, that represents a personal story related to the triangle trade, they discuss given questions.

Students use geological techniques such as plate tectonics, mountain building, earthquakes, and volcanoes, in order to explain the earth.

Students locate and identify continents and countries. In this world map instructional activity, students locate and identify one country on each continent.

Students work in teams to research and explore whale adaptations, behavior, migration, habitat, communication, and interactions with humans and present their findings.

In this American West instructional activity, students complete a 24 questions test about the American West. Answers are included beneath questions on instructional activity.

Celebrate fall with four pumpkin themed hands-on activities! After learning about pumpkins, scholars complete two activity sheets that reinforce estimation and word problems. They then plant pumpkin seeds and bake a pie in...

First graders investigate Cinderella tales from different lands to discover their commonalities in this unit. They perform their favorite Cinderella story.

In this seafloor spreading worksheet, students review the processes taking place along the mid-ocean ridges. This worksheet has 3 short answer questions.

Students explore the American Civil War. For this Civil War lesson, students examine a slave auction advertisement and an Abraham Lincoln quote. Students also read Pink and Say, create a foldable regarding naval warfare, and design a...

Eighth graders investigate and explain major Native American groups, events, individuals and conflicts from the 1700s through the 1800s in the early American colonies and the United States.

Learners study Fort Vancouver. They discuss trading and what is meant by "a skin for a skin." They complete math story problems that represent possible trading scenarios. They explore the Chinook Jargon trade language.

Students study the fossils in Argentina and why it is a good place to find them.  In this dinosaurs lesson students learn about the recent dinosaur excavations. 

Pupils obtain geographic information from the Internet.

Students examine the bobcat and its habitat. They color pages and examine photographs and fact sheets to explore the bobcat.

Fourth graders bring in items or pictures related to Chinese culture. The items are displayed in the room as a museum exhibit.

Students examine life in the early 17th century by viewing a film called "Lorna Donne". They identify the politcal scene at the time while noting the major characters. They practice using new vocabulary as well.

Students identify and interpret general information about the Korean War, including important dates, terms, events, and participants. They also identify what the Cairo Declaration was and what military forces, political forces, and...

First graders explore Africa, its geography and climate. After completing a KWL chart, 1st graders locate Africa on a globe and discuss how its location on the earth affects its climate. Using the Internet and a given fact sheet,...

A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area.

A large and detailed Dutch map of North America as known to the Europeans in 1784.

From the pages of "Mammals of North America," a field guide published by Princeton University Press, this website offers general descriptions of striped, blunt-nosed dolphins and porpoises. Detailed pictures and maps of habitat range are...

From the pages of "Mammals of North America," a field guide published by Princeton University Press, this website offers general descriptions of several procyonids, including ringtails, northern raccoons, and white-nosed coati. Detailed...

From the pages of "Mammals of North America," a field guide published by Princeton University Press, this website offers general descriptions of both spotted and hog-nosed skunks. Detailed pictures and maps of habitat range are also...

A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]