Ninth graders research the work of Carlos J. Finlay and his contributions to science. Once they have discussed his theories about diseases, they create tables comparing diseases that use insects as carriers. The instructional activity...

Students explore how Indian culture and religion prompted Indian advancements in math and science. In this Indian culture lesson, students read "India's Work in Math" and conduct research regarding Indian mathematicians.

Students discuss the four freedoms. In this freedom instructional activity, students discuss freedom of speech, freedom to worship any God, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They create a picture to match each freedom and make a...

Students explore the implications of genocide. In this genocide lesson, students reflect on the response of America to genocide in Armenia, Rwanda, and Darfur. Students consider how to prevent the loss of human life through genocide.

High schoolers explore the concept of human trafficking. In this human rights lesson, students examine instances of human trafficking around the world and the involvement of the United States government in these situations.

Students research a butterfly and create butterfly art. In this visual arts lesson, students choose a specific butterfly to research and create a Balsa-Foam butterfly of the same species. Students use Balsa-Foam, modeling tools, and...

Students create presentations of digital sonnet illuminations along with sonnet research. In this Sonnet lesson plan, students view  images, colors, and listen to sounds of their own choice to illuminate...

Students discover one of the restrictions forced on women of the early 1900s. For this civil rights lesson, students investigate suffrage and why women were not allowed to vote in the early twentieth century. Students create a mock...

Students consider Inuit culture and point of view. In this Native land encroachment instructional activity, students read "The Old and the New" to examine the position of the Inuit tribe on the establishing of trading posts in the Arctic.

Students consider what it was like for black regiments during the Civil War. In this American Civil War lesson plan, students view segments of "Glory," and "The Descendants of the 29th Regiment." Students discuss the conditions of black...

Eighth graders compare and contrast maps of Europe before and after World War I. In this World War I lesson, 8th graders color and label maps of Europe prior to the war and after it. The historical maps can be accessed online.

Students take on the persona of a sailor or a captain of a whaling vessel in New England in the 1800s and write five journal entries as that person.  In this Moby Dick lesson plan, students research the whaling industry in 19th...

Young scholars examine the devastation caused by the tsunami of 2005. In this current events instructional activity, students consider the effects of natural disasters as they research tsunamis and the worldwide response to the December...

Students participate in talking circles. In this self-governance lesson, students examine human rights from the perspective of Native Americans. Students must set up a self-government model for the reserve described.

Twelfth graders explore injustices that natives of Canada want rectified. In this diversity lesson, 12th graders discuss former Canadian policies that were morally objectionable. Students discuss how the past indiscretions should be...

Learners read the story Forging Freedom by Hudson Talbott about the holocaust. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.

Students write a creative writing piece by personifying apples. In this creative writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the writing process and brainstorm about apples. Students write a rough draft about their apple and peer...

High schoolers create a contemporary presentation in which they internalize the information concerning Manet.

Students discuss their perceptions of magnetism and explore the background ideas of magnetism.

Learners investigate the life of a prisoner in the concentration camps of WWII during the Holocaust by performing research. The lesson helps students to "put a face" on prisoners of the concentration camps.

Students paint pebbles to look like people, fish, butterflies, or birds. They glue to a background.

Students complete a list of seven items that they own with an appropriate value attached. They understand the principle of property and write an essay on why people owned slaves.

Twelfth graders examine their role in society. They search primary documents and assemble a family album.

Fifth graders write a 2-3 page essay explaining the problems of refugees in the world today. They explain where in the world this is happening, why the refugees are leaving their homeland, where they are going, and what happens to them...