Students use the newspaper to explore the world around us, our past and our government. In this civics unit, students complete 40 different lessons in civic education using that day's newspaper to reinforce the concept being taught.

Antarctica is a big place, large enough to provide ample opportunities to learn about math. A two-week unit teaches middle school mathematics concepts using project-based learning. The resource covers functions, geometry (area,...

In this Westward Expansion worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages which describe  Manifest Destiny and respond to 33 short answer questions.

In this Arizona history worksheet, students read a 2-page article about prehistoric, Spanish, Mexican, and American Arizona prior to responding to 2 short answer questions.

In this fact finding worksheet, learners read 10 questions, all pertaining to animals or the environment. Students write the answers to the questions, using Internet research if necessary.

Students research El Nino and its effects all over North America using Web Resources. Working in teams, they present their findings. They look for connections and relationships between animal behavior and climate.

Learners create a magazine in Microsoft Publisher. In this magazine lesson plan, students create a magazine about the American Revolution using the publishing program.

Pupils examine the Channel Islands and identify its characteristics. They participate in activities to help them discover the islands history, geography and conservation efforts. They complete a worksheet to end the instructional activity.

Students create philanthropic brochures. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students make promotional pamphlets and offer theirs products to philanthropic organizations.

Learners research the Spanish explorations and North American geography. They create web pages based on their study.

Students can use this page as a jumping off page to do research on Spanish missions in California. There are numerous links to Scholastic articles and to other websites on subtopics such as missionaries, Franciscans and places in...

This collection at the University of California-Berkeley can now be accessed online through the Online Archive of California. It provides a vast collection of historically significant primary source images of early California and the...

A collection that uses primary sources to explore the history of Spanish missions in California.

Images and informational text from which students explore the architecture, people and impact of California missions from 1780 to the present.

This primary source set uses documents, photographs, and artwork to tell the story of the development and impact of Spanish missions in California during the Mission period.

Use this site to learn how the natives lived in missions and were educated and converted to Christianity. Also learn who established the missions and why they were created.

A biography of Father Junipero Serra, including excerpts from a biography written by Serra's good friend, Palou.

This study of Junipero Serra's (1723-1789) life was first published in 1913. It's made available here with some great features. You can search the book for key terms, read background information on the author and the subject, print or...

When fourth graders are required to learn their state history, this California teacher takes it across the curriculum implementing a project-based learning unit highlighting the Spanish Mission Era of California in the 18th and 19th...

The Library of Congress makes available these eyewitness accounts of California's history from 1849 to 1900.

Detailed lesson plan that uses primary sources to help students learn about the people of California from pre-Columbian times to the Mexican rancho periods.

A brief look at each of five Spanish missions established in the 1700s along the San Antonio River in California.

This website tells about the emergence of secularization of Spanish California, which resulted in the decline of the missions.

The San Diego History Center provides the interesting story of Portola, an early governor of California. Provides a great story about Monterey.