Young scholars research and write about events and people that have contributed to the development of Canada. They develop their paragraphing skills and create a package of 10 Canadian History Trading Cards.

Students examine poverty and inequality in America. In this current events instructional activity, students read the provided articles "Poverty," "Inequality Growing in America," "Inequality: Views on Causes, Effects, Remedies," and...

Learners calculate averages of climate sets of data. In this ecology instructional activity, students analyze data to determine identity of a biome and collect meteorological data to understand process.  Learners also compare data...

Young scholars use photographs as a basis for a creative writing piece that explores the characters, relationships, and settings revealed in the images.

In this Asia and the South Pacific map worksheet, students examine national political boundaries and national capitals in this region of the world.

Students explore China's modernization and the economic and social consequences.  For this economics lesson students view video on China and use the Internet to do research.

Second graders explore Canadian history by investigating the First Nations. In this Aboriginal treaty lesson, 2nd graders identify the specific agreements made between European settlers and Aboriginals which caused the formation of...

In this place comparisons learning exercise, students research contemporary nation-states and respond to 20 short answer questions about the nation-states they researched.

Learners analyze a 1936 national park map of Yosemite to distinguish the natural features from the cultural features.

Students examine the historical development of the travel and tourism industry as they prepare for Edexcel BTEC National qualification in the United Kingdom. They view a PowerPoint presentation, research the industries development and...

Second graders discover the many ways in which dogs are trained to help people as part of National Pet Week. The class discusses guide dogs for the blind, hearing dogs for those who cannot hear, and therapy dogs for those who are sick...

Third graders examine an animal rescue that occurred in Australia by reading an article from National Geographic Kids Online. Individuals practice their non-fiction reading skills and are introduced to new terms as they investigate the...

Students analyze North Korea's history and their nuclear weapons development. They view a Power Point and work in groups to prepare official United Nations resolutions. After presenting and voting upon the final resolutions, they write a...

Students explore, analyze and interpret one form of poetry writing called Poetry Slam. They hear several examples of unexpected poetry and view a video of "Slam Nation." The books, "Hey You! C'mere: A Poetry Slam," by Elizabeth Swados...

In this social studies instructional activity, middle schoolers find the names of the commonwealth nations in this word search puzzle. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

In this Language Arts instructional activity, students discover the definitions to 3 lists of vocabulary words. The lists are organized by the following categories: countries and occupations, nationalities and languages, and...

In this Imperialism graphic organizer, pupils list details regarding the Boxer Rebellion, Suez Canal, Indian National Congress, Russo-Japanese War, and Japan's industrialization.

In this government worksheet, students answer questions on their local and national government. Students answer 6 short answer questions and 1 essay question.

Fourth graders explore the responsibilities of pet ownership. In this National Pet Week instructional activity, 4th graders add up the cost involved in pet ownership as they complete a worksheet activity. Lesson extension suggestions are...

Students compare the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child to the Bill of Rights. In this social justice lesson, students read and analyze both documents. Students discuss how the documents compare and then write their...

Students discover the biases between the two genders by comparing males and females in different species.  In this gender identity instructional activity, students research National Geographic Magazine and view videos demonstrating...

Students determine how to improve education in developing nations. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the history of education and get involved in the Send My Friend to School campaign.

In this Western Europe worksheet, learners complete a word search puzzle activity that requires them to locate 24 names of Western European nations in the puzzle.