Students spend this lesson discovering how electricity makes the appliances in their kitchen operate. In groups, they explain how energy is being converted in a microwave oven and practice giving others directions to how to use them. ...

Students explore their impressions of African history, focusing on black/white relations. They examine the impact of the recent election on Zimbabwean politics by reading and discussing the article "Vote in Zimbabwe Shows Opposition...

Students in an adult ESL classroom are introduced to the definition of freedom of speech. Using the internet, they discover the differences between the rule of law and rule of men. To end the lesson, they examine how the court system...

Students study the rule that govern the operations of deliberative assemblies. They explore how they can become respectful citizens who explain Parliamentary government.

Who knew that one poster about George Washington could have so many learning possibilities attached to it? Here you'll find an attractive learning display on the first president of the United States, as well as worksheets and...

Was American politics always bound to the two-party system? Learn how the two-party system developed, why third parties tend not to do so well, and all the various political parties that have emerged throughout US history. Each party is...

In this 2010 World Cup instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...

Tenth graders watch excerpts from a parliamentary session, assume membership in a political party from a fictitious country and conduct a parliamentary session of their own covering a range of topics of current relevance.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students design and create informational books regarding nonprofit agencies and philanthropists in their community.

Students explore profit and risk. In this economics instructional activity, students read about McDonald's and Nabisco stock and discuss the risks and rewards of stock ownership. Printable worksheets ask questions about rights of stock...

In this online interactive history quiz learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the life and accomplishments of Isaac Newton.

In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the High Middle Ages.

In this Cold War worksheet, students read a 1-page selection about Soviet security and then respond to 3 short answer questions.

High schoolers research the Canadian federal legislative process, and identify the main features of local, provincial, and federal governments in Canada. They simulate the process of a bill going through the legislative process.

Students explain the role of the different players in the process of lobbying the government for changes in policy and or law. They select an issue of current concern and determine who their contacts would be both inside and outside of...

This report from the Congressional Research Service published November 27, 2007 discusses Operation Iraqi Freedom and congressional opposition to it. (22 pages) PDF, requires Adobe Reader

Beginning on August 6th, 2005, Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq travelled to Crawford, Texas to get a meeting with President Bush. She wants to know why her son died and wants an honest answer as to why America is at...

A report on the activities in 2003 of the U.S. Army in al-Falluja, an Iraqi town that has not embraced the United States occupation. Many deaths have occurred there.

Offers a history of the Vietnam.

In this pictorial narrative, learn about the landmark Rivonia Trial in which leading opponents of apartheid went on trial for sabotage. Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa."