Students view and discuss Powerpoint presentation on Colombian Conflict, examine how civil war impacts the common person, review vocabulary, and complete critical thinking questions with classmates.

Pupils define citizenship and nationality, examine economic impacts of domestic conflict or war on average citizen, view Powerpoint presentation on Kosovo conflict, and complete critical thinking questions.

Students watch video clip on Environmental Destruction of Vietnam, select and discuss passages from essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, that emphasize destruction to the land, and write essay on whether United States should have been...

Students view and discuss Powerpoint presentation on Vietnamese Conflict, read essay, Resuscitation of the Dead Earth, review vocabulary, and answer critical thinking questions as a class.

Learners create character using their knowledge from one of the civil war case countries. They create resume and cover letter for character to apply to a UN agency, and conduct research to create presentation that matches the character...

Students examine maps of Lebanon, Vietnam and Nigeria, discuss relationship between ethnicity, land and conflict, review material from case studies, complete comparison chart, and write essays comparing two of the case studies.

Students analyze how the roles are changing for women in South Africa. Using the internet, they research famous women from around the world who helped advance a women's place in society. They create a storybook about their famous...

Young scholars spend two days traveling throughout Alaska, trading as they go. They explore universal principles related to trade and commerce while studying about Alaska's geography and indigenous people. At the end of the lesson,...

Students discuss Ramadan and the practice of fasting. Working in groups, they visit Websites and complete worksheets about the Muslim holiday. Students write letters role-playing as someone unfamiliar with a celebration and then write...

Students examine the meaning of prayer and provide their own definitions. They watch a video about Muslim prayer, discuss a fact sheet about it, and break into discussion groups. Students write about their own traditions and customs...

Learners research symbols from Texas history and make selections for quarter designs. In addition, they include written explanations to accompany their drawings. Coin designs cultural background and visually represent patriotism and...

Students identify the principles of democracy when framing the United States Constitution. In groups, they analyze the differences that were settled before anyone signed the document. They role play their own activity in which they...

In this social studies activity, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.

Students analyze photographs that feature segregation. In this human rights lesson, students examine photographs of a segregated movie theater, a Ku Klux Klan gathering, a segregated business sign, and an illustration from "Harper's...

In this English worksheet, students read "Bolivian Leader to Halve Own Salary," and then respond to 1 graphic organizer, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...

Learn about the life and political activism of Helen Keller, one of the 20th century's human rights pioneers, in the AMERICAN MASTERS documentary Becoming Helen Keller. Utilizing video, discussion questions, teaching tips, and a...

Learn about the development of the farmers' protest movement in the 19th century, and how it evolved into a political movement.

Site provides information on the major concepts that fueled the Chicano Movement: focus on politics, economic change, education reform, challenging the Catholic Church, cultural renaissance, and Chicano expression.

Offers teaching activities, four political cartoons, and a narrative about reforms proposed by three major presidential candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.

Learn about the emergence of the American Indian Movement, the gay rights movement, and second-wave feminism.

This primary source set addresses the representations of the Black Power Movement through artifacts from the era, such as sermons, photographs, drawings, FBI investigations, and political manifestos.

In this learning module, students examine the economies of transnational corporations (TNCs) and compare them to those of nation states. Many TNCs are richer than nation states, which undermines the political sovereignty of those...

An extensive look at the consequences of manifest destiny, with emphasis on six different topics for student discussions. These include the growth of a national market economy, the impact of drastic economic changes on American society,...

Given primary and secondary resources, students will be able to trace the historical development of the civil rights movement in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and describe the roles of political organizations that promoted civil...