Students research the U.S. role in furthering and funding the MDGs. IN this U.S policy lesson, students read a speech by Andrew Natsios about the topic. Students debate over the topic after they complete research and related...

Twelfth graders examine the attempts by various countries to genocide their members. In groups, they compare and contrast the responses by the other countries of the world to stop the genocide. They also identify cases in which the...

Learners discuss the importance of guardian figures in Japanese Buddhist practices using prior knowledge and visual cues gathered from examples of Japanese art. This lesson can be extended to include a creative project.

Pupils learn what it is like to be a child solider.

Students examine the obstacles in education faced by young girls in developing countries. Through discussion, they explore what international documents protect this basic human right.

Students explore indigenous, traditional and tribal cultures--their rights, protections by law, and obstacles as a people. In groups, they form their own activist groups to contribute to the global effort to preserve indigenous cultures.

Kids love songs! Listen to "La tortuga taruga" to interest the class. Then, read about animals. Finally, play a fun game! All learners gather in a circle, and music plays while pictures are passed around. When the music stops, each...

Students investigate the poverty found in Haiti. In this current events lesson, students research the noted Web sites to study Haiti's geography, history, and civil war. 

Young scholars explore how Iran's uranium enrichment-related activities has caused a rift between Russia, the United States, and Europe. They stage a mock summitt to discuss Iran's nuclear program.

In this snack foods worksheet, students complete an English or Spanish snack food worksheet. Students complete a matching and coloring activity.

In this Cold War study guide worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions. The questions correlate to assigned readings in a textbook.

In this European Union worksheet, learners respond to 12 short answer questions about immigration and asylum issues in the European Union.

In these healthy eating worksheets, young scholars focus on healthy foods and exercise. Students complete 2 word searches locating 14 words in each with one word search in Spanish and the other in English.

In this English worksheet, students read "Iran Resumes Nuclear Work," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this English activity, students read "Prepare for War with Iran, Says France," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Twelfth graders discuss discrimination on a global scale. They rank the problems they see as most pressing. In groups, they create a PowerPoint presentation showing Bangladesh's progress in dealing with discrimination.

This site is the focus of the work done by the United Nations to support and promote the advancement of women in their efforts to achieve gender equality around the world.

North Korea is preparing for a major change in leadership. Kim Jong-Il has prepared his son, Kim Jong-Un, the youngest of his three sons. Article describes the problems in North Korea at this time and the difficulty of leadership change...

Discusses the formation of the United Nations after World War II as a way to provide a venue for resolving differences between countries and as an international peacekeeping organization.

Read about the dangers of paranoia when exercised by people of power. The witch-hunting of the McCarthy era made rash and false accusations against supposed Communist sympathizers that affected many lives.