Students are exposed to the obstacles in communication created by the presence of dialects, and made aware of the usefulness of a common writing system available to speakers of all dialect forms.

Students explain how international politics, religion, and cultural beliefs influenced the life of Mary Queen of Scots. They watch a film about Mary, Queen of Scots and participate in a discussion and variety of extension activities.

Fifth graders explain how Queen Victoria's reign defined an era and helped Britain reach the status of world power.

Eleventh graders recognize some of the causes and effects of the Great Depression, and thereby explain the motives behind Roosevelt's "New Deal" program for the United States.

Students view and discuss "The Transportation Revolution," a lecture by Peter A. Coclanis. They read and respond creatively to brief descriptions of railroad workers and their job responsibilities.

High schoolers research Janusz Korczak, students in the ghetto, and discuss why Janusz Korczak gave his life to march to his death with the High schoolers.

Students examine the many different programs Roosevelt created as a result of the Great Depression. They research the National Labor Relations Act and explore what working conditions were like during that time.

Students explore The Progressive Era, and discuss labor unions, coal mining, employee rights, and strikes. Unit of lessons all on one page.

Ninth graders investigate the recreation, music, clothing, and food of the Renaissance period. In small groups, they research a topic, and plan activities, music, food, and costumes to be used in a Renaissance Feast.

High schoolers explore historical political parties and their platforms. After studying the origins and functions of political parties, students create their own platform to address current issues. In groups, high schoolers design an...

Students engage in a study that explains how laws and government have policies that affect the economy to run more smoothly. The focus is upon the historical development of the free market and how the government was involved. Students...

In this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Hartford Convention and the Battle of New Orleans. A short answer question is included as well.

In this world history activity, students note the goals and results of 5 of Napoleon's actions and write a brief explanation of how he gained power in France.

In this absolute monarchs study guide worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions. The questions correlate to assigned readings in a textbook.

In this Tudor society study guide worksheet, students explore details about the Church, the rich, and the poor during this period of British history. Two graphic organizers display the information about these three different segments of...

Students examine contemporary America. In this contemporary American history lesson, students watch a DVD titled "Modern-Day America," discuss the events depicted in the video, and create memorials for those who perished in the 9/11...

Students investigate the Iranian presidential election of 2009. In this world affairs lesson, students explore the evidence of democratic values in Iran and consider how the public demonstrations following the elections were received by...

In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding the Progressive Movement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Ninth graders examine the origins and functions of political parties.  In this American Government lesson, 9th graders create a party platform to address political issues that are likely to arise during a national election. ...

Students determine if the Puritans were selfish or selfless.  In this American history lesson, students read two Puritans documents, answer guiding questions on a worksheet, and use evidence from the documents to write whether the...

Ninth graders examine the social and political movements of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. In this American history lesson plan, 9th graders work in groups to form their own society and laws. Students make a diagram of their town...

Students explore Renaissance architecture. In this Renaissance lesson, students view a slideshow featuring architecture of the era and then discuss the math skills used to the build the structures. Student build their own replicas of...

Students explore adaptation by completing worksheets. In this fish anatomy lesson, students identify the different survival strategies fish utilize to live in the ocean and the adaptation their bodies have gone through over millions of...

Eleventh graders investigate the practice of child labor as found in the history of the United States. The teacher reads the class a story from the year of 1914. This creates context for the lesson and then students answer teacher...