Learners examine legislation on immigration policies. They discuss current immigration laws, read a handout, complete a chart, and answer discussion questions.

Learners review and discuss a given set of questions regarding ecosystems. They analyze essays, maps and historical documents on timber harvesting and regeneration and then complete worksheets.

In this British history study guide worksheet, students investigate the Stuart monarchy. Students read 13 sections of information and examine photographs.

Japan's Taisho Period was a time when authors like Akutagawa and other Japanese modernists began to experiment with point of view and literary form, making the literature produced during this time period a natural choice for teaching...

What is liberty rhetoric? Examine how people have used it in four different time periods and situations. High schoolers investigate original source documents and compare them with the Declaration of Independence to decide how liberty...

It's a jungle out there! Teachers gain information to guide learners through reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Instructors give an overview of the characters in the story and a summary of each chapter. The resource includes questions...

Learners take effective notes from a video documentary, create an oral report about an assigned aspect of the video, and express an understanding of the King's six wives' lives.

Eighth graders explore what life was like for Fort Wayne's "industrial girls." In this industrialization lesson, 8th graders discuss the conditions that the Indiana factory girls worked in as well as their backgrounds. Students also...

Learners view a film about environmental issues. They discover how environmental degradation can lead to disease. They identify the relationship between population growth and the environment.

Fifth graders explore the many decisions that early colonist had to make when coming to North America. In this royal charter lesson plan, 5th graders work in teams to create a proposal for the King of England to establish a new colony in...

Students investigate the contributions of women who influenced human rights in US history. They examine the influence Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton by participating in a jigsaw activity....

High schoolers discover that Dorothea Dix was the first to make the pubic aware of the terrible living conditions of people with mental illness in the 1800's. They evaluate the influence of citizen action on public policy.

In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Che Guevara and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...

Learners analyze the symbolism in the portrait The Artist in His Museum. In this symbolism lesson plan, students analyze the portrait and then create their own portrait containing symbolism.

In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Hugo Chavez and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Students examine a video in which people want to change the city of Oakland, California. They decide on the best course of action.

Students are introduced to the various museum functions. In groups, they create a traveling exhibition based on Gutenberg's invention and the first printed book. They share their exhibition with the class and answer any questions presented.

Students discover the underlying scientific principles in common, daily events.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A great look at the Progressive Era, the issues dealt with at that time, and the legistlation passed to help alleviate social ills. Read about the great range of personalities and viewpoints that drove...

Revolutions calling for political reform spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. Here is a report on early protests in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Many protests turned violent in the wake of suppression. (March 2011)

Read about the variations between socialist, social democratic and labor parties across 18 countries in the early twentieth century. Taking an inside look at case studies, there was a political emergence of the bourgeoisie and an...

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,...

Essay offering an explanation of "scientific charity" by tracing its roots back to the 1870's. Excellent information about social reform and charities.

Although published in reference to the Stephen Harper era of Canadian Politics, this essay looks at right-wing social policy that was fundamentally rooted in Reform Policy politics of the 1990s. Porter's essay can give students a better...