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Native Americans - Searching for Knowledge and Understanding

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine lives of Native Americans in order to become familiar with contributions to and influences on American society particularly, but not exclusively, in the Western region of the United States. Students focus on cultural...
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Conducting Research

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write informational research reports. They are given a worksheet on conducting research. Students are told that they are going to write a research report about trains. They review the list of trains and discuss how each...
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National Security

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the Rosenberg spy case during the Cold War. They research and report on a recent or current investigation into espionage by people working for the U.S. government. Students find out what they can from newspapers,...
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Famous Women in the Military

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify and research various women and their roles in military history. They describe how modern political positions are affected by differences in ideologies and viewpoints that have developed over time. Finally, students...
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Show Me the Money!!!

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. In this employment rate lesson, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest unemployment rates,...
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Investigate Non-native Neighborhood Invasion Species

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate non-native species that are invading local or state environments. They choose one species to research and report on.
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A Sense of West Virginia

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students consider their perceptions of the world through their 5 senses while visiting the West Virginia State Museum. In this West Virginia history lesson, students discover how knowing about the past helps with their understanding of...
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Explorations of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the Louisiana Purchase. Groups of students are given the choice of topic for a creative project. Pretending to be Lewis and Clark, students write a report to President Jefferson describing their expedition. Other...
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Agriculture & Irrigation Research Projects

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Young scholars one of the following topics to research regarding Idaho's agriculture. They may write a report about cattle or sheep as to why people raise them and what they are used for. They may also research cowboy life or cattle brands.
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An Act of Courage, The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research accounts on Rosa Parks and look for differences between the modern form and an older report on Parks. They discuss why information about race and nationality are collected on these and other forms.
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Finding the Flu

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work to determine when the flu is most prevalent in the United States. They gather data on their own, create calendar, charts, and graphs, analyze their findings and present them. This is a very appropriate winter lesson!
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Community Improvement

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine a local body of water to determinet the health of its ecosystem and monitor it during the year. If needed they write a report on any conditions that need improvement including photographs and relevant data.
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Presentations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students present their groups reports and use a visual to help with this.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine conditions at state mental hospitals after World War II. They examine the treatment of patients and how to evaluate the credibility of sources. They write a short essay to complete the lesson.
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PowerPoint Postcards

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the internet to research three facts about a country, state or habitat of their choice. Using this information, they create slides in PowerPoint to connect the information. They share their slides with the class and...
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Our National Parks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students create a report about State or National Parks. The research is done on the Internet in order to integrate technology into the curriculum. Students also produce a newsletter about their findings.
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Dream Vacation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research cities, states, or countries using the internet and other resources to learn about a vacation spot. They make a final presentation of their findings in forms other than a written report.
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Holocaust Activities: In the Original Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read, translate, and discuss documents and reports of the Holocaust in the original language.
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Compare & Locate via the Internet

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare the location of their home city/town with a town in another country (non U.S.) that they have selected and researched utilizing the Internet. They create a binder of their reports for future research.
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Behold the Wonder of Creation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore and become familiar with U.S. National Parks. They research several parks and compile the information they find into a spreadsheet. They plan and write a report/booklet about one of the U.S. National parks.
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Tallahassee Project

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders gather information from technological sources such as TV, radio, and Internet as well as from newspapers and maps and produce a final printed report. They use the data to create a spreadsheet and read a Florida state...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 37: Summarizing for the Summative

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen for specific information during summary presentations. They practice giving feedback on given topic according to a set of standards. The speaker reports to the rest of class from a report and listeners determine if...
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Achievers Club

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research a person, present or past, who has accomplished great goals. They report on their person to the class.
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Social Studies: When in Rome...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on selected countries. They simulate a business trip requiring airplane flights, car rentals, and hotel reservations. They present their virtual trips in written reports after sharing their findings...

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