Curated OER
Declaration of Power
Students examine the Korean nuclear escalation. In this current events lesson, students explore the nuclear arms race in Korea and the science that explains nuclear weapons.
Curated OER
A Different Kind of Rock Star: Part 2
Students examine our society's fascination with Mars. In this journalism lesson students read an article that outlines the various ways Mars has captured our imagination and are given topics for discussion and a chart to...
Curated OER
Post- Modernism
Students participate in a lesson that investigates post-modernism in American literature. They conduct the lesson with the help of reading "America" by Ginsberg to create context. Then students define the genre and the culture that has...
Curated OER
NASA Robots
Students discuss the needs for robots in space discovery, and take turns simulating a robot and controller to demonstrate the difficulties of programming a robot to successfully complete simple tasks.
Curated OER
NASA Robots
Students investigate how robots are used in space. In this space science lesson, students participate in an experiment using a blindfold and complete assigned tasks. The students demonstrate how robots are "thinking" machines.
Curated OER
Robots
Students play the parts of robots and their controllers. In this robot lesson plan, students learn about robots, and use verbal commands to simulate how a robot would command to it's controller.
Curated OER
HI-02-01 Somalia: A Failed Intervention?
High schoolers study ethics and the importance on humanitarian interventions. In this lecture lesson students read case studies and answer questions regarding the importance of government and humanitarian interventions then watch a...
Curated OER
US Government: Foreign Policy (Part 1)
Students explore foreign policy. In this foreign policy instructional activity, students define terms regarding foreign policy. Students respond to questions regarding textbook readings and a lecture regarding U.S. foreign policy.
Curated OER
Quaking
Students read the story Quaking by Kathryn Erskine about a girl who moves in with people who clash with her style. In this holocaust lesson plan, students also answer discussion questions.
Curated OER
Math: Christmas Count Down
Students use various tools to calculate the number of days before Christmas. Among the tools are number lines, calendars, and the Internet. Each day, a student visits a Christmas Countdown Website to report the days left. At the end of...
Curated OER
History, Literature, Art: Connections
Eleventh graders read either The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, The Crucible, or Hiroshima, and examine connection between art and literature by relating particular works of art to their readings, relying on both visual and written...
Curated OER
Briefing Book
Learners prepare a briefing book highlighting important twentieth century events in Europe. The book lists and explains the major events of the twentieth century that caused separation and unification in Europe.
Curated OER
Memorandum of a Conference with President Eisenhower after Sputnik
Students document and list excerpts from a document that shows how calmly officials reacted to the launching of Sputnik. They research contemporary magazines and newspaper articles of the day as well.
Curated OER
Contemporary Immigration Lesson Plan
Students research contemporary immigrations of Africans to the United States. They investigate the laws and regulations of immigration and the impact of immigration on the nation.
Curated OER
Jazz in America
Students explore Bebop in America by listening to music and answering questions.
Curated OER
Louis Armstrong
In this reading comprehension worksheet students read a biography of jazz musician Louis Armstrong. Students answer 6 questions.
Curated OER
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Young scholars study Eleanor Roosevelt's spirit, personal style, and humanitarian efforts. They investigate their own community for volunteer organizations dedicated to helping others.
Curated OER
Stress Management
Stressed? Stressed high schoolers? Check out a lesson that includes a checklist of causes of stress, suggestions for ways to deal with stress, and a role-play activity. Definitely worth a look.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive social studies unit honing in on the Cold War. Students will rely on various resources covering topics like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Truman and MacArthur, and the Korean War, to analyze...
US National Archives
Docs Teach: President Reagan and the Cold War: Vision and Diplomacy
See how Ronald Reagan's rhetoric evolved from his speech calling the Soviet Union an "evil empire" to his signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by examining photographs and documents.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 35: The Melting of the Cold War
As the Cold War evolved over four decades, the end of the world seemed imminent as the nuclear arms race continued to escalate. Popular music, especially in the 1980s, reflected this growing pessimism. By 1989 and 1990, as the Berlin...
Stanford University
Stanford History Educaiton Group: Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students use primary source material to evaluate issues and perspectives surrounding the Cold War. Lesson plan, PowerPoint and original documents.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Origins of the Cold War, 1945 1949
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "The Origins of the Cold War, 1945-1949" in 3 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: News Flash: The End of the Cold War
This lesson is an inquiry into events that occurred during the Cold War era. It is a technology-based project on one event that occurred during the Cold War(1945-1991). The Cold War describes the tense and hostile relationship between...
Other popular searches
- Events of the Cold War
- End of the Cold War
- Eisenhower and the Cold War
- Origins of the Cold War
- The Cold War 1945 1963
- The Cold War Era
- Causes of the Cold War
- Cold War in the u.s.
- Cold War in the Us
- China and the Cold War
- Cold War Around the World
- Roots of the Cold War