Students examine the land use values of a variety of people in Kenya. They determine how these differences can cause conflict among those who use the same land area. They look at the conflict from different points of view and they...

Seventh graders role play the role of a curator of a local museum. In groups, they develop a new exhibit on Asia. They research specific countries in Southeast Asia and present their exhibit to the class. Art must also be included in...

Young scholars research the use of students for labor around the globe. Using magazine pictures, they create a poster showing the various conditions they are subject to. They compare and contrast the differences in regions and...

Students continue their discussion of if coming to America was the best thing for a group of immigrants. As a class, they complete the citizenship test offered by the INS. They research the benefits and responsibilities of being a...

Students discuss the appropriateness of using a specific tool to measure and define an object. After measuring the area of their classroom and the objects in it with the appropriate tools, they create a floor plan that makes the most...

Students develop hypothesis about what might happen when salt water is frozen. In groups, they freeze ice samples with different salt concentrations. They use the internet to research the situation of the Jeannette to discover their...

Fourth graders investigate the concepts of looking at sets of data. The focus of the study is upon the local weather of Utah. They study the weather found in the city and in the country and make comparisons based upon geographical location.

High schoolers recognize which activities contribute to poor air quality and which contribute to good air quality. They discover how air quality is measured, and come up with ways that humans can have a positive affect on air quality.

In this quotation marks worksheet, students must edit sentences for quotation marks and underline words that should be italicized.

Whether democracy will ever take hold in Islamic nations continues to be a topic of great debate. Here, a series of questions, research, and discussion provide a foundation for class members to come to their own conclusion which they...

Learners obtain remote sensing data to compare and contrast global biomass data with global temperature data.

Middle schoolers explore Asia. In this geography skills instructional activity, students design travel brochures that market Asia by highlighting its location, population, capital, landforms, famous places, and food.

Students read and interpret graphs. In this population lesson, students explore population and population density as they read several data graphs and respond to questions.

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

Students critically analyze news coverage of Palestinian-Israeli violence by comparing information from a variety of news sources. They compose expository essays reflecting on how to obtain accurate, unbiased, and credible information.

Students create a poster showing how two different cultures strive for beauty.

Students explore Africa and create their own African drum, either a Conga drum or a Dumbek drum.

Students create story telling plates based on David Stabley's technique. They incorporate art history and aesthetics with hands on activity.

In this youth and old age dictation worksheet, learners take dictation on a passage containing various terms associated with youth and old age.

In this Islam worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding Muslim beliefs and respond to 50 short answer questions.

Tenth graders explore African belief systems. In this West African instructional activity, 10th graders research these belief systems. Students create a wooden figure that represents these beliefs.  

Pupils recognize that different groups of people have celebrations unique to them. They identify countries on a map where Islam is a dominant religion. They demonstrate their understanding of fasting and abstinence.

Take out a map, a paper, a ruler, and those coveted colored pencils for a lesson on Chinese culture and geography. This is a multifaceted approach to basic geography skills that incorporate story telling, class discussion, primary source...