Worksheet
Curated OER

We Love Words

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine the 6 words that are missing letters, read the definition clues, and fill in the blanks to complete 6 words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

States and Territories

For Students 5th
In this United states worksheet, 5th graders read a short script pertaining to the states and territories.  Students complete 10 fill in the blank questions and self check this online interactive worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Changing Voices

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine their role in society. They search primary documents and assemble a family album.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Truth or Hogwash

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Explore the history of domesticated pigs and their important byproducts. After discussing the use of pigs, class members create game boards describing the animals. While playing the game, they determine if the answers are true or...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bald Eagle Basic Skills Math Practice

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils solve basic skills math problems involving eagles. They read and discuss facts about eagles and view a video. They complete the Eagle Math worksheet and check their answers. They create additional problems and solve them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Min-Max temperatures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate data of minimum and maximum weather temperatures over the period of one week. They answer guided questions in order to establish comprehension of interpreting the data.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Real People, Real Farms - Case Studies

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners study examples of sustainable farms.  In this case study lesson students study real cases of farms to gain information. 
Lesson Plan
Cengage Learning

Investigating Social Change: Midwest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evolution of the Midwest region of the United States. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective about the Midwest when they check out this site.
Website
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Mapping Chicago and the Midwest, 1688 to 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning resource uses maps to tell the early history of Chicago and the Midwest and explores how nations use maps to secure control of a region.
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: German Immigrants: Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Why did Germans immigrate to the Upper Midwest in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century? What contributions did they make to the region's cultural heritage? Students use American Memory photographs and documents to answer these...
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Regions of the United States

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students manipulate states to form regions of the US: Southwest, West, Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast. Then explore major resources for each region.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: United States Geography: Regions

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the geographical regions of the United States including the northeast, southeast, Midwest, southwest, and west.
Activity
Other

The Vol Web Project: Middle Western States

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from The VolWeb Project is a lesson plan that teaches students about various aspects of the Midwestern states (e.g. industries, crops, and natural resources). Students participate in research to locate specific information...
Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Midwest States

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Midwest States."
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Spiro Theodore Agnew: "Television News Coverage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Spiro Agnew's speech "Television News Coverage" expressing his disappointment in the news media's behavior after a Presidental speech on Vietnam; it was delivered at a Republican Midwest regional meeting on...
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: 50 States

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the regions of the United States, find the states in those regions on maps, and play a game to locate the states. A great interactive review.
Website
Other

Great Lakes Information Network: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site consists of economic information about various midwestern states and industries. Site can be used for students to conduct research. Various aspects about the midwestern economy are included.
Handout
Other

The Great Plains in Midwestern Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the people on the Great Plains, both the Native Americans and early settlers.
Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Grant Wood, an American painter, and leader in the art movement known as Regionalism.
Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Thomas Hart Benton

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Thomas Hart Benton, an American painter, and muralist who was involved in the art movement known as Regionalism.
Lesson Plan
University of California

The History Project: New Harmony an Experimental, Cooperative Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The 1820s were a crucial period in our history. Much of the foundation of our modern industrial society was laid during this time. It was an era of optimism and prosperity, but also of social tensions and anxieties. The economy expanded...
Graphic
Other

Nbmaa/ Grant Wood/ Sentimental Ballad

For Students 9th - 10th
Grant Wood's artwork "Sentimental Ballad" is shown and a brief overview of highlights of the artist's work with the film industry.