Students adopt a public official, research how they spend their time, and define the actual duties associated with the job. They sort perceptions about the job into myths and realities, and analyze political cartoons involving their...

Young scholars identify the names and positions held by local public officials. In pairs, students research the requirements and duties needed to hold office. A brief presentation of their research will include the names and positions...

Students determine the distances traveled by the members of the legislative branch of the US Government. In this travel distance lesson, students locate Washington, DC on a globe using the longitude and latitude of the city. They...

In this Congress worksheet, students read a passage about the U.S. Congress, then complete 4 multiple choice questions. An answer key is included.

Students research web sites to measure the level of influence campaign donations and Political Action Committees have on their representatives and senators. They discover opportunities for private citizens to lobby elected officials and...

Students participate in a guided reading of Chapter IX in Harriet Beecher Stow's, Uncle Tom's Cabin. They research the topic of gender and present it to the class.

In this United States history worksheet, learners utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the nation's early history. A short answer question is included as well.

Students study homelessness. For this homelessness lesson, students brainstorm ideas about the well-being of individuals. Students write a letter to parents and their community asking for donations for homeless care kits. Students also...

Students examine the issue of prescription drug prices in the United States. They research the issue and participate in a mock US Senate hearing on the subject.

Young scholars review the main points of the Versailles Treaty. In groups, they analyze a variety of political cartoons about Wilson and the treaty itself and share their findings with the class after completing a worksheet. To end the...

In this spelling practice worksheet, students choose the correct spelling from three words, with only one word spelled correctly. Students answer forty four multiple choice questions.

For this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are describing the civilization of Ancient Rome. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

For this abbreviations worksheet, students rewrite sentences using the correct abbreviation for the names of people. Students rewrite 8 sentences.

Students find out who their national, state, and local representatives are and write and mail a letter to one of them. The letter should be persuasive and should attempt to influence their representative's vote on a given issue.

Students explore Al Gore's choice of Senator Joseph Lieberman as his presidential running mate. They investigate other political figures who are in the religious, racial, ethnic and gender minority in the United States.

Eleventh graders explore and analyze the impact of the Cold War at home and how the fear of communism and nuclear war affected American life throughout the Cold War. They study what role Senator Joseph McCarthy played on American fears...

In this identifying genre and subgenre #2 worksheet, 9th graders read 17 short summaries, then select the genre and subgenre from the choices given and explain their choice in writing.

In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Gore Vidal, then complete a variety of comprehension activities including synonym matches, fill-in-the-blank sentence completions, unscrambling words and...

In this Hillary Clinton learning exercise, students read about the life of the politician, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.

Middle schoolers work in small groups to identify some of the major transportation centers, recommending two as possible sites for a national political convention, based on population density and the travel networks available in 1835.

Students examine images from newspapers, the photo cropping process, and create their own photos to tell a story. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze a photograph using the elements of art and analyze their own...

In this categorizing words instructional activity, students analyze the four words in a group in ten questions. Students check the one word that does not belong.

In this economics worksheet, students find the words that are associated with civics of government. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

In this Latin and Greek word parts worksheet, 8th graders complete a crossword puzzle as they solve the answers to fourteen clues connected to vocabulary words with Latin and Greek word parts.