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New Market
Students use documents from American Memory, plus supplementary material, to investigate electrification as both a technological and a social process. They also identify various ways technology has influenced the course of history. ...
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The Inuit Style of Film-making
Seventh graders examine the style of Inuit. In this Film activity, 7th graders research the different ways to create a Hollywood film. Students read various articles on this style of art.
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Inventions 2: The Impact
Students see what inventors have to think about when making an invention, particularly the kinds of effects they can have on people.
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Sayings and Phrases
Fourth graders examine two sayings, Haste makes waste and Live and let live, and one phrase, Make ends meet. They compare and contrast these sayings with others in these lessons..
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A River Mosaic#136
Students determine the meaning of culture as it applies to groups of people. They examine how immigration changes the cultural attribute of a geographic location. They design a Big Book that describes cultural mosaics.
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Changing Roles of Children
High schoolers examine how the lives of children have changed over time. Using the internet, they examine photographs to compare and contrast the roles of children in the past and present. They write a paper showing the similarities...
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Anne Frank: Critical Thinking
Students examine the experience of Anne Frank during the Holocaust. Using the text, they discover how propaganda was used to impact the lives of young people in Germany. They answer discussion questions as a class and relate her...
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How Michigan Law Affects You
Students examine how the laws in Michigan affect their lives. They use primary source documents to analyze the state's history. They discuss laws pertaining to women as well.
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Tikkun Olam: Charting Your Course
Students explore the concept of Tikkun Olam in relation to Hurricane Katrina and efforts to help others. They read documents related to the Jewish response to Hurricane Katrina and discuss ways they can help rebuild. Working in small...
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Junior Engineering Surface Water
Students experience the effects of pollution and erosion on a model of a watershed and explore ways to change the outcome.
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Rethinking Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers: The Case of Max Schmeling
Students examine the life and actions of Max Schmeling during World War II. They read and analyze an article, compare/contrast Schmeling's choices with other people during this time period, and write a journal response.
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Breadline
Learners examine the breadlines during the Great Depression. They view a short video about different country's responses to mass unemployment. They interview family members if possible who lived during the Depression.
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When I'm 75
Students pretend they are a senior adult, around 75 years old. After observing pictures of older people, students write sentence, using future perfect and future continuous to answer questions. In pairs, they complete a worksheet and...
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International Women's Day
Students complete activities to learn about International Women's Day. In this women's importance lesson, students discuss the roles women play in students' lives. Students create a collage of special women in their lives and give a...
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Connecticut Folklore: Fact or Fiction
Sixth graders read legends to learn the history of Connecticut in a fun informative way.
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Rosa Parks
Students complete a variety of written and discussion activities regarding Rosa Parks and the Alabama bus boycott and how they changed an accepted way of life in America.
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Oral History Memoirs of American Experiences in Japan
Students identify the process of producing an oral history/documentary. Students analyze and synthesize information and memoirs as a valuable tool for exploring the past using primary resources. Students differentiate facts of historical...
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Inside the Labryinth
High schoolers create a diagram of a labyrinth or a maze using information from their lives. As a class, students discuss the significant features and differences between a labryinth and a maze. They create the the twists and turns of...
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Water Has Many Uses
Students research the uses of water and complete related activities. In this water uses instructional activity, students investigate the ways their family uses water. Students complete a collage activity, an illustration activity, a...
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March Market
Students role play a living wetland food web. They trace the food web associated with the items in their lunch.
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Scientific Inquiry
Students make inferences about what activities occur at different places in school. They form a hypothesis as to how space is used. They simulate how archeaologists explore past people by designing and conducting a research project.
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Biotechnology -- An Introductory Lesson to the Study of the Structure and Manipulation of DNA
High schoolers examine the structure of DNA and how it works. They discover jobs in which use biotechnology and answer questions. They use the internet to discover other ways biotechnology can be applied.
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Creating Clinflict Through Gibberish
Young scholars explore ways to communicate and solve conflict. At the beginning of class, students must communicate emotions without using words. They brainstorm important relationships in their lives. Next, groups of young scholars...
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Sanitarium Times
Students learn about the Sanitarium Times as they look into how they lived, what they ate, how they were entertained, etc... In this Sanitarium Times lesson plan, the students do research and create papers as well as look for living...