Students generate plans for a fictitious road trip.  In this time management lesson, students investigate the most effective way to travel the country arriving at specific cities.  Students create their plans based on time and...

Students research the use of the atomic bomb in WWII, analyze the human costs of dropping the bomb and identify the pros and cons. They develop a PowerPoint presentation on the effects of an atomic bomb dropped on their hometown.

Sixth graders read a story about intercontinental truck drivers and their journeys. In this transportation lesson, 6th graders read the novel Kamyonistan by Robert Hackford and discuss the travels of the truck driver through the Middle...

Eighth graders research the career of Arctic transportation. In this arctic transportation lesson, 8th graders read a book about Arctic truck travel and review the historical aspects of transporting goods in the Arctic. Students review...

Students use documents and other resources to evaluate the success or failure of the Reconstruction for giving rights to African Americans. The documents are primary resources with questions included for students to complete.

Students examine the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March. They view pictures reflecting their perceptions of their most important rights as citizens, write journal responses, create collages illustrating courage, and read...

Students investigate famous Americans. In this American history and research lesson, students choose a famous American to research, collect information from a variety of sources, and create a related PowerPoint presentation.

Students become familiar with the jobs of different types of trucks.  In this color of trucks instructional activity, students decorate trucks with decorations based on the job of the truck.  Students describe the trucks...

Sixth graders complete activities to learn about the trucking industry. In this truck driving lesson plan, 6th graders explore websites for positive trucker images and learn about their contributions to society. Students communicate with...

Eleventh graders explore the Civil Rights movement as a culmination of history and cultural perspectives developed from the Slave Trade and Reconstruction. They identify leading persons and organizations and their personal philosophy to...

Students research Manuelito's approximate birthplace, his clan lineage, his early upbringing and preparation for defense against enemies. They analyze the factors that brought people west and postulate their understanding of words and...

This site from the University of Massachusetts, Boston provides the text of Herbert Hoover's radio address to the US on October 18, 1931, regarding the unemployment situation.

A transcript of President Truman's speech delivered before a joint session of Congress outlining the need for financial assistance to Greece and Turkey for US influence in the region.

This project-based learning project extends classroom learning with a variety of multimedia tools to conduct an engaging election campaign for the Presidency. Students form political parties, write a platform, and conduct a campaign for...

Discusses the Manhattan Project of the United States which worked on developing nuclear weapons during World War II. It led to the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in August 1945, ending the war with Japan.

A school site that shows a collection of editorial cartoons from the 1930s responding to the First Hundred Days of Roosevelt's presidency. Great primary source material for viewpoints of the day.

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC stands as a tribute to the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. You can learn about this memorial structure through the exhibit and 3D explorer featured here.

The students will use prior knowledge of Presidents to complete this project. They will devise a platform based on past presidents' qualities and their impact on the nation to run against classmates in an election. Students will use this...

Warm Springs Historic District is home to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House, where he went annually to treat his polio with the therapeutic spring water. His experiences at the Little White House helped form some of...

The day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave the go-ahead to scientists to develop an atomic bomb. This site gives a good overview of the war in the Pacific against Japan, the increasing successes of the...

See how Theodore Roosevelt became a champion of conservation and protection of the American wilderness as president. In addition, take the short quiz about Roosevelt.

Examines the legislation enacted under Roosevelt's First New Deal; what was good, bad, and effective under this New Deal; and what the scope of Roosevelt's plan was for fixing the U.S. economy.

Read about the many programs that were part of Roosevelt's New Deal that targeted at getting the unemployed back to work.

No discussion about the Great Depression can be complete without a look at the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. Read about the changes and effects on the economy brought about by the programs, but see what...