Students examine how art can change the way they look at their lives. After being read a book, they discuss the importance of art in their world and what would happen if it were taken away. They create a watercolor painting and shares...

Students discuss in open forum their favorite author and give reasons to back up their decisions. Students choose from a variety of writing prompts. Students prepare a series of questions that they might ask their favorite authors if...

Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...

Student analyze campaign messages about tariffs in a nineteenth-century campaign song. They identify the intended audience of the message. They discuss strategies for courting the other political party's bloc.

Students evaluate each other's fossil imprints and they try to identify the original object. They comprehend the importance of accuracy in identifying a fossil imprint. Students create an answer sheet that has space for the names of the...

Students analyze photographs for information about life in Virginia City Nevada in the late 1800s. In this Nevada statehood lesson plan, students work in teams to analyze photographs from Virginia City. Students brainstorm adjectives to...

Students explain how biceps and triceps work. In this life science instructional activity, students conduct an experiment to test which muscle (biceps or triceps) is stronger. They calculate class average from the result.

In this English worksheet, students read "Roger Federer Becomes Greatest Ever," and then respond to 2 graphic organizers, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...

In this English learning exercise, students read "OPEC Urged to Increase Oil Production," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this activity, students will analyze a primary source document to find relevant historical data and measure the degree of agreement and disagreement during the Constitutional Convention.

Information for voters and others interested in the positions and affilliations of candidates for office in their states, including voting records, speeches, political experience, and endorsements. Answer questions about the issues that...

Check out this wonderful interactive site from the National Archives and Records Administration, to learn about the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era. See photos and primary documents related to the topic (click to...

National Archives and Records Administration home page on the U.S. Electoral College. Contains details on historic voting patterns as well as technical details on procedures.

This is an extensive collection of documents, images, digital collections, and teacher resources related to the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. Civil rights activists traveled throughout Mississippi registering rural Mississippians...

This National Records and Administration site provides a look at the original copy of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which awarded women the right to vote in the United States.

A great resource for making current information about our government available to everyday citizens. Discover the status of federal legislation, voting records of members of congress, recent congressional votes, and more. Keep up to date...

See Anthony's 1874 petition to Congress in complaint against her arrest and fine for having voted in an 1872 election. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Check out this National Archives and Records (NARA) site to see the original Tennessee document ratifying the 19th Amendment. Also includes a short explanation as to why Tennessee's vote was so crucial.

This retired site captures historical legislative activity that includes bill summary and status, bill text, public laws by law number, most recent issue, roll-call votes, committee reports, house committees, and senate committees.

An overview of Herb Block's Editorial Cartoons which were gifted to the Library of Congress. The archive includes records, clippings, photographs and various articles as well as 14,000 original drawings.

President Eisenhower tried to follow a middle road in proposing and supporting domestic affairs during his presidency. Read about the policies he put forward. Read also about his dealing with Senator Joseph McCarthy, and his spotty...

The National Archives and Records Administration provides a lesson, with corresponding information and documents, relating to the role of the Electoral College in the election of the president and vice-president as specified in the U.S....

Take a look at a 1917 anti-suffrage petition submitted to Congress by the Anti-Suffrage Party of New York that this site provides from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Read an excerpt from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise speech, in which he stresses accommodation rather than resistance as way to deal with racism. Includes a short audio clip - the only surviving recording of Washington's...