Curated OER
Database Detectives Hold an Election ~ Part 3
Young scholars use a database to conduct a schoolwide election. They discover the importance of voting and democracy. They incourage one another to vote.
Curated OER
Looking at the Civil War through the lens of local history." Teaching
Students research life in Plymouth during the Civil War. Using the internet and other resources, students examine the historical effects of the Civil War. In groups, they publish a newspaper explaining the events of the day.
Curated OER
The Sound and Feel of the 1920s
Eleventh graders comprehend the 1920's. They analyze examples of art from 1920's to build an comprehension of the times. They are asked if art reflect or transcend the time in which it was created? Students discuss the common element...
Curated OER
The Egg and Symbolism with the Christian Easter
In this language arts and religion worksheet, students read an informative page about the symbolism of the egg in the Christian Easter. Students answer 6 questions. This page is from the UK.
Curated OER
Practice Test: Grammar
In this language arts worksheet, students find grammatical errors in 20 sentences. Students find the error and write each sentences correctly. No line is provided to write on.
Curated OER
John Wanamaker and his "New Kind of Store"
High schoolers study John Wanamaker's department store and its attractions to 19th century consumers. In this Civil War instructional activity learners compare the different styles of shopping pre department stores and evaluate images...
Curated OER
The Human Organism
Seventh graders examine the basic functions of the human body and see how changing demands affect our bodies. In this human organism lesson students participate in several activities that are about the human body and our digestion,...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Defying British Rule
In this lesson, students will recognize how women served an important role during the American Revolution.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Women P Ioneers in American Memory
This is an online resource from the Library of Congress discussing Women Pioneers. Includes some audio and internal links for more information.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Getting With the Program
American women's contributions to the invention and formation of computer programing.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Women's History Month
This site highlights historic properties listed in the National Register, National Register publications, and National Park units which commemorate the events and people, the designs and achievements that help illustrate the contribution...
Other
International Women's Day
Learn about International Women's Day, occurring annually on March 8. This day celebrates the contributions women make to the world. This resource includes news, upcoming events and reports on the lives of women from around the globe.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Seneca Falls and Suffrage
Using the Chester Comix panels, students will explore and discuss the Suffrage Movement, the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention and the contributions to equality made by four key figures: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Breaking Through Gender Roles
Students will explore the women of NASA and identify and analyze their key contributions to the field of aeronautics.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: You Decide: The Women's Movement? | a Biography of America
This interactive from A Biography of America, offer students the opportunity to join in a debate on whether the Women's Movement of the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the improvement of the lives of women in the United States. Students...
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Women in Aviation and Space History
Find information on the many women who became well known for their part in aviation history. Click on one of the drop down menus on the left to find a name, then click on the name to see a short description of the woman and her...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Achievements of Women Scientists in American History
A collection of profiles of American women who have made significant contributions to science.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Inventive Women Part 1
Students will learn about female inventors and their contributions to American technology.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
This exhibit spotlights the voice of African American Women leaders in the movement and highlights their significant roles and contributions.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Who Were the Foremothers of Women's Equality?
Which women made significant contributions to the early Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.? In this teaching unit, students will discover the women involved in the formative years of the struggle for women's rights and the history of...
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: The Women's Land Army and World War Ii Posters
In this lesson, students look at some ways that women contributed to the war effort during WWII.
Other
Women and the Holocaust: A Cyberspace of Their Own
A heart-touching site featuring poetry, special tributes, women of valor, fragments of memories, among other wonderful contributions from/about women in the Holocaust. Also includes related links.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Lesson Plan: Sacagawea
In this lesson, students will learn about Sacagawea and her contributions to the Corps of Discovery and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
A&E Television
History.com: 9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women
Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts. Female inventors have played a large role in U.S. history, but haven't always received credit for their work. Women --...