Students examine the global impact of the Egyptian uprisings. In this current events lesson, students watch video clips and read articles about the role of social and traditional media in the uprising. Students also discuss the role of...

High schoolers examine the nations, battlefields, troop movement of the Germans through Belgium and the location of both fronts during World War I by creating a map. They visualize the strength of the Germans early in the war.

Students investigate the challenges of delivering vast amounts of servicemen mail during World War II. For this historical perspectives lesson, students determine how to solve the problem that the postal service faced during the war and...

Students consider the impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In this World War II lesson, students research print and electronic sources about the attack on Pearl Harbor and then write news article about the attack from an American or...

Students explore the possibilities for Africa at the G8 Summit. In this current events instructional activity, students discuss the purpose of the G8 Summit and research the provided web links to learn more about the summit.

Students look into the world-wide rise in allergy rates. In this personal health lesson, students research and discuss possible reasons for the spike in allergies. 

Third graders read the story Babushka's Doll and write a summary of the main events in the story. In this summaries lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss the country of Russia before they read.

Students consider the value of a photograph and the circumstances under which photographs are taken, research the importance of a particular photograph. They create original photographs that illustrate the emotions, events or ideas...

Learners explore the Iceland volcanic eruption that halted European transportation in 2010. In this transportation instructional activity, students read an article about the event and then discuss the impact of the event. Extension...

Students investigate current event issues in Zimbabwe. In this global issues lesson, students visit selected Web sites to determine why thousands of citizens were evacuated from their homes. Students examine the bureaucratic upheaval and...

Learners examine how provisions in the Treaty of Versailles contributed to events in WWII. They participate in a debate, researching their position, then presenting their national position orally to the class.

Students brainstorm what they know about Judaism, participate in question and answer session about Judaism and its relation to World War II with guest speaker of Jewish faith, and write journal responses about their feelings on...

Ninth graders investigate specific individuals involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom and working backward to stories from World War II.  In this US History lesson, 9th graders read documents that depict the conflicts faced by...

High schoolers explore the contributions of African Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican Americans in World War II. In this World War II lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the...

Sixth graders identify the causes of World War I. In this World War I history lesson, 6th graders view a Powerpoint to develop background knowledge about World War I. Students make a picture map of the events that led to war and...

Tenth graders examine the causes and course of World War I. They read and discuss a handout, simulate the formation of a country, design a flag, develop a national slogan, and present their country's information to the class.

Learners read various primary source documents on World War I. After reading each document, they answer discussion questions. Using the internet, they identify the causes of World War I as layed out by President Wilson and his reasons...

In this teaching American history worksheet, pupils examine a primary source document regarding post-World War II suburbanization. Students discuss their impressions of the document.

Students read and discuss various speeches by Woodrow Wilson, and write and present a brief radio address that will persuade the nation to return to world peace. Students analyze current events and discuss whether the world has upheld...

Sixth graders create a cloze activity based on an article of a current event. They switch worksheets and the next group chooses the words they feel are missing and justify their word choices.

Students investigate the years during World War II in which Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were held in internment camps.

Students research the Tuskegee Airmen and the Flygirls of World War II. They write an account of one of the flyers of what they think happened.

Students watch the film "The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color". Using the film, they work together to develop proper interview questions to use while talking to World War II veterns. After the interview, they research...

Students create podcasts. In this technology lesson, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.