Students will virtually travel the world and complete a passport. Activities include researching flags of countries, stamps, coloring, and completing a puzzle. At the end of the lesson, students will have their very own simulated passport!

An organization for diverse young people to come together for community activism. Go on a learning journey with this organization to see how people around the world are working for peace and global awareness.

At this site, families can work together to create a unique family tree. Its special design allows you not only to record names of your family members but also to describe their likes and dislikes, how they used their leisure time, where...

In this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore activism - taking action to bring about change - including some causes that activists espouse and the tactics that they use to end harmful practices or reshape policies. The lesson...

A lesson that helps students explore the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective. Students will consider how Vietnam's government teaches today's youth about the war and what Vietnamese students know about the conflict. Students can...

Here is a simple guideline for a two-period lesson through which students "Compose a collage of alcohol ads," and participate in activities that will help hone their critical thinking skills and their views about alcohol and alcohol...

This learning module looks at how population changes. Covers population pyramids, the demographic transition model, the problem of a youthful population, how China tries to control the size of its population, and how HIV and AIDS have...

A basic right in a democracy. We know we should vote, but does our vote mean anything? Good answers to some good questions. This site provides many classroom resources.

Hip-hop's master impresario brought marginalized voices to a mass audience -- and cross-marketed a youth cultural movement in music, comedy, fashion, poetry, and social action.

Students play a game to practice and explore positive credit and debit card behaviors.

Learners play a game to help them learn the difference between earned and unearned income.

Students learn how calculating capital gains and capital losses can help them evaluate stock investments.

Students review a pay stub from a sample paycheck to understand the real-world effect of taxes and deductions on the amount of money they take home.

Students explore the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investor.gov website to learn about some common types of financial investment products.

Students calculate the rate of return to measure an investment's performance and answer questions about investing.

Learners explore the differences between saving and investing and answer questions about which one they'd use to reach different financial goals.

Using a case study about an urban family, students calculate monthly net income and explore how irregular income may make it challenging to manage monthly expenses.

Learners use an online calculator and answer questions to learn about the value of investing early.

Students work in groups to explore real-world scenarios that can affect stock investments.

Middle schoolers learn about careers that are available in their community by interviewing family members, friends, or other trusted adults to learn about the work they do. Includes teaching guide and student worksheets.

Students match tax types to definitions and then apply their knowledge to tax scenarios. Includes teaching guide and student handouts.