Battling Memories

Seventh graders explore the impact of Price's Raid and the Battle of Mine Creek. In this American Civil War lesson, 7th graders examine a list of events based on the war in Kansas and then put them in chronological order. Students also...

Young scholars use scientific observation and inference to examine the Hazen Brigade Monument. In this observation lesson, students review the reasons for building monuments in society. Young scholars then recall monuments they have seen...

Does consumer spending really grow the economy? Check out this well-produced, comical and memorable video to consider this question with your young economists. 

Learners identify the qualities of an effective military leader. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students view several Internet resources about George Washington's life. Student groups research one of four battles, and document their...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this research skills lesson, students research the job of reporting for new agencies during the American Civil War as they complete the provided...

Students participate in a simulation as a Congress member to decide which policies to support in Reconstruction. In this Reconstruction era lesson, students read primary source documents to use as the basis for a mock debate. Students...

Students examine the Reconstruction Era. In this American history lesson plan, students explore the condition of the United States following the Civil War as they read statistical data. Students analyze the Reconstruction policies to...

Students explore the similarities and differences between two first-hand accounts of two Pacific battles. They analyze two types of historical sources - memoirs written after the fact, and journals/diaries written in the midst of...

Students examine different battles of the Civil War. They discuss the proposal to put in slot machines for revenue at the battleground. They examine many key turning points of the war through an interactive program.

Understand the violence of the Civil War through the eyes of young women whose homes were in the midst of an important battle and continuing conflict.