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...

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

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

Young scholars 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...

Young scholars 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.

Eleventh graders explore how one-third of Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill were African Americans Census data also reveal that there were slaves and free Blacks living in the Nort

Students discover how culture plays a part in society. In this culture lesson, students read about Anne Frank and the difficulties of WWII. Students discuss how life was for the Jewish people and create their own news article about the...

Students view a video about the Civil War and then describe famous battles from the perspective of either the Union or the Confederate side.