Describing Places 202

How did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to the growing tensions that led to the Civil war? To better understand the events that led to the Civil War, young historians engage in a...

Students compare a photo of a child's room during the Holocaust to their room. In this WWII lesson, students read picture books and evaluate the roles of characters in the book. Students create either a poster about the roles, a movie...

Encourage advocacy and involvement in public policy. The instructional activity described here lays out a detailed plan for creating strong democratic citizens. Class members discuss the different types of citizens, complete two graphic...

In this Aborigines instructional activity, students complete 8 short answer questions including roles of men and women, laws of the past, economics, and more.