Forensic Examination of Artifacts: The Mystery of Meriwether Lewis' Death

High schoolers interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this research skills lesson, students research the death of Meriwether Lewis using forensic evidence presented in primary...

Students explore how archaeologist examine mummies. In this research based lesson plan, students work in groups to research two mummies and report their findings to the class through role-playing and using a model of the mummy.

Who is Ladrone? Join Fiona and Charlie as they accompany their Uncle Alex to Guatemala to help Chief Mateo determine the identity of the elusive Ladrone and solve Mayan mysteries. Players of this interactive game learn much about Mayan...

Students examine the preparations made by Lewis and Clark before leaving on their expedition. They make predictions about what they believe the two explorers took and organize the list into a venn diagram. They compare their predictions...

Students examine African cultural ideas about death and the afterlife by reading and answering questions about passages from Beloved.

You cannot enter the afterlife without your name, or so says Egyptian theology. In �"Egypt Unwrapped: the Mystery of the Screaming Man,"� the National Geographic Channel follows researchers as they attempt to unwrap the mystery...

Today, Cuba and America sometimes struggle with diplomatic relations, but did you know that America went to war against Spain to free Cuba? Learners examine many interesting facts related to the Spanish American War using an informative...

Students identify the different parts and functions of the cardiovascular system. In this forensics lesson, students collect and analyze evidence on a fictional crime. They describe different causes of cardiac arrest.

Ninth graders examine Lewis and Clark. For this American explorers lesson, 9th graders use the Library of Congress Web-site to access and analyze primary sources that enable them to understand the process and concepts behind the...

Students examine and interpret Corps of Discovery journal entries as primary documents/sources providing insight into the Lewis and Clark expedition's journey. They present information they have documented on included activity sheet in...