A Nation Divided

Students examine the clash between the North and the South. In this Civil War lesson, students watch segments of the Discovery video "The Civil War: A Nation Divided". Students conduct further research pertaining to the economies and...

Tenth graders examine the separation and unification of North and South Korea. For this Korean separation and unification lesson, 10th graders investigate the history behind the separation, the current De-Militarized Zone, and create...

The end of WWII brought big changes around the world, not the least of which occur in the increasingly decolonized continent of Africa. This slideshow details the developing countries of Ghana, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria, and South Africa, to...

Intended for use with atlases, this presentation details the causes and effects of the Civil War. It includes historical pictures of battles and discussion points about the technology which emerged during (and for) the war. The final...

Rich in text and images, a presentation about the American Civil War covers all the bases. It discusses all of the major battles, key people, policies, and even a section describing the role women and African-Americans played during the...

Discuss the differences between the North and the South and how those differences led to the Civil War. Middle schoolers examine and analyze a famous speech or writing by President Lincoln in order to better understand the speaker's...

Want to read about one of the most influential books ever published? Would you believe it is an economics book? For a self-check, comprehension quiz, readers examine a Wikipedia article about Adam Smith’s, The Wealth of Nations.  They...

For this small nations worksheet, students complete short answer questions where they identify small nations that are mostly islands. Students identify 10 small nations.

Students analyze the attitudes and hostility given to African-American women within the National Women's Party. They finish the instructional activity by examining another moment in the party's history and writing about it.