Understanding the Depth and Breadth of "Multicultural"

Eighth graders develop an understanding of one of the causes of the Civil War. For this American History lesson, 8th graders work in cooperative groups to research the causes of the Civil War. They focus a question about slavery as one...

Students choose particular Antarctic topic that interests them, research information from at least five different Internet sites, and demonstrate their understanding of concept through creation of multimedia project of their own choosing.

Twelfth graders analyze marginal costs and marginal benefits. In this economics lesson, 12th graders determine and compare the marginal costs and marginal benefits as they research public policy issues and compose position papers. The...

Youngsters use their imaginations and the story of St. Patrick to design original artwork for the holiday, by portraying where they think St. Patrick would have visited in the United States or illustrating what St. Patrick's Day means to...

Eighth graders assess different ways that significant individuals and events influenced economic, social and political systems in the United States after 1880. They experience a Navajo code talker's dictionary to create and decode messages.

How has culture shaped you? Middle and high schoolers examine different aspects of one's culture, including religious beliefs, social customs, and family traditions, and discuss the ways that their personalities have been formed by these...

How do we come to view objects and artifacts as art? What terms and ideas do we associate with craft instead? The distinction between art and craft may be subtle, but has profound roots in art history and the development of western...

Students participate in learning about the Holocaust including the Japanese Internment Camps. They view the movie, "Schindler's List," in order to gain an even better understanding of the Holocaust. They develop a Power Point...

Research the Bill of Rights and the necessity for each of the protections that it provides. They choose one of the rights and, pretending to be a framer of the Constitution, give a speech as to why that should be included in the...

Students examine the suffrage struggle of African Americans. In this American history instructional activity, students research primary documents regarding the strategies used by African Americans to secure the right to vote during the...