Where Am I?

Judge Learned Hand's "Spirit of Liberty" speech delivered during the July, 1944 "I Am an American Day" celebration is the subject of a close reading activity that models for learners how to approach a dense, difficult text.

Did you ever wonder how early sailors were able to navigate their way across the seas? Groups access an article about mapmaking and the New World that details the methods and technologies early explorers used to guide them on their...

For this colonial American worksheet, learners identify 13 colonies based on the provided descriptions. Students then complete a writing prompt that requires them to create colonial brochures.

Ninth graders examine the main events of World War I and identify the major points of the Treaty of Versailles. They read and discuss a scenario about boys fighting at school and create a treaty, read the poem "The Sentry" by Wilfred...

Who Am I? Scholars go online to gather clues and evidence to uncover just who was involved in the American Civil War. They use hands-on Internet activities to come to an understanding of the roles soldiers and civilians played in the...

The narrator of this short, animated video uses Plutarch's "Ship of Theseus" to launch an exploration of the philosophical question, "Who Am I?"

Students identify volcano locations by latitude and longitude. They analyze a world map, and complete a "Volcano Event Locations Chart."

Tenth graders consider what made colonists Patriots or Loyalists. In this colonial America instructional activity, 10th graders research primary and secondary sources to prepare for a historical role play activity that requires them to...

Tenth graders consider what made colonists Patriots or Loyalists. In this colonial America lesson, 10th graders research primary and secondary sources to prepare for a historical role play activity that requires them act as Patriots or...

Tenth graders investigate the difference between Patriots and Loyalists. For this American Revolution lesson, 10th graders research the visions of Patriots and Loyalists and then write letters from the perspective of each. Students also...