This module is designed to help participants plan effective an appropriate professional development based on research, data, and best practices. This module will increase understanding of the necessary considerations for developing a...

Read the complete text of the Virginia Plan that proposed a strong central government consisting of three branches. You can also view images of the original drafts.

This detailed lesson plan will have the students researching why and how animals make changes to the Earth. Students will discover that animals make changes on Earth for various reasons such as shelter, protection from predators, and...

Lesson plan on Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in U.S. history.

"Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan" is a one page, nonfiction passage about Daniel Burnham, an architect and city planner for Chicago. He planned the layout of the city including Navy Pier, railroads, streets, and public buildings. It is...

With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...

This lesson plan looks at the current controversy of the FCC and making media outlets more accountable for what comes over their airways. In particular, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is discussed and looked at.

The Utah Education Network provides a variety of lesson plans specifically targeting the Utah educator. Content is organized by subject area and grade level.

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, was put in place during World War Two. Its goal was to train pilots from Britain, Australia and Canada for the Royal Air Force in Britain. Canada...

This site presents the budgeting process through a series of steps. This first page describes the first step, creating a spending plan of estimated expenses. This page also has a link to a downloadable spending plan that requires Acrobat...

Teach the basics of classical music to your students with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.

This lesson plan will help learners understand that the legislative process of enacting federal income tax laws involves formal procedures based on the Constitution and informal procedures that blend and balance various interests.

This lesson plan will help students understand that they have basic responsibilities as taxpayers.

This lesson plan will help students understand the rights of taxpayers and the procedures the IRS uses to process tax returns.

This lesson plan will give students an overview of the role and purpose of taxes in American history.

This lesson plan will help students understand how some historical events were inspired by tax issues and how tax issues shaped some of the government's actions and policies in the past.

This lesson plan will help learners understand how and why a federal income tax was implemented by Congress during the Civil War and in 1913.

This lesson plan will help students understand the history and purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).

This lesson plan will help students understand the role of taxes in the market economy.

This lesson plan will help students understand that taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand that proportional taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand that progressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help students understand that people have difficulty agreeing on a fair tax because of different values and priorities.