Tenth graders study songs and music of the US Civil War period. They use technology to compose a song that highlights an event or concept from the war.

Students examine the role of Matthew Brady photographing the Civil War and compare it with the role of photographers embedded in the War in Iraq.

High schoolers explore and compare and contrast the migrations of African Americans in the United States in the decades before and after the Civil War.

Students read about the Northern Migration of African Americans in the 19th century, and create an eight panel cartoon depicting the means of communication between freed slaves in the North and those still enslaved in the South.

Students analyze the factors that led to migration in the 19th century including the forces that drew people to resettle as well as to return a place where they previously lived.

Students examine the African-American migrants entry into the political process. They summarize their findings in a short essay.

Middle schoolers examine the motivations that prompted people to move westward during the 19th century. They take on the role of an average citizen and weigh the costs and benefits of making such a move and decide if they would have...

Learners, in groups, research specific websites to find what roles women filled during the Civil War. They discuss the roles and create a multimedia presentation for a slide show.

Young scholars participate in a scavenger hunt dealing with the Civil War in Illinois.

Pupils research primary documents to identify when Confederate troops burned the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. They describe how the city was damaged and create a fictionalized newspaper account of the city's burning.

Pupils research a web site of primary documents to determine the level of support among whites in for the education of African Americans during Reconstruction.

Students examine the changes that took place in the lives of Americans as a result of the Civil War in this simulation lesson.

Eighth graders, after researching antebellum North Carolina and the role of North Carolina in the Civil War, write, edit, publish, and produce their own plays.

Pupils explore the role of the spiritual played during the period of slavery and the Civil War. They listen to and analyze various forms of spirituals They gain an awareness of how music reflects cultures and social issues.