Second graders compare and contrast the different clothing worn by the Eastern Woodland Indian Tribe and the Plains Indian Tribe.

Students come up with a definition of mining together as a class. They take notes and explore how three mining towns in Nevada were begun.

Students analyze the verbal devices through which poems make meaning; to compare one's personal interpretation of a poem with the personal interpretations of others; to develop standards of literary judgment.

Eighth graders focus on the European perspective of exploration and findings along the North Carolina coast.

Students role-play the position of archaeologists to determine the different types of artifacts. They cut out a drawing of their object and connect them with their classmates objects. They write an essay about their object and where it...

Students create a digital self-portrait using the current technology in the schools. They discuss how the portrait is rendered, how the portrait allows us to see into a time period that we are not a part of, and how what she is wearing...

Students describe this work of art as reflecting the beliefs of Mexicans in the viceregal period. They create their own sculptures in a lightweight material that shows themselves in an active pose.

Pupils explore these web pages to explore how to write good advertisements.

Fourth graders become familiar with the early explorers of our state. In addition, they conceptualize life during the 1800's in relation to their own personal histories and knowledge of 19th century events.

Learners move from fact finding to interpretation as they examine paper money from the time of the American Revolution. In the final exercise, they use the issue dates of the bills to construct a chronology of political changes during...

Students see the importance of primary sources in the study of history, but also the limitations of relying only on primary sources of taking the money, as it were, at face value.

Students interview their peers and teachers, in Spanish, about environmental issues. They write a response to their interviews and create a Venn diagram to identify similarities and differences between two cultural responses.

Students use the photos of Lewis Hine to explore issues of Child Labor. They write their own pieces to describe the historical significance of Child Labor, and show the implications of Child Labor today.

Students explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.

Students study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.

Third graders measure the heat created at each center.

Students investigate the history of Mobile, Alabama and then create recipes from the area, including Southern Pecan Pie and Mr. Carver's Peanut Brittle.

Fourth graders research the possible sources for the origin of the name 'Utah'. They discover that printed information can still be disputed and use multiple sources as they list various possibilities for the name origin.

Students discuss turtles. They read books about turtles, make turtle puppets, research turtles on the Internet and then create a turtle fact booklet.

Fifth graders read and analyze the novel, 'Dancing Feathers.' They identify the main story elements, develop personal and fictional narratives, retell the story from a different point of view, create a mask, and design a postcard.

Students examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.

Learners build a soil erosion model to study the importance of soil conservation. They investigate how land forms from both constructive and destructive forces.

Students investigate the traits that make them individuals. They study that natural items have traits that make them unique by looking at pecans. They make fingerprint animals which they use to design fingerprint cards.

Students watch a video about the life of Latin singer/pop star, Shakira. They research various foreign music styles and discuss how they influence American pop music today.