Students discuss and complete activities associated with Independence Day. In this Independence Day lesson, students brainstorm about holidays and their symbols. Students complete organization charts and work in pairs to develop their...

Students write a research action plan on how to buy products that are environmentally friendly even in tough world conditions. In this ethical business lesson plan, students learn that the economy, food prices, natural disasters, and...

Students learn the significance of the song Taps and why it is played at a soldier's funeral. For this Taps lesson plan, students hear the song, discuss its importance, and try and play the tune using other instruments.

Pupils practice recycling. In this character counts instructional activity, students discuss why pupils should be responsible about recycling. They cut out pictures from a magazine showing items that can be recycled. 

Students analyze the decision-making skills. In this character education lesson, students read a comic book and identify the superhero. Students then analyze the types of decisions the character makes throughout the story and if the...

Students experience world adventures through the internet. In this technology instructional activity, students use a suggested internet site and explore each expedition. Students can virtually travel such lands as China.

Students write story starters to begin the writing process. In this creative writing lesson, students examine story starters and review the structure of paragraphs. Students create their own story starters that engage readers by...

Young scholars explore the meaning of the word hero. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine what the word hero means as they discover Jackie Robinson and hits contributions to society.

Sixth graders review what they know about Rome. In this World history lesson, 6th graders pretend they are Romans and try to correct some of Rome's major problems.

In this American government worksheet, learners respond to 12 true/false, 11 alphabetical order, 15 fill in the appropriate articles, 15 matching, and 1 cryptogram about the structure of the American government.

Students discover racism and slavery by completing a role playing activity. In this U.S. history lesson, students analyze documents from the Civil War era and describe the Fugitive Slave Law. Students view a video on YouTube about the...

Students explore the events of the Civil Rights Movement. In this research skills instructional activity, students research the important figures, events, and ideas of the American Civil Rights Movement as they visit suggested...

Students research the history of immigration, particularly from the perspective of Mexicans and Mexican Americans. In this Mexican American labor lesson, students research questions from the perspective of an assigned group. Students...

Students investigate events surrounding the integration of Little Rock (Arkansas) Central High School and explore racial harmony in their own school. Included: A survey to determine whether racism is dead at your school.

Eighth graders identify and describe career opportunities in a changing society

Students identify what motive people. They will learn about both positive, and negative incentives. They will use this knowledge to make predictions about how people will behave. They will apply this knowledge to economics.

Students describe the period of Reconstruction. Then students describe the concept of sharecropping. They complete a vocabulary prediction confirmation activity for the vocabulary words from the passage.

Students study all about George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, and First President of the United States of America on the internet.

Students calculate United States GDP and GDP per capita, use a choropleth map to acquire information, and create choropleth maps of GDP per capita in South America. They identify regions with high and low GDP per capita

Twelfth graders identify the six economic functions of government and the classify examples of government actions and policies within various economic functions. They identify and evaluate two different positions on the role of...

Students use multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction to solve problems; Estudiantes utiliza la multiplicaci??n, la divisi??n, la suma, y la resta para hacer los siguientes

Students consider the dangers of living around active volcanoes. They develop media campaigns to encourage different groups of residents around Mount Vesuvius to consider moving.

This lesson could be used in U.S. history, social studies, and geography courses in units on urban expansion in the late 19th century or city planning.

Students work in cooperative pairs to research information and give oral presentations about African American men and women who have made significant contributions to U.S. history.