Students complete an activity that allows them to better understand that birds traits are closely related to what they eat, where they live, etc.  In this bird trait lesson students complete an activity, create a data board and...

In this dictation text worksheet, students listen to an article containing vocabulary pertaining to fashion.

Pupils research and write a paper on any agriscience related topic. In this series of agriscience lesson, students create a presentation to teach their peers about the animal industry. They explain the uses and importance of...

This set of lesson plans contains background information on the teacher and school featured in the one hour video Workshop 7: Controversial Public Policy Issues.

President Obama signed into law a historic health care bill; making the most dramatic changes to the American health care system in four decades. Follow the details of the bill, its history, and the controversy behind this historic bill,...

A collection of archival video clips highlighting the efforts of African Americans to fight racial segregation in education. Looks at the struggle of James H. Meredith to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962, and the resulting...

Human Rights Watch, with this accompanying web site , is one of the leading organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. International attention is focused where human rights are violated and oppressors are held...

This resource discusses four controversies that concerned the Victorians: evolution, industrialism, what the Victorians called "The Woman Question," and Great Britain's identity as an imperial power. Includes multiple-choice quiz and...

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.

Explains the origin and history of the Save the Children global relief organization, as well as its campaigns, structure and accountability, and controversies it has faced.

Research the science and controversy around stem cell research and evaluate, defend or attack President Bush's ruling on federal spending regarding this issue. Create brochures to display knowledge and point of view.

Luigi Galvani was a pioneer in the field of electrophysiology, the branch of science concerned with electrical phenomena in the body. His experiments with dissected frogs and electrical charges led him to suggest the existence of a...

Article which discusses the controversies of the establishment of the Presidential Succession Act of 1792. Contains links to related historical information.

Andrew Boxer traces the origins of a historical issue still as controversial and relevant today as in past centuries. At the start of the twentieth century there were approximately 250,000 Native Americans in the USA - just 0.3 per cent...

Read about the need for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution. Find out what each of the first ten amendments means.

This site from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a great deal of information in support of the theory that Edwared de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote the works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare.

What do you know about coyotes? Learn more about how adaptable this animal is to new surroundings when you check out this informative resource. Explore this website to find more facts and information ranging from what these animals eat...

This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Prudence Crandall, an American schoolteacher whose attempt to educate African American girls aroused controversy in the 1830s.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Spike Lee, an American filmmaker known for his uncompromising, provocative approach to the controversial subject matter.

This Greek Revival courthouse was built in 1827 and expanded over the 19th century. It was site of the controversial Sacco-Vanzetti trial in 1921, and has changed little since then.

Controversial and brave, Miriam Makeba is remembered here at the Library of Congress for her outspoken activism and cultural contributions.