Students conduct research online for information about Henry Ford and his assembly line, examine economic, technological, and social changes that resulted from Ford's innovation, and use notes and resources to write five paragraph essays...

Pupils find and analyze data found in the census. They compare the population from 1996 to 2001. They explore the type of data they can find in the Census of Population.

Learners analyze the drum patterns and changing styles of the music and dance for the Native American song and dance "Owl Dance." They listen to a recording of "Owl Dance," discuss the cultural context of the song, and perform the song.

Learners explore westward expansion in the United States as it relates to Native Americans and the novel Holes. Students read a passage from Holes and discuss how westward expansion affected the Native Americans. Learners compare and...

Students explore the layers of the Earth and the dynamic changes that they cause on Earth's surface. Volcanoes and earthquakes become the focus of the lesson as the Oregon State quarter and its Crater Lake images are linked to the topic.

In this multistep problem worksheet, students use the problem solving method of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them solve the two multistep problems.

Students interview local Native Americans to explore their history, culture, and contributions to the region. They contact a local Native American organization, conduct an interview with a volunteer and write thank-you notes.

Pupils examine a timeline on the internet showing the relationship between the American Government and the Nez Perce in the 19th Century. After looking at the timeline and included map, students answer questions.

In this subtraction worksheet, 4th graders complete subtraction word problems about money, measurement, and more. Students complete 15 word problems.

The resources here, including letters, photographs, posters, and maps, represent the Indian Reorganization Act. Includes teaching guide.

In this activity, students will analyze primary sources to determine the role and activities the federal government undertook in an attempt to 'Americanize' or assimilate Native Americans.

Read and view a copy of the complete text of the treaty of Fort Laramie which recognized the Black Hills as part of the Sioux Reservation. Accompanying documentary explains how the treaty was broken as a result of the discovery of gold...

Peruse this brief summary of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, home to Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indians.

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...

From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.

This mini-lesson plan examines the Supreme Court's ruling that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause did not apply to American Indians born on Native reservations. Students analyze a primary document and discover how the lack of...

Actual text of the treaty, which removes members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations to a reservation, gives additional land grants in reparation for the Sand Creek Massacre, and promises annual payments to tribal members.

Actual text of the Medicine Lodge Treaty, which establishes an Apache reservation, promises to establish reservation schools and increases annual payments of money and supplies.

A map from 1920 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, Indian reservations, military reservations, railroads, rivers, and mountains. The boundaries of Yellowstone National Park,...

A map from 1914 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, Indian reservations, military reservations, railroads, rivers, and mountains. An inset map details Yellowstone National Park,...

A map from 1920 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, counties and county seats, major cities and towns, Indian reservations, military reservations, railroads, rivers, and mountains. The boundaries of Yellowstone National Park,...

A map from 1902 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, major cities and towns, Indian reservation boundaries, railroads, rivers, and mountains.

A map from 1906 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, major cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, rivers, and mountains. The boundaries of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in Wyoming, are shown.