Students research the rights and responsibilities of citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S. They present a dialogue that showcases their research and take a quiz on the material.

Fourth graders study economic terms. They place types of goods and wages on a sketch of a playground seesaw.

Fourth graders stud Federalism and identify examples of abuse of power.

Fourth graders explore the origins of American government.

Fourth graders explore colonial life in America.

Fourth graders create Venn diagrams showing the differences and similarities between the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Fourth graders, after analyzing the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade, discuss its significance to the Crimean War. They explore how war is perceived from a non-military point of view.

Fourth graders compare and contrast Hitler and Mussolini--two of the 20th Century's most notorious dictators.

Students research and answer questions about the Nuremberg Trials.

Students research victims of the Holocaust, then create pieces of art to depict the suffering of the Holocaust victims.

Students review political cartoons and discuss what political impact they can have. They choose a current political cartoon and write an essay exploring its intent and impact.

Students design a mosaic depicting the city of Constantinople during determined periods of history. They include historical evidence that shows whether the city was under Muslim or Christian rule.

Students write a letter to King George III from the point of view of Thomas Jefferson. They defend constitutional democracy and explain the differences between limited and unlimited government.

Students, in groups, research several European cathedrals from the Middle Ages. They design stained glass windows and decorate a school window with their design using black construction paper and cellophane.

Students use the Internet to research Mayan culture, religion and economics. They develop a logbook to record their research.

Fourth graders make a time line from their notes and outlines of the causes of the Cold War.

Fourth graders study maps of Europe in 1914 and 1936 and explain the differences between the two.

Young scholars explore The Great War and create graphic organizers and a timeline illustrating their observations.

High schoolers explore American Civil War, hypothesize that the Union Army was defeated at Gettysburg by Lee's army, and write an essay describing how different North America would be today if the South had won the Civil War.

High schoolers process variety of information on how Italy became a nation, and answer series of short-answer questions on the topics discussed in class.

Students examine and process variety of information on the Crimean War.

Students examine Watergate and explore how this crisis affected American politics.

Students explore how and why Germany became a nation.

Students explore how Germany became a country.