This tutorial is an exploration of primary and seconday succession.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of primary succession, secondary succession, and climax community.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Take a look at primary and secondary ecological succession and explore climax communities.

Given scenarios, illustrations, or descriptions, the student will identify the process of ecological succession and the impact that succession has on populations and species diversity.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Ecosystems are "dynamic." This means that ecosystems change over time. Both natural forces and human actions cause ecosystems to change. Learn more about succession...

An ecology simulation where each student plays a role of an organism in an forest ecosystem. Students earn and keep track of their own survival points to determine which type of organism is most successful at survival during different...

Lesson using primary source material on European attempts to establish colonies in the New World and why some were successful but most failed.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the history, successes, and failures of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.

Understand primary and secondary ecological succession, and their importance to ecosystems.

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag' by Country Joe McDonald has been played with great success in classrooms for over twenty years. While it conveys literary elements such as theme, point of view, and irony, it also functions as an...

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

Learners will analyze primary sources related to the New Deal. They will analyze specific documents to determine if overall the New Deal represents a revolution or a reform in our history.

Goal setting is a lesson that should be revisited and worked on throughout life. Having something to focus on and work towards helps us to be productive human beings. It is our responsibility to teach these skills to children. This blog...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A structured academic controversy opportunity to peruse and analyze documents to ignite a debate over the success or failure of the New Deal.

Learn about the remarkable life and career of Maggie L. Walker, an African American teacher and successful business woman. Also includes a gallery of personal photographs, an online tour Walker's home and information about her work as a...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In the Civil War and Reconstruction unit, students engage in contentious historiographic debates about the period: Was Lincoln a racist? Was Reconstruction a success or failure? Was John Brown a...

Students learn the primary responsibilities of the president and how those duties connect to the powers the Constitution grants to the Executive Branch.

Teach aliens about ecology as you play this game, and review your own understanding in the process. Topics covered include levels of organization, ecological relationships, nutrition and energy, cycles (water, carbon, and nitrogen), and...

A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.

Learn how plants disperse their seeds for successful reproduction.

How did mummification work? Brier and Wade attempt to use primary sources to replicate the mummification process on a human cadaver. Read about how they went about it and whether they were successful.

A "President's First 100 Days" has become a barometer by which to measure the success of the rest of his term. George Washington had the added weight of launching our new nation in his first 100 days. Use this interactive timeline to see...

Students will watch a short video and examine two primary sources in order to understand how Chavez was able to successfully organize a movement among some of America's poorest and most oppressed workers.