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Hit The Road Jack(or Jill)
Students find the approximate area of the court order on a current map of Delaware. They draw a layout of their school and decide where a new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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The Dory Story
Students research the basics of Parliament and the government by using an internet site which has Dory the fish meeting different people involved in the parliment.
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Don't Just Dream-Act
Students create campaign materials to encourage the passage of legislation supporting higher education for immigrant minors. They produce flyers, brochures, pins and a voter presentation for a school fair. To prepare the materials they...
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Lesson L - Hit The Road Jack (or Jill)
Students discuss forms of transportation in Delaware during 18th Century, find approximate area of court order on current map of state, draw layout of their school, and decide where new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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Passport to the Eastern Hemisphere
Seventh graders create a time line of significant dates in the history of their nation. This requires students to examine the entire history of a country and make informed judgments based on their historical knowledge.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson : Triumph and Tragedy
Students view a documentary on Lyndon Baines Johnson. His presidency was both a success and a failure. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then create a poster for LBJ's 1964 presidential campaign. They discuss Vietnam as well.
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Richard Nixon: Man and President (2 parts)
Pupils watch the video "Richard Nixon: Man and President, complete vocabulary work and discuss the video using the question provided.
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Joining Together to Fight Gun Violence
Students engage in meaningful dialogues on the issue of gun violence and to explore avenues that could lead to changes in our society.
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Let's Clean the Beach!
Students volunteer their time to clean a local park. They estimate the amount of debris they collect and make observations. They write a poem and draw an illustration about their experience.
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It's A Free Country, Isn't It?
High schoolers examine immigration into the United States. They identify the rights and responsbilities of being a citizen of this country. They create a new verse to be included in the National Anthem.
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You Make the Rules
Pupils explore the nature of rules and see how they help in the formation and operation of organizations. Working in small groups, students create their own charter for a new club
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Real Estate Project
Students develop their dream house complete with a real estate ad. They examine actual real estate ads on the internet to compare their house.
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My Heritage Country Report
High schoolers list five food dishes that are part of their family's heritage. Each student then does research of a country and a recipe (possibly a family recipe). With the help of members of his/her kitchen group, the student prepares...
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The U.S. Constitution: Practical Application of the Amendments
Students create their own HyperStudio cards which include scanned images of at least one member (designated reader) of each group. They add the text of a predetermined amendment. The designated reader then reads the selected amendment.
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Water Around Us
Third graders learn the effects of temperature on the states of water. Then students create paper snowflakes. Finally students complete a computer project with software which teaches the different states of water.
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Public Defenders
Students research laws related to copyright and privacy for pamphlets educating the public about their rights when publishing original works on the Internet.
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3-D Posters
Learners work in small groups to create 3-D posters to discourage throwing trash away and encourage recycling.
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The Cost of Art
Fourth graders experience difficult situations where they need to choose values. This lesson provides students with a role-playing opportunity to discover alternative ways of approaching these situations.
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Local Leaders and Why They Are Successful
Students research local leaders and create a web page showcasing the leader.
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The Revolving Door: U.S. Immigration
Students compare current cultural perceptions of the immigrant experience with ones of the past. They will relate current immigration stories as seen in the PBS documentary "The New Americans" to those of the historical past.
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Video Conferences with Parliamentarians
Students from all over Canada videoconference with Parliamentarians to talk about issues in a current bill.
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Presentations
Young scholars present their groups reports and use a visual to help with this.
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Moving Voices
Students create films in which they depict to others what they want them to know about their community or school. They create films with different themes including social studies, geography and government. They work together to produce...
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3 Holiday Projects
Students explore the concept of reusing and recycling everyday materials and make holiday-oriented decorations and gift wrapping. Letters containing environmental issues are composed and sent to political and corporate decision-makers.
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