The students read "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Through this study the students will learn what paradigms are, and how to distinguish whether the paradigms they have established in their lives are positive or...

Students examine the impact of racial discrimination. In this equality lesson, students identify examples of discrimination, analyze its impact, and examine strategies to overcome racial stereo typing and discrimination.

Young scholars compare brown eggs and white eggs. In this color instructional activity, students see two different color eggs and predict what they will look like on the inside. They see that both eggs are the same and compare this to...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this World War II lesson, students examine racial relations during the war and then examine propaganda techniques employed by the United States...

Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Reconstruction lesson, students research details pertaining to Congress's role in Reconstruction. Students use the provided worksheets to...

Students explore how human rights are different in each part of the world.  In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...

Students discover one of the restrictions forced on women of the early 1900s. In this civil rights lesson plan, students investigate suffrage and why women were not allowed to vote in the early twentieth century. Students create a mock...

Students examine gays rights issues in the United States. In this gay marriage lesson plan, students investigate how people have made their cases before the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government to secure their...

Students explore  the concept of resegregation. In this civil rights lesson, students research the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in their community. Students define and research...

Students explore human rights issues. In this social justice lesson, students examine human rights as they read segments of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," discuss photographs with human rights implications, and play a human...

Students consider how African American responded to social injustice. For this social injustice lesson, students compare and contrast the visions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois for obtaining civil rights for African Americans.

Students consider the impact of the Voting Rights Act as they examine voting practices today. In this voting lesson, students research details regarding the Voting Rights Act and then read a handout regarding voting data from the early...

Students investigate Judge Garrity's ruling in the Boston bussing dilemma. In this desegregation lesson, students view segments of "Eyes on the Prize" and examine the role that courts played in desegreration. Students also determine...

Ninth graders create a working definition of civil society.  In this US History lesson plan, 9th graders create a list of terms that help make up the term civil society.  Students examine the case study of life in Pinochet's...

For this civil rights:  1964 worksheet, learners read a paragraph then answer eight comprehension questions about the passage.

Students explore the concept of human trafficking. In this human rights instructional activity, students examine instances of human trafficking around the world and the involvement of the United States government in these situations.

High schoolers read a poll on Islam and discuss the results. In this religion and immigration lesson, students complete a chart comparing and contrasting how religious diversity affects unity in a country. High schoolers read several...

In this Civil Rights worksheet, students read the paragraph on Civil Rights and answer multiple choice and short answer questions about it. Students answer 8 questions.

Students explore the concept of segregation. In this oral history lesson, students conduct interviews and research primary sources to learn about segregation practices that affected African Americans. Students present their research...

Middle schoolers research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Middle schoolers generate a list of words about...

Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students examine the accomplishments of Civil Rights leaders' as works of philanthropy. Middle schoolers read literature regarding diversity and study...

Students examine speeches of the Civil Rights Era. In this American history instructional activity, students listen to speeches delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy. Students respond to guiding questions as they...

Young scholars explore the life and works of Rosa Parks. In this Civil Rights lesson, students consider Rosa Parks' work as a philanthropist. Young scholars then write a letter to someone that they admire for making a difference.

Students experience the aesthetics of music and learn about freedom songs that motivated the Civil Rights activists. For this music history lesson, students learn how music can motivate and move listeners. Students then describe how...