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Can Justice Be Taylor-Made?
Students examine and discuss a quotation used as a slogan for Liberia's former president Charles G. Taylor. After reading an article, they consider the allegations against Taylor. In groups, they research a time period of his life and...
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Money Bags
Learners compare budgets of various federal agencies and graph the monetary relations between these top-funded agencies. They propose alternate budgets and justify their own monetary priorities.
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Semicolons
In this semicolons worksheet, students practice their punctuation skills by completing 3 activities that use semicolons. Students complete 9 sentences.
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Patrick Henry: Voice of Liberty
Students watch a video on Patrick Henry, complete a vocabulary list and discuss the video following provided questions.
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Reflecting on the Far Right
Pupils examine the London assembly election of 2008. In this political parties lesson, students research the platform of the British National Party. Pupils visit suggested websites to determine the party's core beliefs.
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English Exercises : Review of Common Types of Questions
For this online interactive English worksheet, students read a short passage and then respond to 10 multiple choice questions about the selection. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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American History Through Architectural Masterpieces: Monticello
Students examine the life of Thomas Jefferson, explore great American landmark Monticello, discover relationships between climate, geographical factors, and time as to what kind of architecture was used, conduct research online, write a...
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Classifying and Sorting
In this English worksheet, students add the suffix "ic". Students form adjectives by adding the suffix to nouns. Students choose the noun or adjective to complete the sentence.
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Hope vs. History
Pupils explore the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. In this World History activity, students research a key person that was involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict over the past several years, then create a timeline of main...
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High-fliers
Students take a closer look at Heathrow airport. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about the history of Heathrow Airport and the current opening of terminal 5.
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Stereo What?
Students define words associated with stereotypes. They identify the difference between stereotype, prejudice and discrimination and give examples of each. They discover their own personal biases.
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Islam or Christianity?
Learners 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.
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Understanding Freedom: Catching "The Spirit of '76"
Sixth graders complete activities about colonial history through an examination of art from the American Revolution period. In this history and art activity, 6th graders define an iconic image, sing the song 'Yankee Doodle,' and analyze...
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Money Matters Curriculum
Students complete a concept map on how money matters in our society. They use the internet to discover an online exhibit about money. They also complete a concept map.
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Immigration and Helvetia
Eighth graders travel back in time. In this West Virginia history lesson, 8th graders research the contributions of Swill immigrants to the state and the reasons they emigrated.
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"I Have the Right Club"
High schoolers explore issues facing society today. For this social studies lesson, students discuss human rights concepts. High schoolers discuss the role they play in promoting the idea of freedom.
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Bill Gates: Sultan of Software
Students learn the biography of Bill Gates including his rise to richness through Microsoft and his ability to face his adversaries in turbulent legal disputes.
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Life in a One-Room Arkansas Schoolhouse
Students read primary source documents to examine what a typical school day was like in the early 1900s. They discover how African-American children were taught differently than whites. They compare and contrast past school days to...
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Treaty Trail: Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains
Pupils examine art and primary documents that depicts the Native Americans' crossing of Washington's Bitterroot Mountains to arrive at the Spokane Council. Students investigate and compare maps and other historical materials determine...
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Contemporary Japanese Relief Printing
STudents identify and interpret relief printing and that the art of printing is not only an ancient art in Japan but a contemporary one as well. Students identify who Fumio Fujita is and his artworks.
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BUDDHISM
Students engage in a variety of activities that investigates the religious and cultural practice of Buddhism. The emphasis is upon students comprehending the Eightfold Path of Buddhism.
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Social Protections and the European Union
Sixth graders take on the role of social welfare systems in the European Union. For this European Union (EU) lesson, 6th graders discover social programs in the EU and compare them to the social programs in the United States.
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Cherstey: What was Cherstey like in the middle ages?
Students examine maps of a medieval village. In this medieval town lesson, students identify major buildings and make inferences about village life. Students could draw a modern day map of medieval Cherstey.
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Africa: Promise and Peril
In this African independence activity, students read a Jr. Scholastic article and respond to 21 short answer questions. The article is not included.