+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World War II: America on the Home Front

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders gain a sense of historical time and historical perspective as they study the massive campaign that the U.S. government launched to convince Americans to conserve, participate, and sacrifice. They study cencorship, and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Name That Point!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students compare projectile point attributes, identify and classify points, and match projectile points to a chronology.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conscience and Public Service

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study conscientious observers (COs) in the Civilian Public Service (CPS) during World War II. They explore how the media sources influence public opinion and policy makers, and complete a writing assignment about the topic.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Predicting: Making a Hypothesis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze information from various sources to create a hypothesis about the origin of a family artifact. Students create a hypothesis about the origin of the item and write a paragraph explaining why they believe the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Community Journals

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students visit a multimedia online journal as a model for their research and journal about their own communities. They examine writing for themselves and writing for an audience as they study the community and present it in more than one...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The War of 1812

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research the War of 1812 as it affected Canadian history. They research primary source documents that are listed at the include websites. They answer the associated research questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

So -- What's Happening Here, On This Old Christmas Tree Farm?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students review their prior knowledge on biomes and ecosystems. At a local Christmas tree farm, they work together in groups to identify the changes occuring in the area. They participate in solving a mystery in which they determine the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Introduction To Southeast Asia Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the region of Southeast Asia. They research the history, geography, and spread of ethnicity throughout the region. The various lessons consist of class discussion and group work to find common themes shared in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lessons in Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils share their opinions about public education by responding to one-question interviews. After reading an article, they discover new recommendations for the No Child Left Behind Act. They prepare a three-part reader response to the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Map Creation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify a map, symbol, key, and compass rose. Students create and print a map for teacher evaluation using the computer. Students identify the symbols on their map and orally present them to the class.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Labor Needs in Colonial America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the labor needs in colonial America. Using primary and secondary resources, they explore the major events and life in the United States during colonial times. They complete a chart listing the pros and cons of a slave...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Look at Individual Federal Income Tax

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of a personal federal income tax. They conduct research and participate in class discussion in order to deal some of the issues. They include why there is an individual income tax and how the money is...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Choose or Lose: The Electoral Process

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the local and national election process. In groups, they brainstorm a list of the issues important to them and compare them to an overall list of issues present in the election. They analyze graphs and complete...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Primary Sources and Archaeology in the Study of Ancient Mediterranean Trade

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders begin the lesson plan by plotting trade routes, major empires and items traded. Using primary sources, they examine their own values regarding trading items for royality. They participate in a role-play exercise in which...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

VA Statute for Religious Freedom, III

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms and consider its implications. In this governing principles instructional activity, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding the document penned by Thomas...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Visualizing Inequality, Envisioning a Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their geography skills. In this mapping skills lesson, students examine interactive MDG maps online and create their own community maps that tackle hunger issues.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson PlanThe Huexotzinco Codex

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine primary sources that include pictographs from Puebla, Mexico. In this Huexotzinco Codex lesson, students perform historical analysis as they investigate the codex as they make inferences and draw conclusions about taxes...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers interpret the Second Amendment. In this U.S. Constitution instructional activity, students examine the right to bear arms as they compare 2 Michigan Supreme Court cases and discuss their personal interpretations of the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Americans and the Military of World War II

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders view a news reel of African Americans in World War II. In this World War II lesson plan, 5th graders discuss the newspaper clippings they get to view and hypothesize about why the African Americans use military news clips....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rock Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the concept of the rock cycle.  In this geology instructional activity, students identify, classify, and observe three different types of rocks.  Students then list and char the characteristics of their rocks. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We Arrived 10,000 Years Ago...

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain ways that humans migrated from Asia and settle in the Americas.  In this investigative lesson plan students participate in a brief archaeological demonstration and review what they learned. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The American Dream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define the American dream. In this primary research lesson, students search the Library of Congress digital collections for primary sources regarding the ideal of the American dream.  Students create presentation to share...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Connecticut Benefited from American Slavery

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore Connecticut slavery. In this American slavery lesson, 11th graders analyze primary sources relating to slavery in the state as they research in collaborative groups. Students determine whether Connecticut should...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Town Directories: Life in Griswold during the 1870's

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore what the city of Griswold, Connecticut, was like in the 1870's.  For this American history lesson, 8th graders research what the city of Griswold was like in the past and compare it to the present, then share their...

Other popular searches