This collection of United States maps includes a year-by-year. Beginning from the Declaration of Independence and extending to present-day, students will learn explore and interact with these maps that change year-by-year.

The Chinese New Year begins in late January or early February each year and involves exciting, worldwide festivals and parades to celebrate. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster.

History Matters reprints a 1929 newspaper article by journalist Tom Kromer, who contended that the beggar was a con man in the beginning of the Great Depression. It seems that Mr. Kromer became unemployed himself within the year, so...

Article discussing 45 years of the Cold War between Russia and the U.S. Questions for discussion and small group activity.

At the beginning of the school year, students respond to a teacher-generated questionnaire in personal letter format. As a diagnostic tool, letter writing can reveal strengths and weaknesses in composition skills, organization, sentence...

In Part II of this lesson, students will have the opportunity to complete an interactive exercise that will take them on a historical tour of the stock market from 1920 until just after WWII. Students will learn the difference between a...

Detailed information about the history of Poland after World War II including details about the beginnings of the Communist Party in Poland.

Article from the University at Buffalo offers a history of Poland beginning with the events of the year 950 and moving forward through the 20th Century.

This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...

How do we know what matter is made of? The quest for the atom has been a long one, beginning 2,400 years ago with the work of a Greek philosopher and later continued by a Quaker and a few Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Theresa Doud...

Contains plans for two lessons of get-to-know-you activities that use a Name Bingo Game to help learners break the ice with each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...

Understand what occurred to begin and the end the Thirty Years' War in Europe with this lecture. Explore the different battles and treaties that went along with this time of unrest in Europe because of the religious indifference. Also...

Learn about the history of how humans have used tools to meet their need for food, beginning with the ancient tools our ancestors used millions of years ago. Non-human primates also use some tools.

Everyone wants a good memory but we don't often ask ourselves what memory is for. Let's begin our exploration of why memory is important and how it works with a little memory test: Do you remember what you learned in class last...

With beginnings in 1935, this group incorporated twenty years later and has grown steadily since. Visit its well designed information packed site here. There is a members-only section which requires a fairly simple registration.

A biography of actor Sidney Poitier. After a very humble beginning in life, Poitier struggled for years to overcome his lack of education and to break through racial barriers, eventually receiving recognition for his acting abilities. He...

Europe following the Thirty Years War, focusing on the rivalry between Germany and Austria, in particular the competition between the Hohenzollern Dynasty of Brandenburg and Prussia, and the imperial Habsburgs of Austria.

What made transportation in early Texas so difficult? What were the road conditions like? This article talks about land and water transportation in Texas in the years leading up to and after the Civil War. Also, check out photos and...

A learning module that begins with "Loving Decision: 40 Years of Legal Interracial Unions" by NPR, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

The History Channel provides a biographical look at the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, beginning with his early career, rise to power, time as a Soviet leader, and the partial dismantling of his police state in the years after his death.

An extensive biographical profile of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) that surveys his early life, education, and his career beginning with his years as a schoolteacher. Clickable, multipage entry allows students to learn about the other...

The author presents an overview of 3,000 years of Egyptian history beginning with the time of the pharaohs.

Discusses the list Senator Joseph McCarthy was showing to the public in early 1950, a list that purportedly stated the names of Communist Part members who worked within the State Department. This was the beginning of McCarthyism. Over...

The operation to kill the world's most wanted terrorist was the result of years of planning and training. On May 2, 2011, U.S. Special Forces raided an al-Qaeda compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed the world's most wanted...