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Show Me the Money
Students investigate the history of paper currency in the United States and consider anti-counterfeit strategies that are used by making their own paper.
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Wages, Earning Power, Profit, and Responsibility: International Lessons
Students participate in an interactive activity to determine where their clothers were made. They examine the lives of children from Latin America who harvest crops in the fields or manufacture apparel in factories.
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Bystanders in the Holocaust
High schoolers recognize effects of apathy and indifference, examine behaviors associated with obedience, conformity, and silence, and explore legal responses to issues raised by the Holocaust.
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Terminating the War between the Allies and Japan
Ninth graders examine the arms race that took place in the period leading up to and during World War II that produced the atomic bomb. They analyze differing perspectives on terminating the war between the Allies and Japan. They ...
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Cinderella Trilogy
Students look at three different versions of the Cinderella story. In this comparative literature lesson, students read the Chinese version "Yeh-Shen", the Egyptian version "Rhodopis," and the Native American version "The Hidden One" of...
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A Soldier's Letters
Students explore the role letters play in a soldier's life and learn background information about Vietnam in the 1960s.
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Getting to Know the Emperors of Rome
Heredity rule? Absolute power? Class members access Internet sites, view videos, and engage in a educational game to examine the achievements and leadership style of nine Roman emperors. Individuals then select one of these figures, and...
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AIDS: Responding to a Health Crisis
Students explore the health crisis presented by AIDS. In this AIDS lesson, students find out how nations around the world are dealing with AIDS and the stigma attached to it. Students plan an implement a service project related to AIDS.
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Explore More About Bottle Construction
Students explore Green Construction. In this lesson based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers, students gain insight into alternative construction in Guatemala. They examine the pros and cons of using alternative building...
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A Seasite Scavenger Hunt
Seventh graders surf a website to find answers to 15 questions about Southeast Asia.
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Shopping Basket
Students study the origins of the items in a typical shopping baskets. They investigate how raw materials are processed into products that are purchased when shopping.
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Become An Expert!
Students become aware of the history to the Missouri quarter. Students combine two historically significant images: the famous explorers Lewis and Clark and the Gateway Arch. Students explore the rich history of this state.
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America Responds to Terrorism: How Youth Can Help
Students explore the opportunity to educate others. In this response to terrorism lesson plan, students explore 12 service learning opportunities that they may choose to implement in order to take positive action in response to terrorism.
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Election of 1948-Digital Scrapbook
Students create a digital scrapbook of the election of 1948 -- one of the most interesting and unique elections in US History.
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World History Fair and Exposition
Students role-play as invitees to the World's Fair to develop a virtual electronic pavilion or poster presentation about the United States, its history and challenges. They act as tour guides giving their presentations and answering...
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Life in Sahara
Learners explore the geography of the Sahara region of Africa and identify characteristics of a desert habitat. They explore the culture of the people living there and how it has adapted to desert life.
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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Students explore the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt through the use of historical documents. They examine the complexity of the creation of international documents. Students explore the Human Rights Declaration.
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Youth Voices: Fair Access to Resources and Quality of Life
Student delegates conduct "United Nations" style session in which they are challenged to develop resolution or resolutions that address how to feed growing population, taking into consideration quality of life and impact on environment.
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Canada's Immigration patterns: 1950 to Present
Learners examine the changing immigration pattern of Canada. In this immigration activity, students use statistical data from a web-site to complete a worksheet and graph their findings.
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Seeking a Balance in International Trade: Pacific Rim Import-Export Transactions Activity
Twelfth graders explain the concepts of marketing, comparative advantage and the uses of monetary policy to affect markets.
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American Focus on World Constitutions
High schoolers describe demographic, economic, political and geographic features of the U.S., summarize events leading to the creation of the Constitution and describe the process of amending the Constitution.
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American Focus on World Constitutions
Ninth graders describe essential components of a constitution and cite cultural factors affecting international law-making.
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Namib From Space
Students view photos of the Namib Desert from space as they appear on the World Wide Web. They study the photos and identify landmarks from space as they examine how to collect information from the Internet for a class presentation.
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Searching For The American Dream
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the American dream and how it has been explained in various forms. After reading various immigrant accounts, 9th graders use poetry and writing to explain how different cultures view the American...