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The Cost of Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experience difficult situations where they need to choose values. This lesson provides students with a role-playing opportunity to discover alternative ways of approaching these situations.
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Edwin Perkins: A Nebraska Success Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the life of the inventor of Kool-Aid to unearth concepts of a market economy. Vocabulary presented helps support the learning process.
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Nebraska's Profile of Character

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct Internet research on George W. Norris and identify his accomplishments. They analyze their research information, list George W. Norris's character traits, and create a flipbook.
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Mildred Brown: "Community Treasure" Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders delve into a hunt for information on an African American activist from the state of Nebraska. Primary and secondary sources of data are utilized in this search.
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Transformation of Texas Transportation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research how the growth of railroads led to an industrial revolution in Texas and read a newspaper article debating which railroad company should come to Travis County. They write their own article and debate the railroad...
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Who Benefits From Trade?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work together in groups to determine the benefits of a product. They discuss how their product relates to statements given to them by their teacher. They present their findings to the class.
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Physical Location; How a Border Town Might Develop

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students speculate how a location can develop into a large town. They investigate the physical resources and how populations can grow. There are guiding questions to help students through the research and class discussion. Students make...
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Urban New Haven in the Making (1920-1980)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and discuss issues that are relevant to the community. They develop a sense of social efficacy that encourages participation in their community and identify with the local area, and can reduce feelings of cynicism and...
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Hit The Road Jack(or Jill)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students find the approximate area of the court order on a current map of Delaware. They draw a layout of their school and decide where a new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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EARLY COLORADO ADVERTISING

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners investigate the history of advertising in Colorado.They analyze newspapers and advertisements putting them into different categories. Students question the content to develop higher order thinking skills.
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Lesson L - Hit The Road Jack (or Jill)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss forms of transportation in Delaware during 18th Century, find approximate area of court order on current map of state, draw layout of their school, and decide where new hallway or outside pathway would be most needed.
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A Comparative Study of Bangor, Wales and Your Community

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research how a university in their local community changes the cultural landscape of the area. As a class, they discover how the town of Bangor, Wales was affected and compare that to a community in their local area. They...
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Those Golden Jeans

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students review the productives resources used to produce goods and services and explore how decisions are made in a market economy through the interactions of both the buyers and the sellers.
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Houses or Walaloos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate the legal history and application of the Fifth Amendment. Write an essay in favor of a person keeping land that has been in his/her family for decades.
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The IMF In Action: Why Do We Need the IMF?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role play as a cell phone salesman who must solve trade issues. They examine how the International Monetary Fund gives assistance to countries with currency difficulties as they make decisions to solve their scenarios.
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"Selling Seoul"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the economy of Korea and work in a small group in order to reach decisions about aspects of the information found. They conduct class discussion about how people live in Korea and what is considered an acceptable...
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Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the impact of Big-Box Stores on local merchants and government. They view the program, "STORE WARS," and discuss the role big-box stores play in their lives. They complete an information form.
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Count On Us: Concepts and Applications of Demography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use the Internet to research demographics of certain areas. They use the U.S. Census Bureau's website to help them gather information. They use their data to find a solution to a hypothetical problem.
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NEXT YEAR'S SEEDS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
1. Bring a pound or two of sunflower seeds in their shells to class, along with five or six small paper or Styrofoam cups and a bowl large enough to hold the seeds. Make several copies of the situation cards printed on the following...
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Power Builders: Leaders and Cities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are explained that they are going to consider why cities are built and what needs they meet for their residents. They view a video "The Building of New York City." Students work in small groups to plan imaginary city. They...
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Energy: The Big Picture

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research about energy related topics. In this earth science lesson, students discuss ways to save energy. They create a presentation about their research and share it with the class.
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Town Meeting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars organize and stage a town meeting. They write a set of discussion guidelines and participate in a political discussion.
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Songs of Protest/Songs of Unity: 1865 to the Present

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars study song-poems from 1865 to the present. They explore the works of Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers (including Pete Seeger).
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Challenges in Changing the Face of a City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine a video in which people want to change the city of Oakland, California. They decide on the best course of action.

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