This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using a candy bar as a theme, students will explore their common link to other "systems on a global scale." Mutual dependence is a key concept taught in this lesson....

At this site from the American Forum for Global Education, pupils learn how to plan a park through this step-by-step, hands-on activity that teaches elementary economic lessons. Not only will students plan, but they will learn how to...

Designed for primary age students, this site from the American Forum for Global Education is a lesson plan for teachers who want to make their students more aware of signs in the community.

This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using lullabies as the base of study, students learn about cultural differences in child care and taking care of basic human needs.

This elementary exploration of interdependence from the American Forum for Global Education touches on language arts, social studies, and science. Students understand the connection between themselves and their natural environment.

This lesson from the American Forum for Global Education is designed to help children understand that using hands to "convey messages" is a form of communication.

An eleven-question quiz asking students to identify active and passive voice in sentences. Percentage grades and correct answers are displayed once answers are submitted.

Take this five question self-correcting quiz to test your understanding of the implied main idea.

An all purpose site with something for everyone. Learn about global warming and climate change, ask a scientist, take a quiz, or get a lesson plan!

Students examine globalization by researching the issues surrounding one of the several controversies involving food, and then grappling with those issues in a summit. The lesson plan includes student activities, resources, and a...

This is an educational site offered by NASA that has information on global winds, including prevailing westerlies, with illustrations. Included is a short activity to illustrate the winds.

Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. This teacher's guide provides discussion ideas and activities that that connect to...

The lesson plan lets learners research about high school life in Japan and compare and contrast it with that of America.

Provides an excellent timeline of the history of the American office. Great pictures, easy to read, and the history is broken into eras for easy researching.

Economists generally agree that free trade helps to improve the overall quality of life in countries that participate. However, disagreements do arise concerning trade agreements. This lesson looks at a disagreement between the US and EU...

This extensive learning module examines the role of large-scale industrialization, urbanization, and mass migrations in creating new demands on government and social organizations to design reforms, and looks at the global and domestic...

This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...

Imagine our weather if Earth were completely motionless, had a flat dry landscape and an un-tilted axis. This, of course, is not the case; if it were, the weather would be much different. The local weather that impacts our daily lives...

This is an online glossary of poetry terms including a list of terms, definitions, and examples. It also provides links to other terms that are used in the definition.

Before you begin a keypal exchange, read this article about project design.These guidelines, along with the template for writing you own "Call for Collaboration," will help guide you through a successful online learning experience with...

Provides links to sites such as forestry, population, management, diversity, and fire. There are lesson plans, tours and educational links for teachers.

Rachel Carson catalyzed the global environmental movement with her 1962 book "Silent Spring".

This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...

Kids learn about wind including how it is formed, how it is measured, local and global winds including prevailing, westerlies, trade, and polar easterlies.