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Role of Arkansas women in desegregation and integration

For Teachers 8th
Describe the role of Daisy Bates and Elizabeth Eckford in Desegregation.
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History of American Child Labor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the historical and social issue of child labor. They examine the photographs of Lewis Hine to see evidence of child labor and decide how the photographs depict the historical impact of the practice. They write a letter to...
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the Not Forgotten - Sharing History & Archaeology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a catalog of gravestones in a cemetery that includes a burial ground from the Revolutionary War. They photograph and document the grave sites, research the Battle of Bunker hill and work with community members to create...
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History: New England Indian Wars

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research English and Indian battles in New England. Working in groups, they examine the Bloody Brook Massacre and the falls fight. After completing battle summary worksheets, hold a class discussion to review the findings.
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Traditional Chinese Garments And Their History

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the traditional dress of the Chinese people and create a new story line for "The Emperor's New Clothes" set in China. This creative project allows students to illustrate pages for the new class book.
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A Brief History of Los Angeles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.
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U.S. History: The Second Great Migration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the migration of rural African Americans to northern cities following World War !!. After predicting the effects of cultural and economic factors, they write essays explaining the impact of migration on communities and...
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Japanese Culture

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the differences in the way genders have been treated in the same society over the course of a nation's history.  For this World History lesson, 9th graders study the factors that have caused changes in...
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom: Those Ancient Greeks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the treatment of men and women in Athens and Sparta. For this gender roles lesson, students research daily life in the Greek cities and create charts that compare the lives of women and men in both of the cities.
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Documenting a Historic Climb of Mount Everest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create front pages of newspapers that document the historic attempt of a group of Sherpa women to summit Mount Everest.
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It is Our Right-Don't Waste It!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the basic rights granted to all American citizens by the U.S. Constitution in the light of women's issues. The women's suffrage movement, the role of Susan B. Anthony, and the timeline of events on voting rights are...
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Gender-based Temperance Reform

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the Temperance Reform Movement. In this primary source analysis lesson, 11th graders use the provided analysis sheet to analyze the contents of the article "Advice to Young Women and Young Men," published in...
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EARLY GREEK TIMES

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Athens and Sparta and make a list of what was acceptable and not acceptable for men and women during this time.
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20th-Century Astronomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and explain how the distance to nearby stars can be measured by the parallax method, discuss the role of women in the history of American astronomy, form their own opinions of the importance of Harlow Shapley and...
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Infusing Equity by Gender Into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the gender equality of past civilizations. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use history books to determine which of the ancient Greek City States was the most equitable concerning gender....
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Raven' Beauties

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. In this philanthropy lesson, students research the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for Women, commemorate the memory of the women of the camp in a postage stamp, and present the stamp to...
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Woman Reporter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the first female reporters. In this Women's History Month instructional activity, students discuss Nelly Bly and write a news story about a school issue.
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The Choice -- Abortion

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the options when finding out they are pregnant in middle school or high school. In groups, they research the history of abortion along with the complications that can arise. As a class, they discuss the reasons why the...
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Secrets of the Shoes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students compare the Chinese practice of footbinding to the Western practice of wearing corsets to discover universal issues involving women's rights. The lesson emphasizes small group discussions.
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The Progressives

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this Progressive Era worksheet, students review a chapter as they read 10 descriptions identifying who or what is speaking, respond to 4 short answer questions, and explain a historical theme regarding this time period in United...
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Prohibition Then; MADD Today

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine consumer traits. In this economics lesson, students examine the separate histories of Prohibition and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Learners participate in a classroom simulation to discover how the movements dictated...
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World War II: Causes and Consequences

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine Hitler's occupation of Europe and the Allies' efforts to fight it.  In this World War II lesson, 10th graders examine how World War II changed American society, especially for women.  Students analyze a...
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Chapter 13 – Progressivism

For Students 9th - 12th
For this U.S. history worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding Progressivsim and respond to 48 short answer questions.
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Pots And People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare present technology with that of earlier times. They explore the history of pottery from the perspective of the unknown men and women who contributed to the development of the early technology.

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