An informative resource covers the event of John Brown's Raid, an event that became an important part of West Virginia history. It serves as a standalone and covers the event and John Brown's life in depth using group work, online...

Prepare class members for the SAT Writing and Language exam with a practice test that prepares students for the types of questions and the kind of language used in the exam. Test takers must select the best way to fix poorly...

Using a variety of online resources, learners study life and society in California during the gold rush. They use a map to identify area where gold was located, explore pre-selected websites, describe mining practices, and create an...

Test your learners' knowledge of world history and geography. In this global history and geography standardized test, class members respond to 50 multiple-choice questions, 1 essay, and 15 short-answer questions, requiring them to review...

Get your geographers thinking with this global history and geography standardized practice test. Class members respond to 50 multiple-choice questions, 2 essay prompts, and 15 short-answer questions, requiring them to review their...

Get your historians some practice before test day! For this United States history and government standardized practice test, learners respond to 50 multiple-choice questions, 2 essay prompts, and 14 short-answer questions, requiring them...

In this United States history and government standardized test practice worksheet, young scholars respond to 50 multiple-choice questions, two essay prompts, and 14 short-answer questions, requiring them to review their knowledge of...

Only have a few weeks until the AP exam? Don't panic. Prepare your AP learners for the European History exam using these detailed strategies. This instructional lesson plan summarizes ideas to prepare your scholars for the big test,...

In this online interactive history quiz worksheet, learners respond to 7 multiple choice questions regarding noteworthy people in world history.

The Quapaw Indians of Arkansas are the focus of this American history lesson. Learners discover many aspects of the Quapaw culture, such as their dwellings, social organization, food, and how the tribe was eventually driven out of...

More of a mini-unit than a lesson, these activities lead inquisitors through a survey of oil deposits. In the first part, they read about and view diagrams of sedimentary rock layers that trap oil. Next, they test porosity and...

As part of their study of the history of the Channel Islands, class members craft an informational article to post on a bulletin board that features the Chumash ancestral tradition of tomol paddling.

Learners trace the history of the development of Eugenics. For this social studies lesson, students read and analyze a real life case. They write a paper about what they read.

Learners explore oral history and how it is important to historical record. They interview someone who is a U.S. immigrant and create an oral history project/paper based on this interview.

Have your U.S. history class engage in pre-assessment activities at the beginning of the school year. They activate prior knowledge to answer questions. They also use information about particular topics to fill in a graphic organizer....

Students explore African American migration. In this black culture and history lesson, students use a map to identify northern and southern states in which African Americans lived in the 1900s. Students observe and describe objects and...

Students examine how athletes from various ancient Greek city-states behaved at the Olympic Games. They conduct Internet research, take notes on a worksheet, and write a screenplay for a television drama about the Olympic Games in...

Eighth graders apply their knowledge of the past week's lessons to the game, Jeopardy: American History Style. They think of a team name, and review the categories to determine their strongest area. Students are told the game rules. ...

Sixth graders investigate ancient civilizations by creating a research project.  For this world history lesson, 6th graders investigate historic civilizations developed close to important rivers of the near East.  Students...

Ninth graders review what they know about river valley civilizations. In this global history instructional activity, 9th graders play Cave Jeopardy to prepare for an exam on Sumeria, Egypt, Indus, and Chinese civilizations.

Eighth graders create flash cards of the leading historical figures of the Civil War. Using media center resources, they laminate their selections and use them to learn their names and faces and as review materials for a test. Along with...

In this global history and geography standardized test practice worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple-choice, one essay, and 15 short-answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of world history and geography.

In this global history and geography standardized test practice learning exercise, learners respond to 50 multiple-choice, one essay, and 15 short-answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of world history and geography.

In this global history and geography standardized test practice worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple-choice, one essay, and 15 short-answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of world history and geography.