Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Wright Brothers: Embracing the Impossible [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
For this lesson, students explore primary resources to see what people who lived in the early age of flight felt about this innovation. They then compare that response to that towards an invention of today.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lord Byron, Poe, and Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the literature of Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Byron, and "the most poetical topic in the world" in this series of videos from the American Masters film, Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive. Discussion questions, teaching tips, and a student...
Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Mendez v. Westminster: Paving the Way to School Desegregation

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and activity on early school desegregation case brought by the Mexican-American community of California. Students explore background information and evaluate the impact Mendez v. Westminster had on school desegregation, and then...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System College Costs Surge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
During this activity, students will explore the expected cost of college and also look at methods of saving money for the future. Comparing simple and compound interest will help students make decisions about their future. Students will...