Lesson Plan
Friends of Fort McHenry

British Attacks in the Chesapeake during the War of 1812

For Teachers 8th Standards
This is a fun mapping activity that will have your class knowing the ins and outs of the battles in the War of 1812. Your young cartographers will not only plot decisive attacks, but will analyze their purpose, goals, and impact on...
PPT
Curated OER

The Dust Bowl: Out of the Dust

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Is your class going to read the novel, Out of the Dust? If so, you can prep them with a presentation that provides both images of the Dust Bowl and quotes from the book. Tip: Have learners use the images to compose descriptive...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diversity: Using Light to Filter Prejudices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use physics to discuss diversity. In this social interaction instructional activity, students use their knowledge of colors and filters to relate it to stereotyping and prejudices.
Interactive
Curated OER

Max Planck Study Questions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about the accomplishments of Max Plank. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life of Thomas Edison

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the life of Thomas Edison. In this Thomas Edison lesson, students explore major life events of Thomas Edison. Students investigate the inventions of Thomas Edison.  Students discover how various fields of study...
Interactive
Curated OER

Niels Bohr

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about the achievements of Niels Bohr. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.