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D-Day Message from General Eisenhower to General Marshall
Students use documents in the National Archives of the United States to evaluate the effectiveness of D-Day.
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Wandering in Washington
Learners plan a sightseeing and shopping trip around Washington, DC taking into account train safety messages. They write about the experience in their jounals and must include five safety messages.
Common Core Sheets
Placing Events on a Timeline
Put important events in chronological order with a lesson about timelines. With a variety of topics stemming from world history, the packet of worksheets provides analytical activity for learners to decide where certain events fall...
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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ninth graders visit the US Holocaust Museum to witness the actions of the Nazis against the Jews during World War II. A great lesson if you are located near the museum or are planning a trip to the DC area.
American Battlefield Trust
Gettysburg Virtual Tour
Step into one of the most iconic battlefields of the American Civil War with an educational interactive resource. Young historians learn about key moments, locations, soldiers, and turning points in the battle with a clickable map and...
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Congressional Travel
Students determine the distances traveled by the members of the legislative branch of the US Government. In this travel distance lesson, students locate Washington, DC on a globe using the longitude and latitude of the city. They...
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Cause and Effect
In groups, learners they look for key words to help locate a cause and effect relationship. They create a t-chart with the information they discover and share it with the class.
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Mystery State #10
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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United States Presidents
In this United States Presidents worksheet, students solve four word searches related to the presidents from four different periods of time. For example, in the first word search, students locate US presidents from 1789-1845.
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Native American Dolls
Students examine Native American dolls. They discover the connections between the dolls and the Native American culture and customs. They also use maps to locate the position of different tribes.
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Where Growth Meets Growth
Students discuss fire risk factors for a property located near a wildland area. In this science lesson, students identify, number, and provide reasons for areas of increased risk on a worksheet they think should be changed. Students...
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Let the Phone Get Them Talking! Using the Yellow Pages as a Teaching Resource
Students categorize information in the Yellow Pages. In this Let the Phone Book Get Them Talking! lesson, students find pictures in the Yellow Pages and thus gain a better understanding of how the book is organized. Students locate local...
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Signature History
Students review the meaning and application of primary and secondary sources in research. They determine how researchers locate primary source documents before looking at signatures as a validating factor on many primary sources....
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Country Capitals
Students define the meaning of country capital. In this country capital lesson, students identify the symbol and find country capitals. Students locate and label capital cities on a map and insert the capital symbol.
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Chemistry Magic
Students investigate principles of chemistry. In this chemistry lesson, students conduct research to locate and select chemical demonstrations that they perform for their classmates.
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Mystery State #17
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues in an attempt to identify the state in question. Then, they locate it on a map.
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Mystery State #16
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues in an attempt to identify the state in question. Then, students locate it on a map.
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Mystery State #20
For this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Mystery State #19
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Mystery State #18
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Mystery State #5
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Mystery State #4
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Mystery State #6
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Mystery State #7
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.