Students use the Internet to read about an explorer's survival in the Antarctic. They try to find a better route for him to have taken.

Middle schoolers consider the portrayal of war in the news. In this lesson on Journalistic perspectives, students will work in groups to critically examine news articles written during war times throughout history.

Learners have a better understanding of another culture other than their own. This help them to see that there were other people living in this region before us.

Students listen to a dialogue in order to comprehend verbal directions in Italian. They work in pairs practicing giving directions to each other.

Lesson to reinforce maps skills and concepts. Students map locations around their school and use world maps to locate major landmarks.

Using the study of President Abraham Lincoln as a guide, students demonstrate basic map skills including cardinal directions and how to use a compass rose.