Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Decision-Making Scenerios

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders review what they have gathered on the Gold Rush and how the Native Americans lived in the Plains. Using a worksheet, they choose one scenerio they would have liked to be a part of and write their opionions about it...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Make-up Of America

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study early civilizations and their contributions to the foundations of human culture. They examine the important role of different cultures in America and describe two classic metaphors frequently employed American society:...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Yesterday's Tomorrow Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the future and the importance of the past. In this futuristic lesson, students create a future city and identify traditions of their heritage that they feel should be passed on to future generations. They also assess the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Our Legacy of Giving

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the characteristics of philanthropists.  In this cross- curricular lesson, 7th graders evaluate the character traits of people from a film. Students write a metaphor about responsibility to community.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Collecting Plankton

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students learn facts about plankton by reading two pages of factual information. Students read about the different kinds of plankton and how it is classified. Detailed drawings are included. There are no...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Juvenile Delinquency

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders analyze and interpret historical research by examining, analyzing, and forming opinions regarding primary resources. They compare/contrast social conflict, its causes and effects, in regards to continuity and change over time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the Internet to fill out their scavenger hunt sheet.  In this research lesson students search the Internet for answers to the questions on the scavenger hunt worksheet. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

French Sayings

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become investigators by examining "Elements of French and English Conversation, in new, familiar, and easy dialogues" 1814. They create a written paragraph to accompany the responses of the dialogues. Student create a slide show...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Separate is Not Equal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use political cartoons and editorials to study Brown v. Board of Education. In this Brown v. Board of Education lesson, students read the background information on eight cartoons and editorials for a study...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Michigan Quarter Reverse: A Coin Out of Water

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Michigan quarter reverse and differentiate between bodies of water. On copies of the quarter reverse, they color the land green and the water blue. After observing photos of water bodies, they complete a worksheet...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Famous Hoosiers: Madam C. J. Walker

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study Madam Walker's contribution to Indiana and US history. They study how important women have been in Indiana's history through this series of lessons.
Website
PBS

Pbs Newshour: u.s. Puts Up Real Barriers to "Virtual Fence" Along Mexican Border

For Students 9th - 10th
The U. S. government had plans to build a "virtual fence" along the U. S.-Mexico border. Costs and other factors led to led to its replacement. This article highlights the financial and technical problems associated with the project and...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fifty States Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners will follow simple research steps in the school media center and on the Internet to complete a poster on an assigned state by identifying the state's symbols and agricultural products.
Activity
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Make an Internet Fact Hunt About a State

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will select a state where the class will visit for a class trip. In an effort to have other students learn more about the states and U.S. Territories, they will create a "Fact Hunt" including fifteen bits of information gathered...
Unit Plan
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Land and People: Finding a Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
Environmental study project engages high school students in studying earth science resource issues. The project focuses on the interaction between people and the environment in three regions of the United States: Cape Cod, Los Angeles,...
Website
US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: u.s. Pop Clock Projection

For Students 9th - 10th
A clock of the current U.S. population updated by the census bureau. Contains historical estimated population statistics
Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the state of Massachusetts in February 1788.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of New Hampshire in June 1788 with a list of the legislators.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of Virginia.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the document recommending ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the Pennsylvania legislature.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the document signed by the legislature of South Carolina ratifying the U. S. Constitution.
Website
Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The OYEZ Project is a vast multimedia relational database on the U.S. Supreme Court that contains abstracts for all leading constitutional decisions of the Court, authoritative oral arguments in streamed media format, and a 360-degree...
Website
Other

The United States Capitol: Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Capitol homepage offers information on: construction, architecture, works of art, the grounds, current projects, and other gov't buildings.