Curated OER
Decision-Making Scenerios
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...
Curated OER
Anne Frank: Make-up Of America
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:...
Curated OER
The Yesterday's Tomorrow Teacher's Guide
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...
Curated OER
Discovering Our Legacy of Giving
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.
Curated OER
Collecting Plankton
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...
Curated OER
Juvenile Delinquency
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.
Curated OER
Panther Scavenger Hunt
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.
Curated OER
French Sayings
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...
Curated OER
Separate is Not Equal
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...
Curated OER
Michigan Quarter Reverse: A Coin Out of Water
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...
Curated OER
Famous Hoosiers: Madam C. J. Walker
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.
PBS
Pbs Newshour: u.s. Puts Up Real Barriers to "Virtual Fence" Along Mexican Border
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fifty States Project
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.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Make an Internet Fact Hunt About a State
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...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Land and People: Finding a Balance
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,...
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: u.s. Pop Clock Projection
A clock of the current U.S. population updated by the census bureau. Contains historical estimated population statistics
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages
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).
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the state of Massachusetts in February 1788.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire
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.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia
The original text of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the State of Virginia.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania
Text of the document recommending ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the Pennsylvania legislature.
Yale University
Avalon Project: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina
The text of the document signed by the legislature of South Carolina ratifying the U. S. Constitution.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez Project
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...
Other
The United States Capitol: Architect
The U.S. Capitol homepage offers information on: construction, architecture, works of art, the grounds, current projects, and other gov't buildings.