High schoolers engage in a lesson plan about finding information from the grocery store to put into data that can be measured. The data is found in advertisements and food labels. They plan the cost of a party when using the unit cost of...

Students examine the historical, social, and cultural context of modernist poetry. They explore websites, complete a chart, compare/contrast rural and urban life, watch a video of early New York, and complete a writing assessment...

Students cite the importance of the steam engine, cotton gin and steel making process. They describe conditions in cities due to increased industrialization. They explain how the living and working conditions led to the development of...

Students look at rural Mongolian nomadic culture through the eyes of a Peace Corps Volunteer and examine the dynamics of a people in transition. They give one important reason for migration from a rural to an urban setting and explain...

Students read a current event article orally and make connections regarding the geographic themes of the newspaper location. In this current event article lesson plan, students use a map to locate where the event from...

Students work in teams to research the history of African migration and immigration in the U.S. They present their research in a town hall discussion format and then write a paragraph about their experiences.

Students view an "In the Mix" video about drug abuse. They participate in a discussion about the video, distinguish several facts and myths about drug use, identify how drugs can affect people's lives and engage in role-playing the...

Students create graphs or charts based on the data a narrative imbedded in this plan. They make them either by hand or by using Excel or a similar database program. This lesson utilizes technology in a meaningful way.

Tenth graders view women's lives in a north Indian village around 1970 with pictures.

Students choose Depression era art to print out from the Internet. They write paragraphs about how the artists interpreted facts about the Depression in their art. The paragraphs and prints can become a student art critic book.

Eighth graders examine the American immigration experience. In this immigration instructional activity, 8th graders watch a video about Ellis Island and discuss the processing that took place there. Students write letters in the voice of...

Students plan a visit to Musse d'Orsay to examine Paris in the 19th century.  In this visual arts lesson, students explore the Haussmanian period and urban life in the 19th century.  Students discuss the relationship between...

Middle schoolers analyze Canada's population distribution. They access online information to gather demographic information about two Canadian cities. They compare and contrast the quality of life in the two cities and present their...

Students assess a variety of reading strategies to properly develop a list of grocery words. They draw conclusions about environmental print by matching labels to sentences. Real-life words utilized weekly becomes an asset to the...

Students discuss past decisions they have made and decisions they are currently faced with. They discuss the steps of the decision-making process and practice using them to solve real life problems.

Students select appropriate data to determine the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data. They calculate the statistical data on literacy rates and life expectancy within each geographic region of the world. Students determine...

Students decide on an issue and then determine what questions they would like to have answered while researching the topic. They develop and improve their research skills by using a variety of available sources to investigate and write...

Young scholars investigate the concepts of differing gas prices and how they are set in different geographical areas. They conduct research about the economic concepts of supply and demand and predict the outcomes upon the prices of...

Pupils review paragraph development, use of adjectives and grammar requirements. They incorporate various details in a written paragraph describing a visual image used as a writing prompt.

Twelfth graders discover how to calculate the total costs for a party. They determine the unit prices of food and supplies, the quantities needed, and complete a chart displaying their findings. Students calculate the costs per serving...

Students explore living and working environment of both slave and free African Americans from places throughout the United States.

Students describe different types of water pollutants. They complete experiments in which they observe the affects of water pollution on algae. They also brainstorm and list three causes of each water pollutant.

Students use photos, maps and reading materials to examine the history and role of Mount Auburn Cemetery. They analyze the landscape of the cemetery, consider how it affects visitor's emotions and feelings and then design an original...

Students explore life in a Norfolk town. In this English lesson, students discuss life in Norfolk. Students view images of Norfolk and describe the images in English. Students listen to a resident speak about life in Norfolk.