Students are reading the story about Dani Harmer. In pairs they write down five things they know about life in Africa. They then are asked why do they think Dani Harmer wants to draw students's attention to the value of education? ...

In this map activity learning exercise, students determine which countries are shown on a set of 16 maps, then read facts about each country designed to help with a report on that country.

Students use the internet to research the culture of China. In groups, they examine the giant pandas and draw their own picture of the two interacting. They also write a paragraph describing what they saw and can share it with the class.

Seventh graders consider the freedoms they hold dear. For this historical perspectives lesson, 7th graders identify 4 freedoms that they have and then compare them to the listed freedoms in Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" speech.

Students discuss the four freedoms. In this freedom lesson, students discuss freedom of speech, freedom to worship any God, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. They create a picture to match each freedom and make a book shaped like...

Students identify similarties and differences between different countries and what type of bread they eat. They examine the different cultures of countries by emailing people in other countries. They also locate the country on the map.

Students study Japanese American internment camps. In this American history lesson plan, students compare and contrast the camp internees' experiences with with team sports-related challenges students have encountered. Students discuss...

Students explore geographic information. In this geography and technology lesson, students choose a county and answer related questions on a Webquest. Students create a word web and design a country brochure.

Students research the history and culture of the Vikings. Students complete a variety of lessons in which they use maps, discussion, lecture, vocabulary lists, worksheets and quizzes to investigate the culture and traditions of the Vikings.

Fourth graders study President Truman and the Whistlestop Campaign. For this US history instructional activity, 4th graders complete a KWL about President Truman and write letters to stops on Truman's Whistlestop Campaign. Students...

Students research Captain Cook and why he died and create a radio program script of the announcement of his death. In this Captain Cook lesson plan, students are given pictures, letters, and background information for their research.

Students investigate the poverty found in Haiti. In this current events instructional activity, students research the noted Web sites to study Haiti's geography, history, and civil war. 

In this famous leaders activity, students read a passage about Queen Elizabeth and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...

Students investigate the history of Poland. They explore various Polish historical websites, explore an interactive online map of Polish cities, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about Poland.

Young scholars begin the lesson by putting themselves into different groups based on different criteria. As a class, they brainstorm a list of characteristics in which they all share. To end the lesson, they discuss how it felt to be put...

Students examine the poverty line. In this poverty line activity, students discover what the poverty line is and how the U.S. government determines it. Students calculate alternative poverty lines and examine their implications.

In this crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use the 20 words from the word box and the clues to help complete the crossword puzzle about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Learners explore Southeast Asia. In this Indonesia lesson, students listen to a lecture about the location of Indonesia and complete map activities. Learners also examine Indonesian art forms and explore the process of dying. 

In this famous leaders instructional activity, students read a passage about Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews,...

Fourth graders research the culture of Los Californios through primary sources. They examine maps and draw timelines of California historical dates. They investigate deeds and s of ranches and simulate property transactions.

Students investigate the factors involved in human migration in the United States. Students analyze maps of different regions in the United States to determine how a variety of factors influence human settlement and development.

Ninth graders begin the lesson by discussing and locating the trade routes in the Mediterranean. Using pieces of pottery and coins, they discuss how it shows the culture of an area and create a chart showing the value of the coins. ...

In this Australia facts worksheet, students use the Internet or library to help them respond to 10 short answer, multiple choice, and true or false questions.

Students study all about George Washington: Farmer, Soldier, and First President of the United States of America on the internet.