Curated OER
Inter-City Jazz Songbook Project
Students choose a city with famous musical highlights and create a tourist brochure.
Curated OER
Affects of Geography on Colonial Cultures
Sixth graders examine the effects of geography on the development of culture. They discuss how geography can affect the lifestyles and development of a society's culture. Students examine the geography and climate of New England and the...
Curated OER
Comparing Northwest Native American Communities
Students review how to use the database from previous lessons. Using the information, they identify the historical and environmental effects on the people living in the Pacific Northwest. They examine the various Native American groups...
Curated OER
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Students investigate the community in which Lincoln and his family lived and explore how the citizens felt about him. The national issues that inspired Lincoln to act decisively in politics and that propelled him to the White House are...
Curated OER
Camp Stark, New Hampshire, World War II Prisoner-of-War Camp
Students examine the political, personal, and geographical boundaries created by World War II to the citizens and prisoners of war at Camp Stark.
Curated OER
Boston Park System
Pupils complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to the Emerald Necklace park system in Boston, MA. They discover how urban conditions influenced the creation of city parks.
Curated OER
Castolon Historic District
Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to the Castolon Historic District in Big Bend National Park, TX.
Curated OER
Liberty Ships
Pupils complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrips to see various Victory Ships along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S.
Curated OER
Settlers: Creating Family Trees & Historical Plays
Students conduct research about the founding families of their communities. They compile historical contexts for the era and develop a family tree and historical skit with their findings.
Curated OER
Florida During World War II
Second graders list reasons why Florida was ideal for building military bases, then explain why America entered World War II. They list reasons why Florida was ideal for building military bases.
Curated OER
Columbus Park
Students complete activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to Columbus Park in Chicago, IL. They discover how urban conditions influenced the creation of city parks. They examine the preservation of historic...
Curated OER
Visiting a Neighborhood Site
Middle schoolers interview senior citizens about life in the old days. Sharing research with their classmates, they create their own database. They use technology to enhance the information they gathered from the senior citizens.
Curated OER
Cultural Exchange (Alaska)
Young scholars explore the culture of Alaska. They identify the geographic location of Tlingit Indians. Students compare/contrast the culture of the Europeans and Tlingits. Young scholars complete selected reading worksheets and provide...
Curated OER
Minneapolis and St. Paul PowerPoint
Students examine the development of Minneapolis and St. Paul. As a class, they watch a PowerPoint presentation on the placement of cities in relationship to water. For each slide, they must answer the questions correctly to move on.
Curated OER
People Movers
Students think about rapid transit systems and to design one for the kids in their own community. They start off with a discussion of the New York City subway system: why it was built, how it was built, how it changed the city.
Curated OER
Immigration in the Connecticut River Valley
Students discuss and compare immigration during the 18th century to the Connecticut River Valley to that in America during the turn of the century.
Curated OER
International Trafficking of Women to the US
Students develop an understanding of the problems of the illegal international trafficking of women into the U.S. They locate nations where trafficking originates. They explain their solutions to the problem in short essay format.
Curated OER
Water Management in Florida
Students discuss water management. They examine the water management districts in their area. They complete an experiment in which they role-play a water management manager.
Curated OER
Geo-Exchange Box
Students send a box of clues to a class in another Oregon community along with hints to help them study about their community. Students research their own geographic area, determine what they send in their box, then collect and assemble...
Curated OER
Human Rights Squares
Students read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and then participate in an activity in which they discuss instances where human rights have been violated.
Curated OER
You Decide
Fourth graders, who live on a Native American reservation, investigate how land management is addressed at Tribal Council meetings. They participate in a simulation of a meeting as the discover the workings of tribal government. They...
Curated OER
Radio Program #8: The New Deal
Students identify the projects of the New Deal Programs. They identify the differences and similarities between the CCC and the WPA. Students interview someone who lived during the time period and either participated in the New Deal...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Local History: Mapping My Spot in History
Through interpreting and investigating historical maps, students gain new perspective not only of their local communities but also of their own homes. Student activities include collecting data about their homes, reporting on the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Local History: Mapping My Spot
Students often think of history as tattered documents, worn photographs, and musty books, all of which have little or no relevance to their lives. Maps provide an often-overlooked source of information and a new and compelling...