Students gain an understanding of different economic systems and the theories they are based on by studying the most influential economists of the past three centuries.

Students will learn basic information about the Incan empire and its downfall through selected readings and discussion activities. Students will futher their understanding regarding the clash of Spanish and Incan society by creating newspapers detailing the events, people, and places during the Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire.

In this lesson students will learn about various punishments with a special focus on prisons and prison reform for convicted persons in the United States. Through a Power Point, class discussion, and a group reading activity, students will explore the various benefits and societal consequences of America's prison system. Students will further explore possible prison legislation by participating in a General Assembly simulation to determine how North Carolina should deal with prisons during a budget crisis.

This presentation is intended for use with the lesson plan "Incarcerated America." In this lesson students will learn about various punishments with a special focus on prisons and prison reform for convicted persons in the United States. Through a Power Point, class discussion, and a group reading activity, students will explore the various benefits and societal consequences of America's prison system. Students will further explore possible prison legislation by participating in a General Assembly simulation to determine how North Carolina should deal with prisons during a budget crisis.

In this lesson, students are drawn into post-Revolutionary Philadelphia during the midst of the infamous yellow fever epidemic of 1793 by reading Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Fever 1793. Use this novel as supplemental reading to assist students in developing their understanding of and interest in colonial times, while heightening their reading skills and ability for higher order thinking.

In this lesson, students will become familiar with the fundamental concepts of international trade and foreign exchange of currency. Students will participate in a simulation of international trade followed by reading a comic book and viewing a short video about globalization and trade.

This lesson serves as an introduction to the European Union and many of the countries that are part of the European Union. Students will independently learn about the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union through a webquest. As a culminating activity, students will research an EU member country to create a travel brochure and jingle that will educate their classmates about the various EU member countries.

Students will receive an overview of the Holocaust via PPT, class discussion, readings, and creative activities. Students will begin by exploring prewar Jewish life, helping them understand that individual lives are behind Holocaust statistics. Students will illustrate their understanding of this period of history by creating a blended poem of their own words and the words of a Holocaust survivor.

In this lesson, students will analyze the unprecedented protests surrounding the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the role technology played in the dissemination of information and in planning the protests themselves. Through reading, a Power Point presentation, discussion, examination of various mediums such as political cartoons, photographs, and a graphic novel, students will gain an understanding of Iran's political history, its current governmental realities, and the historical significance of the 2009 protest movement.

This presentation is intended for use with the lesson plan "Iran's 2009 Voter Uprising." In this lesson, students will analyze the unprecedented protests surrounding the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the role technology played in the dissemination of information and in planning the protests themselves. Through reading, a Power Point presentation, discussion, examination of various mediums such as political cartoons, photographs, and a graphic novel, students will gain an understanding of Iran's political history, its current governmental realities, and the historical significance of the 2009 protest movement.

In this lesson, students learn about various aspects of Japanese Internment through a rotating stations activity where they examine various artifacts related to the period. The lesson culminates with students assuming the role of a Supreme Court Justice and deciding the constitutionality of Japanese internment.

In this lesson, students will discuss the concept of democracy and through this lens, analyze the unjust Jim Crow laws that dominated the South. Through discussion, readings and the examination of primary sources, students will gain an understanding of how the period immediately following World War II set the stage for numerous challenges to Jim Crow, one of which was the 1947 Journey of Reconciliation. Students will culminate this lesson by creating a historical marker that honors the Journey of Reconciliation’s riders and educates the public about this important period of history.

Students learn about society's legal codes, the differences between common, criminal, civil, constitutional, administrative, and statutory law, and the various law enforcement agencies and their jurisdictions by participating in role plays.

Students discuss the current system of school funding in North Carolina,
examine the pros and cons of state versus local funding, and explore the impact of Leandro v. State of
North Carolina on North Carolina's public schools.

In this group of lessons, students will learn facts to dispel common myths about immigrants. Students will also explore the reasons for immigration throughout history, as well as the historical through-line regarding the quest for the “American Dream.” Using the Introduction to “A Home on the Field” and an excerpt from Chapter 11, students will gain an understanding of how these issues are at play in North Carolina’s current immigration issues.

Students learn the basics about the federal budget-what services the federal government provides and how it collects money for those services, various types of fiscal policy and other information through a short PowerPoint discussion. Next, students are appointed to a special Presidential commission to "tackle the deficit," deciding whether to raise taxes, cut spending, or a combination of both. Finally, students defend their commission's plans at a mock press conference.

Students will explore the personalities of the Revolutionary War's Patriots and Loyalists by participating in a character role play. The lesson will culminate with students researching and writing a character sketch of a key Revolutionary figure of their choice and participating in a Colonial Town Hall & Debate.

In this activity, students in American History: Founding Principles, Civics, and Economics courses will break into teams and act as a Board of Elections, working together to plan, organize, conduct and monitor their school's First Vote election. Students will first learn about what actual state and county Boards of Elections do, and will then think through the various components of an election as they work together to determine their school's own election procedures. While this activity is not required when conducting the First Vote election simulation, it is an excellent way to encourage student ownership of and interest in the project. (If multiple classes/sections of American History: Founding Principles, Civics, and Economics will be completing this activity, teachers should first coordinate how the final election design plan will be selected.)

In this lesson, students will examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as it relates to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition through discussion, reading, and the examination of artwork and maps. Students will demonstrate their understanding of this content in a creative writing assignment in which they assume the persona of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and/or a Native American and create inferred journal entries.

This presentation is a supplemental resource to the lesson "Manifest Destiny and the Lewis and Clark Expedition." In the lesson, students will examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as it relates to the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition through discussion, reading, and the examination of artwork and maps. Students will demonstrate their understanding of this content in a creative writing assignment in which they assume the persona of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and/or a Native American and create inferred journal entries.