In this lesson, students will analyze primary resources to explain how the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the issue of fugitive slaves escalated tensions between the North and the South, and led to the secession of several states and finally to war. Respond to an ECR writing prompt to demonstrate understanding of how the North and the South had different cultures and how these differences eventually drove them apart.

Students will use the internet to learn about the Native peoples that stretched across the North American continent in 1615, and learn about Native American populations today.

Have you ever wondered how to get students talking meaningfully about books? The Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) strategy helps students identify questions as "in the book" or "in my head" so that they know whether to draw on their own impressions or the book for answers. In this lesson, which can also be used in the sixth-grade classroom, introduce QAR through a read-aloud, sorting questions as they are answered and working with students as they learn how to sort questions themselves. Students then use the strategy to develop questions for a peer-led book discussion.

This lesson, Nonviolent Resistance, focuses on Dr. Martin Luther King's, “The Sword that Heals,” and asks student to listen to interviews with veterans of the freedom struggle as they discuss the role of nonviolent direct action.

While Paul Revere's ride is the most famous event of its kind in American history, other Americans made similar rides during the Revolutionary period. After learning about some less well known but no less colorful rides that occurred in other locations, students gather evidence to support an argument about why at least one of these "other riders" does or does not deserve to be better known.

Students analyze three broad ocean habitats, the characteristics and conditions of each, and research the animals of each zone and their adaptations.

In this lesson, students research aspects of the Victorian Era as an introduction to a unit on "Jane Eyre"

Students work with primary documents and latter-day photographs to recapture the experience of traveling on the Oregon Trail.

Although Danny is a young adult of only 17, he is fully capable of taking his father’s boat out to sea to fish. While out on a solo trip one foggy morning, Danny encounters “something” mysterious in the water. In this CCSS lesson, students will explore this story through text dependent questions, academic vocabulary, and writing assignments.

In this lesson, students will investigate the idea of researching to deepen understanding, as well as learn the purposes and processes of using inquiry in order to develop their investigation.

In this lesson that includes 3 activities, students will learn ways to assess, annotate, and make notes on sources in order to effectively answer Inquiry Questions.

In this lesson, students will review and evaluate their materials and analysis, revisit their Inquiry Questions based on the evaluation, and return to their sources in order to address the identified gaps.

In this lesson, students will focus on organizing their research and synthesizing their analysis in order to develop an evidence based perspective of the Areas of Investigation. Students can use this perspective and Research Portfolio for creating a range of final products.

In this lesson, students explore environmental issues that are relevant to their own lives, self-select topics, and gather information to write persuasive essays. Students participate in peer conferences to aid in the revision process and evaluate their essays through self-assessment. Although this lesson focuses on the environment as a broad topic, many other topics can be easily substituted for reinforcement of persuasive writing.

In this lesson, students compare how both George and Martha Washington felt about General Washington becoming the first President of the United States. Students should complete the George Washington's Letter to Henry Knox about the Presidency and Martha Washington's Letter about the Presidency worksheets prior to beginning this activity.

In this WebQuest, students will learn about the microorganisms that live in Atlantic White Cedar Swamp habitats. Then they will combine creative writing skills and biology knowledge to bring these microbes to life. Through the art of storytelling, they will bring awareness to Atlantic White Cedar Swamps and increase our understanding of the microbial world.

in this lesson, students will closely examine a prompt and a model essay, ensuring that they have a clear understanding/purpose for the work ahead.

In this lesson, students will work in a jigsaw, with each group being given a different research-resource about depleted fish species.

In this lesson, students will receive a list of internet resources on the topic of DDT.