In this activity, students examine a journal excerpt and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

In this lesson, students learn about how the U.S. Supreme Court decided the affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas and other similar landmark cases. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students will role play trustees of a public university charged with setting, among other things, admissions policy for the university and how affirmative action will be addressed. Each small group will report its decisons to the class for discussion.

This interactive map of Africa contains links to country maps which provide information such as, population, flag, language, capital, industry, and agriculture.

In this lesson, the students will learn of Africa's geographic diversity after answering the questions and locating its geographic features. The students will have a visual picture of these features by viewing them on the Internet.

In this lesson, students use maps to explore the US and/or their local region. Then they will draw their state, its neighbors and indicate notable landforms as if they were viewing them from the window of an airplane.

These questions can be used to discuss the following economic concepts in the book Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday: opportunity cost, saving, savings goal, and spending.

By the end of the lesson the students should be able to understand how it feels to be a minority, to be different, and to be discriminated against in any way.

In this lesson, students learn about the American Flag, its history, what the symbols represent, and the proper way to display it. Students discuss how the American Flag has played a part in recent events and choose one or more of the American Flag activities for wearing, sharing, or displaying.

Students will analyze primary source images of Native Americans interacting with the environment. The images show different aspects of how Native Americans dressed, hunted, and lived.

This resource provides information on the American Red Cross and its efforts to work collaboratively with other organizations.

In this activity, students complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet featuring key events of the American Revolution, including the Boston Tea Party, the Crossing of the Delaware, and the Victory at Yorktown.

In this lesson, students will understand how ancient civilizations developed based on the local physical features and how the boundaries of early civilizations compare to their modern counterparts.

This resource provides information on ancient Greek democracy and insight as to how ancient Greek democracy may have influenced political ideas of modern societies.

In this lesson, students recognize the cultural contributions of ancient Greek and Roman mythology and drama. They will read and analyze a myth and then create a puppet skit to demonstrate the myth.

In this lesson, students will compare/contrast the information in their textbook about Andrew Jackson to political cartoons of the era. Students will identify symbols, allusions and stereotypes used in these cartoons and infer the intended message and tone of the Jackson era cartoons. Students will also identify any biases in the cartoons and check for historical accuracy, and then formulate their own opinion about the Jackson Administration. As a culminating activity, students will write an opinion essay that articulates their personal stance on Andrew Jackson’s character, using proper writing conventions.

In this activity, students examine a bulletin from 1829 and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

This resource provides details about Antifederalists and their role in the ratifying of the Constitution.

This resource provides information about the city of Apex, NC. A video highlights the historical, environmental, and recreational activities the city offers.

For this activity, students conduct research on some of these apps, list pros and cons for each one, and decide which one they would prefer to use.