This source is an interview with Nikita Khrushchev's son Sergei about the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Students will be able to discuss the growth of suburban development in the United States after World War II; write a persuasive essay about suburban development in California; and design a plan for a utopian and environmentally-friendly housing development.
ELL students will read a map key on a map of the country and use the key to highlight different features in the map key to answer the questions.
ELL students will read a map key on a map of a city and use the key to highlight different physical and human features in the map key to answer the questions.
This article examines the lasting legacy of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman sultans' fascination with European art, which had so strongly influenced the arts of the eighteenth century, played an equally important role in the nineteenth.
In this classroom activity, students will recognize the Smithsonian Institution and be able to explain what a museum does. This is accomplished through the use of discussion questions and activities in which they relate stories from prior museum visits or share ideas for a museum that they would like to create.
Students will think about what they would take and what they would leave behind after reading and responding to a quote by a woman who was forced to move to a Japanese American internment camp during World War II.
In this lesson, students read primary and secondary source documents about the Supreme Court case Lee v. Weisman and the 1st amendment. Students then answer analysis questions about the case.
Students will examine a Fresnel lens to develop an understanding of how some lighthouse lenses work. They will then apply their knowledge of the lighthouse lens technology to imagine a new invention using a lighthouse lens to complete a different task.
Lesson Three seeks to clarify their understanding by taking a close look at one of the oldest and most fundamental of American values—private property rights. In examining the privileges and limitations of owning a house, as contrasted, for example, to owning a beautiful stream or a potentially danÂgerous weapon, students investigate how rules, customs, and laws define ownership. (See the link to the activities at the bottom of the page.)
Students investigate the institutional parameters of competition for water by studying the formal definitions of water rights in American history as the law evolved to accommodate changing wants and needs. Using real-world examples, they consider how different legal structures affect the ability of citizens to resolve disputes amicably, and they learn how government can play a role in promoting mutually beneficial resolutions of environmental disputes.
This activity identifies major technological changes and their influence on society and shows how everyday behavior is linked to macro-level social change.
In this lesson, students will learn what wetlands are, where they are found, and their value to humans, animals, and the environment. As industrialization spreads and climate change intensifies, China's wetland resources continue to shrink and students will analyze the effects of industrialization on China's environment.
This article highlights lessons and activities for elementary students about the people and cultures of the Arctic region.
Students will learn about the role of money in the colonial economy by participating in a trading activity in which they observe the effects of too little money on trade within a colony.
Students have learned the history behind the Louisiana Purchase, explored biographies of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, learned mapping/navigational skills with compasses, and completed a lesson on packing for the trip. During this lesson, students will be travelling outdoors to find leaves and plants from your schoolyard. Autumn is a great time to do this.
Students will learn about the lives of Japanese American children who were forced to leave their homes and move to internment camps during World War II. The module includes links to hands-on activities, pertinent websites, and a list of recommended readings.
Children and adults can enjoy exploring lighthouses and the maritime history of the United States together through children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities
Students will research lighthouses of North Carolina using print and digital resources and create a digital presentation on the NC lighthouse of their choice. After studying basic electric circuits, students will use cardboard and Makedo tools to design and build a model of this lighthouse and wire it to light using a kit of electronic supplies. Students will showcase their final products with friends and family using digital photography, Google Presentations and a screencast video on Flipgrid or another platform of the teacher’s choosing. Students will submit a Seesaw documenting their experience with the Design and Engineering Process while building their lighthouse.
Students will take a trip together to explore a locally owned business in their community. Children and adults will use the suggested questions to learn more about what it takes to run a business while thinking about the business history of their hometown.