Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters...		The Underground Railroad Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for...
Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Latitude and Longitude Students will understand how latitude and longitude are used to identify places on a map.
Glacial Pressure A hands-on science activity will help students to understand the effects of pressure exerted on...		Rhythm and Melodic Phrase in Little Birch Tree Students will listen to and describe the variations of a theme in a classical selection, The...
Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....		Dynamics and Timbre of "Amani Utupe" Students will perform with appropriate musical dynamics and accompany the music using...
Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...		Calypso, Calypso and Silver Moon Boat Students will sing folk songs from different ethnic origins, using stylistically appropriate...
A Play about Sacagawea Sacagawea is one of the most famous Native American women of the 19th century. Her life story...		The New Deal Teacher Information Sheet Here is information on the 1930s and the New Deal, which will be helpful when teaching the A...
Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...		Assessment Rubric -- WPA Photos Distribute a rubric that will guide the teacher in grading the activity from the New Deal...
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700 Read descriptions from indentured servants of the 1600s-1700s. These fascinating tales are an...		School Pictures Use this group activity when teaching the New Deal lesson plan.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl The full text of the autobiography of Harriet Brent Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave...		Timeline of the Modern Civil Rights Movement A chart outlining the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
Remembering the Day of Infamy Read a historical account of what occurred on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed, December 7,...		Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Present this lesson plan to teach students about when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the...