Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights Students think critically about the Civil Rights movement and its key players as they explore a...		Comparing Martian Dust Storms to Earth's Cyclones This science investigation gives students hands-on experience with some principles about air...
The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 Learn more about the flu epidemic that killed more Americans than all wars of the twentieth...		Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters...
Discovering the Magical Pi Students will use data on the circumference and diameter of various objects to calculate pi.		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Third Inaugural Address The text of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's second inaugural address, given on Monday, January 20,...		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Tessellations Discover a geometry lesson that is integrated with history and art to engage even the most math...		Glacial Pressure A hands-on science activity will help students to understand the effects of pressure exerted on...
Journal Writing Introduce students to autobiographical journal writing with this lesson plan.		Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....
Write a Letter to the President Students will write a letter to the president with details of their ideas for goals to be met...		A Play about Sacagawea Sacagawea is one of the most famous Native American women of the 19th century. Her life story...
The Price of Cigarettes By tallying the cost of buying cigarettes, students will be better able to decide whether to...		Harriet Brent Jacobs Harriet Brent Jacobs was a slave who wrote an autobiography. Students read an excerpt and react...
Same or Different Students compare pairs of sentences to determine if they mean the same thing.		Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...
Weightlessness and Gravity This hands-on activity explores the concept of gravity.		The 100 Most Significant Events of the Last Thousand Years A list of milestones from the last millennium.