20th Century Leader Research
Summary Students will choose a leader who interests them and identify an interesting and important crisis, situation, or problem this leader faced and examine how …
CategoryWorld History
Distribution of Wealth – 8086
Austin Campbell, Deep Run High School Summary In this lesson, students examine how wealth and power are distributed throughout different time periods, places and nations. …
Cover me! Magazine Covers of Greek Gods – 8007
Summary This lesson is part of a larger unit of study about Ancient Greece. The students will research a Greek god or goddess; complete a …
Haves and Have Nots Seminar – 7803
Summary In this lesson, students use Diigo to collect, annotate, and share news articles with their classmates. At the end of their unit on Rome, …
Enlightenment Salon
Summary In order to understand and apply Enlightenment philosophies, students are required to research a historical Enlightenment figure in terms of how this figure would …
Diary Entries: Alexander the Great
Summary Students are placed into groups and assigned one of 3 letters to be written, from the perspective of Alexander the Great: Letter to his …
Archy the Arch – 4601
Summary Students will be guided by Archy the Arch as he searches for his ancestors from long ago. Applying math, map, and data collection skills, …
Water, Water, Water
Submitted by: Akeela Tyson School: The Academy at Virginia Randolph Summary Students will assume the role of historical researchers, working in collaborative groups of two …
Questions about Islam
Summary This lesson focuses on the creation of effective research questions and the role that the religion of Islam plays in current world events. Throughout …
Freedom Project
Summary This lesson was written for a smaller classroom of students, so the focus was not necessarily on group work. Students independently read an article …