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Lesson Plans
- Anthropology Lessons (Information Institute of Syracuse)
Provides lessons by grade level. 1-04
- By Grade Level - 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons for grade level 11. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- By Grade Level - 8 - 10 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons for grade levels 8 - 10. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- By Grade Level - California Standards-Based Social Studies for K-12 (Schools of California)
Provides lessons organized by the California SCORE Social Studies Framework for K-12.
- By Grade Level - K - 7 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons for K - 7 by grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- By Grade Level and Standard - California Social Studies for K-12 (Kings County Office of Education - Shaver)
Provides a directory of the California SCORE Social Studies Framework for K-12. California's framework for curriculum standards is similar to the national standards for social studies, as well as standards in many states.
- By Theme or Topic - California Standards-Based Social Studies for K-12 (Schools of California)
Provides lessons organized by the California SCORE Social Studies Framework for K-12.
- Civil Liberties and September 11th (New York Times - Glasthal and Khan)
"In this lesson, students evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of proposed military tribunals designed to fight terrorism. They will then compare American civil liberties, as stated in the U.S. Bill of Rights, with changes in these rights that may take place for some individuals living in the U.S., as a result of the U.S.A. Patriot Act." 2-02
- Countering Terrorism (PBS)
Provides a lesson plan for high school students to help them assess different approaches to taming international terrorism. 11-01
- Current Events (AskERIC)
Provides lessons by grade level. 1-04
- Current Events (Education World - Hopkins)
Provides twenty-five suggestions for engaging students in current events. 8-99
- Current Events - Analyzing the Use of Propaganda (New York Times - Hambouz and Khan)
"In this lesson, students analyze the use of propaganda in the war against terrorism, focusing specifically on the attacks in Afghanistan, exploring the distinction between ideas spread to benefit a cause and those spread to damage an opposing cause." 2-02
- Current Events - Censorship and Propaganda During Wartime (British Library - Words Alive)
Helps students explore different points of view regarding censorship and propaganda of newspapers during wartime. Note - British spelling of English words is sometimes different from American spelling. 2-02
- Current Events - Death Penalty (Michigan State University)
Provides resource materials and lessons for examining pro and con arguments related to the death penalty. 1-01
- Current Events - Examining Views of Race After September 11th (New York Times - McClain and Khan)
"In this lesson, students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. By considering attitudes and scenarios in groups, students address related issues and possible solutions." 2-02
- Current Events - Propaganda Sources (Donn)
Provides three dozen sources of lessons on propaganda, media, and public opinion. Helps students look for hidden messages. 2-02
- Current Events - Teaching via TV and Newspapers (CSUN.edu)
Provides a variety of sources of lessons on current events.
- Current Events - The Roles of Fact and Opinion in Relaying the News (New York Times - DeKorne and Chin)
"In this lesson, students evaluate how facts and opinions function in relaying the news and consider the media's responsibilities in reporting during wartime." 2-02
- Current Events Lessons (MSNBC)
Provides lessons for exploring half a dozen current topics. 8-03
- Ethical Dilemmas from Four Views (Donn)
Provides a variety of current ethical dilemmas that students may face and requires them to answer from four points of view from ancient China - Confucianist, Taoist, Buddhist, and Legalist.
- Global, Environmental, and Cultural Lessons (American Forum for Global Education) 2-00
- Government - Civics and Government Lesson Plans (Center for Civic Education)
Provides 10 lessons around thought-provoking questions related to the foundations of a democracy, such as authority, responsibility, rights, and justice.
- Government - Civilization (Braden)
Provides a lesson around the nature of civilization, using a trip to Mars by a large goup as the vehicle. The lesson is called Thoughts About Civilization.
- Government - Florida Civic-Ed
Provides resource materials to teach Florida Civic-Ed.
- Government - Impeachable Offense (New York Times)
Provides a lesson regarding the Constitutional basis for impeaching the President of the United States.
- Government - Law-Related Education (Donn)
Provides lessons, mock trials and much more.
- Government - Law-Related Education - Mock Trials (Donn)
Provides 22 sources on mock trials and the justice system for students. 1-00
- Government - Law-Related Education - Mock Trials (University of Minnesota)
Provides for four mock trials, working with teens and professionals in the community. Provided in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Government - Liberties vs. Security Lesson (CNNfyi.com)
Provides a lesson to help students balance the need for security with civil liberties rights. 11-01
- Government - Perfect President (PBS - Teacher Source)
Provides a lesson for students to help them become clearer about qualifications for president of the United States. 2-01
- Government - Teaching Citizenship's Five Themes (Education World - Hopkins)
Provides suggestions for teaching children skills in honesty, compassion, respect, responsibility and courage. Includes lessons for grades K - 6.
- Government - What is a City? (United Nations)
- Government Lesson Plans (AskERIC)
Provides over three dozen lessons plans in U.S. government, by topic and then grade level. 1-04
- Government Lessons (Cassutto)
Provides 18 weeks of lessons.
- Government and Civics Lessons (PBS - Teacher Source)
Provides over two dozen lessons, by subject, related to governing, politics, budget making, the national debt, voting, political campaigning,and rules of citizenship. 2-01
- Grade 3 - 6 General Social Studies (McGraw-Hill)
- Grade 9 - 12 Social Studies (CEC)
Provides over 4 dozen lessons for K - 12, but most are for over grade 5.
- Grade K - 12a Social Studies (CEC)
Provides two lessons for K - 12, but most are for grade 5 and under.
- Grade K - 12b Social Studies (CEC)
Provides over 4 dozen lessons for K - 12, but most are for over grade 5.
- Helping Others - Kids Can Make a Difference on Hunger (Kids Can Make a Difference)
Provides a teacher's guide.
- Heroes and Heroism (Ima Hero)
Provides 8 lesson plans exploring heroism. 8-01
- History Lessons (Awesome Library)
- Holidays (Awesome Library)
Provides information and activities for holidays and other celebrations. Not all of these resources are lesson plans.
- Hunger - Lessons on Ending World Hunger (Future Harvest)
Provides lesson plans by grade level to help students understand what is needed to help end world hunger. 10-01
- Issues - 101 Things Friends Do
- Issues - Society (TeachNet)
Provides lessons on 4 social issues and includes grade levels.
- Law Lessons (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides lessons on Foundations of Law (Principles, Concepts, and Sources of Law) and (Structures and Processes of the Legal System), Criminal Law, Civil Law (Tort Law) and (Contract Law), and Law and the Family. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. Grade 12. 2-01
- Lesson Plans - Elementary Level (Louisiana Public Schools)
Provides lesson plans by teachers and includes the subject areas covered for each. Lessons are arranged alphabetically, by title. 1-00
- Multicultural Lessons (Awesome Library)
- Places - Africa Lessons (School Discovery)Provides lesson plans on Africa, with a special emphasis on Zimbabwe. 1-02
- Political Systems - Comparisons (Information Institute of Syracuse)
Provides lessons by grade level. 1-04
- Politics - Distinguishing Facts and Opinions (Information Institute of Syracuse)
- Research - Using Primary Sources (US Library of Congress)
Provides activities to learn how to use primary sources, using different modalities.
- Security Versus Privacy Lesson - Grades 9 - 12 (New York Times)
"In this lesson, students evaluate the possible effects of the United States government's Fidnet plan, which would involve creating a computer monitoring system to protect the nation's crucial data networks...." 5-02
- September 11th Related Lessons (New York Times)
"Interdisciplinary lessons developed in partnership with The Bank Street College of Education in New York City. For grades 6-12." 2-02
- Slavery - Underground Railroad (Headbone Interactive)
The Head Bone Zone provides an interactive Internet lesson to lead in an escape from slavery during the mid 1800's.
- Social Issues - Study Guides (KidsNet)
Provides guides to support a number of television documentary programs. Available for free on a limited basis.
- Social Studies (Michigan State University and Ameritech)
Provides dozens of lessons in social studies.
- Social Studies - Grade -K - 5 Elementary Level (Columbia Education Center)
Delzeit provides 51 mini-lessons for K - 5 from the Columbia Education Center. Grade level for each is marked.
- Social Studies - Grade 4 - 12 Intermediate Level (Columbia Education Center)
Delzeit provides 80 mini-lessons for 4 - 12 from the Columbia Education Center. Grade level for each is marked.
- Social Studies - Grade 9 - 12 High School Level (Columbia Education Center)
Delzeit provides 94 mini-lessons for 9 - 12 from the Columbia Education Center. Grade level for each is marked.
- Social Studies Lesson Plans (Bunch)
Provides over two dozen lesson plans.
- Social Studies Lesson Plans (ERIC - AskERIC)
Provides over 100 lessons by topic. Includes grade level. 1-04
- Social Studies Lesson Plans (Levine)
Provides over a hundred annotated sources of lesson plans related to Social Studies.
- Social Studies Lesson Plans (Teachers.Net)
Provides over 200 individual lessons. Specifies a general grade level for each, such as elementary. The quality of lessons varies widely and some only announce the availability of lessons on a topic. 5-00
- Social Studies Lesson Plans - Alphabetical (Levine)
Provides over 100 sources of lesson plans and actvities for Social Studies.
- Social Studies Lesson Plans - Online Activities (Levine)
Provides over 100 online activities for interactive learning of Social Studies.
- Social Studies Lessons (ILoveThatTeachingIdea.com)
Provides lessons for grades K-6. 2-02
- Social Studies Lessons (Scholastic)
Provides lessons by topic and includes dozens of topics. 12-99
- Social Studies Lessons by Grade (Houghton Mifflin)
Provides lessons by grade. Designed by Houghton Mifflin to fit particularly well with their texts.
- Social Studies Lessons by Grade (McGraw-Hill)
Designed to work with McGraw-Hill's Adventures in Time and Place.
- Social Studies Lessons by Topic (Teachers.net)
Provides resources by topic. 3-00
- Sociology and Psychology Lesson Plans (Donn)
Provides collections of articles and sources by topic. 1-00
- World Peace Summit (PBS)
Provides a lesson on world peace by setting up a student summit to discuss issues. 11-01
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