Students explore cognitive rigidity, focusing on fixation and functional fixedness through hands-on challenges.
A highly flexible, scaffolded final project workspace for 9th and 10th-grade history classes, allowing students to demonstrate their historical knowledge through creative channels. It includes structured pathways, a comprehensive graphic organizer pitch sheet, a grading rubric, reflection prompts, and introductory slides.
A high-impact bell ringer and analysis activity where 10th-grade history students analyze primary source excerpts from the French Constitutions of 1791, 1793, and 1795, sorting them into the core revolutionary ideals of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
A comprehensive history lesson for 10th-grade students examining the global and modern legacies of the French Revolution. It features interactive slides and a highly organized graphic organizer that covers the end of the revolution, global democratic movements, and modern government statistics.
A comprehensive, scenario-based training lesson to prepare camp staff on safety, communication, and legal protocols if ICE or immigration officials arrive at camp. Equips staff with actionable toolkits, step-by-step guides, and interactive roleplay scenarios.
A complete educational board game package designed for 3rd-grade English Language learners (ELs) studying the causes of the American Revolutionary War. Features simplified text, visual supports, and sentence frames to assist language production.
An AP U.S. History film study lesson on 'Free State of Jones' exploring Civil War dissent, Reconstruction failures (Period 5), and their long-term legacy in 20th-century Jim Crow courts (Period 8).
A comprehensive AP U.S. History study of the internal conflicts of the Confederacy, the legal boundaries of Reconstruction, and the long struggle for civil rights in Mississippi, structured around the historical events depicted in the film Free State of Jones.
A deep-dive lesson exploring the Cold War in Asia (focusing on the Korean and Vietnam Wars) using Crash Course US History #38. This lesson includes a 15-question comprehension worksheet, a complete teacher answer key, and specialized low-lexile definition flashcards for special education.
A deep-dive lesson exploring the Chinese revolutions of the 20th century using Crash Course World History #37. Includes a 15-question comprehension worksheet, a complete teacher answer key, and specialized low-lexile definition flashcards for special education.
An AP U.S. History film study and constitutional analysis of 'The Conspirator'. Students explore Period 5 legal precedents, executive authority, and civil liberties, while tracing long-term continuities in civil rights into the 20th century.
A comprehensive lesson focused on the Russian Revolution and Civil War, utilizing Crash Course European History #35. This lesson includes a 15-question comprehension worksheet, a complete teacher answer key, and specialized low-lexile definition flashcards for special education support.
A highly targeted lesson analyzing the film 'The Conspirator' (2010) through the lens of AP U.S. History Period 5 objectives. It explores the constitutional crises, civil liberties, and regional animosities surrounding the trial of the Lincoln assassination co-conspirators in 1865.
An introductory history lesson on the key events leading to the American Revolutionary War, designed specifically for third-grade English Language Learners (ELL). It includes a visual vocabulary cloze worksheet, interactive matching cards for learning events, and a comprehensive facilitation guide for teachers.
A foundational civics lesson on incumbency, electoral advantages, and media literacy. Students explore why current politicians usually win reelection and learn to distinguish between objective news reports and opinion articles.
A quick, high-impact bell ringer lesson exploring the execution of King Louis XVI and the French royal family through a primary source engraving and a See-Think-Wonder cognitive routing activity.
An investigation of Senegal's national soccer program (Lions of Teranga), French-African economic ties, and community soccer academies.
An exploration of Norway's soccer renaissance, wealth from North Sea oil, and its high-income equality model in professional sports.
An investigation of Algerian soccer (Fennec Foxes), the geopolitics of French-Algerian dual citizenship, and soccer as a historic symbol of anti-colonial resistance.
An exploration of Jordan's rise in Asian soccer, regional development, and the geopolitical role of sports infrastructure in the Middle East.
An investigation of France's elite soccer academies, the economics of Ligue 1, and the geopolitics of suburban Paris soccer.
An exploration of soccer, national identity, and post-war reconstruction in Iraq, analyzing the Lions of Mesopotamia national soccer program.
An advanced, interdisciplinary lesson for high school and undergraduate students exploring the causal relationship between 1930s Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) redlining maps and modern-day urban heat island (UHI) effects, analyzing systemic racism and environmental injustice.
An inquiry-based lesson exploring how historical epidemics (from the Black Death to Smallpox inoculation) tested and reshaped the social contract between citizens and states, forcing a reckoning between personal liberty and public safety.
A lesson that contextualizes the key phases of the French Revolution (1789-1799) from the National Assembly to the Directory, guiding students to analyze social dynamics, political shifts, and cause-and-effect relationships.
An anthropology lesson where high school students curate and analyze contemporary artifacts that represent modern adolescent culture, exploring generational shifts in social norms and material culture.
An advanced AP US History lesson exploring the constitutional, economic, and political crises that fractured the United States between 1828 and 1861. Students analyze key events including the Tariff of Abominations, State v. Mann, the Wilmot Proviso, and the rise of the Know-Nothing Party through lectures and structured primary sources.
An advanced AP US History lecture series exploring the constitutional, economic, and political crises that fractured the United States between 1833 and 1861. This lesson highlights key legislative compromises, executive decisions, and judicial rulings that made sectional conflict and the Civil War inevitable.
A complete history webquest lesson bundle designed for late elementary students to independently research diverse historical figures. Students act as research detectives to discover the lives, struggles, and lasting legacies of inventors, activists, and leaders.
A comprehensive facilitation toolkit designed for superintendents, cabinets, and school boards to establish robust communication, align expectations, and streamline summer policy updates.
Ce troisième chapitre interroge la dimension géopolitique et économique du numérique : le rôle et l'influence des GAFAM et des géants de l'IA, la souveraineté des données citoyennes, le cloud souverain et l'alternative du logiciel libre pour l'indépendance nationale et européenne.
Ce deuxième chapitre traite de la structure de l'espace public numérique, en abordant la polarisation des débats sur les réseaux sociaux, les bulles de filtres, la liberté d'expression face à la modération et la haine en ligne, ainsi que la citoyenneté numérique active.
Ce premier chapitre explore l'impact de l'intelligence artificielle générative et des algorithmes de recommandation sur la vérité historique, scientifique et journalistique. Les élèves analysent la notion de désinformation, les deepfakes et l'importance de l'épistémologie critique.
A hands-on workshop designed to introduce Society and Culture students to key research methodologies (Content Analysis, Interviews, Focus Groups, and Questionnaires) for their Personal Interest Projects (PIPs). Students analyze authentic research scenarios and justify the best methodological fit for each PIP topic.
Students examine yellow journalism through the lens of the historical DeLome Letter leak of 1898. They analyze sensationalized media, understand the historical context of the Spanish-American War, and draw parallels to modern media.
A deep dive into the French Revolution's bloodiest phase, analyzing how revolutionary ideals twisted into state-sponsored terror under Robespierre.
A highly accessible watch guide lesson linking The Wizard of Oz (1939) to Gilded Age politics (Populism, the Gold Standard, and industrial workers), designed specifically for middle school students reading at a 1st-grade level using visual matching, word banks, and literal multiple-choice questions.
An engaging, multicultural lesson introducing students to four rich global celebrations: Diwali, Día de los Muertos, Lunar New Year, and Eid al-Fitr. The lesson explores cultural significance, seasonal customs, symbols, and values, supporting global citizenship and empathy.
A middle school history lesson exploring Martin Luther's role in the Protestant Reformation, focusing on key biographical events, critical vocabulary, and cause-and-effect historical analysis.
An interactive, historically grounded lesson exploring the significance of Treaty Day, focusing on central ideas, summarizing, and historical vocabulary. Students analyze the nature of treaties as sacred, ongoing agreements and practice identifying key themes and context clues.
Students investigate the physical backbone of classical empires, comparing Greek structural harmony with Roman concrete engineering and infrastructural feats like aqueducts and roadways.
Students trace the economic veins of the Mediterranean, mapping how Greek ceramic trade and Roman maritime highways linked continents, exchanged technologies, and forged a globalized ancient marketplace.
Students explore classical philosophical inquiries through Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Roman legal codes, examining how these intellectual frameworks defined ethics, civic duty, and the pursuit of truth.
Students investigate the birth of democracy in Athens and the development of the republican system in Rome, comparing citizen participation, power structures, and modern democratic connections.
A comprehensive lesson focusing on the transition of European society from the rigid feudal systems of the Middle Ages to the cultural, scientific, and religious revolutions of the Renaissance and Reformation.
A high-impact project-based lesson for high schoolers (ages 14-18) exploring systemic barriers in education. Students analyze structural inequities, engage in a structured Socratic seminar, and draft a civic action project blueprint to advocate for educational equity in their local community.
An analytical ELA lesson exploring the social psychology concepts of deindividuation, anonymity, and diffused responsibility in literature. Students examine how characters lose their individuality in groups, using classic literary texts to map the psychology of the mob.
An instructional lesson exploring how the United States and the Soviet Union shifted from World War II allies to Cold War adversaries. The lesson outlines the core ideological, geopolitical, and military reasons behind this historical pivot.
Explores groupthink, social media algorithms, and peer pressure. Students analyze how online spaces amplify conformity and complete an exit ticket to assess their understanding across the unit.
