A deep dive into the profession of the City Manager, examining the ICMA code of ethics, professional competencies, and the manager-council relationship through a simulation.
A history and reading comprehension lesson centered on how Henry Ford's Model T and industrial innovations transformed the American economy and labor market.
A comprehensive classroom simulation and analysis lesson about the assassination of Julius Caesar. Students examine historical perspectives, engage with primary sources, and debate civic duty through a mock trial and a three-page investigative document.
An exploration of early human migration, the transition from hunter-gatherers to agrarian societies, and the rise of the first river valley civilizations in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
A comprehensive lesson investigating redistricting, packing, and cracking to evaluate if legislative branches truly represent the will of the people. Includes a slide deck, a structured DBQ worksheet, a professional teacher guide, and an interactive exit ticket.
Students synthesize their knowledge across all four civilizations, completing a DBQ, writing an argumentative essay on success, and formulating a civic project for Surprise, AZ.
Students explore the Inca civilization, studying their steep mountain terracing, Qhapaq Ñan roads, and rigid Ayllu community hierarchy.
Students explore the Aztec civilization, studying their lake-basin city of Tenochtitlan, chinampa agriculture, and military social mobility.
Students explore the Maya civilization, studying their rainforest terrain, calendar systems, and independent city-state hierarchy.
Students explore the Olmec civilization, investigating their swampy geography, monumental stone heads, and social structure.
A 6th-grade social studies lesson investigating early human evolution, tool adaptations, cultural practices, and migration patterns, integrated with CCSS ELA-Literacy RI.6.1.
An independent reading unit focusing on perspective and point of view during two contrasting historical eras: World War I and the Great Depression. Students analyze character emotions and historical contexts using a 'four corners' layout.
A highly scaffolded middle school lesson on Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay, adapted for a first-grade reading level. Includes a text analysis, footnote glossary, comprehension questions, a group timeline poster project, and support tools for co-teachers.
A lesson centered on the landmark civil rights case Tape v. Hurley (1885), examining the Tape family's fight for public education in San Francisco and its historical links to Mendez v. Westminster and Brown v. Board of Education.
A high school/college level history and literature lesson focused on James Baldwin's documentary 'I Am Not Your Negro'. It examines literal comprehension and recall of key historical figures, events, and Baldwin's core arguments about race, media, and American identity.
A deep dive into Solomon Asch's classic conformity experiment, examining behavioral mechanisms, neural pathways of peer pressure, experimental design flaws, and quantitative data analysis.
A multi-faceted historical and geographical investigation of Europe, examining critical physical features and key crises from the Middle Ages to modern environmental challenges.
A fun and engaging history lesson exploring Europe during the Middle Ages and the Age of Discovery. Students read about key historical shifts, complete robust comprehension checks, and master vocabulary.