Trash: Out of Site – Out of Mind?
People produce a lot of trash, and in spite of many efforts, our landfills are filling up. What can be done about the garbage we produce, and how can this wasteful public attitude be changed?
Walk Through Your Neighborhood
Parents can help their children do this lesson on neighborhood awareness. It’s one thing to say you do or don’t like your neighborhood, and quite another to know why.
Small Mall: Real World Money Management
To teach “real-world” money management with an in-classroom shopping environment.
Getting into World War 2
Show students what it was like to live in the age of World War 2.
Presidential Election 2000
Archive of Teachnet’s ballot from the dramatic 2000 Presidential Election.
Understanding Another’s Perspective
After studying a certain location (city, state or country) students will write diary entries from the perspectives of fictitious people, listing positive aspects of the location studied. This activity would be a way of assessing the students’ knowledge of the area studied.
Flow Chart Skills for Students
Organizational skills have got to be high on the list of things our students need improvement in. While flow charts may not seem to be for everyone, they are part of a project management process that is researched and works very well in not only showing the process of a project, but in its best form, also the time needed for completion.
Why are you required to take this class?
History is study of the past so that one can learn about their position in the present. In other words, “How did I get here?” In order to understand how a person has arrived in the place and setting that they are in, it is important to learn about the events and situations that have shaped and influenced our community, society, and human condition.
Genealogy: Family Trees
Mapping out a family tree can be a great opportunity for younger children to learn more about “where they come from.” Often, seeing their immediate family drawn out on paper will help them to remember relatives better and understand those relationships of how those relatives are, well, related!
Virtual Reality History Museum
Students bring a famous person to life in a classroom presentation complete with a speech, costume and props.
The Two Sides of Columbus
If you have the responsibility of teaching about Columbus, you need to be aware there’s more to the story than three ships and 1492. If your picture of Columbus is still the noble explorer, nothing will take the wind out of your sails like the article from Reuters describing the mock trial by Honduran Indians, charging Columbus with genocide and robbery.
Division From a Printer’s Viewpoint
Commercial printers deal with division constantly in figuring the number of finished-size sheets that can be cut from the large “parent” size sheets they normally receive from the paper supplier. It’s a real-world exercise not many people are aware of.
Carpet Your Classroom
Students will use math skills to calculate square footage and cost of a new floor.
Who’s Average?
Students will find and interpret averages based on their daily activities.
Credit Cards for Kids
As soon as students turn 18, they are eligible to have their very own credit card – and credit score – without needing parental permission, and sometimes a job isn’t even required to be approved. Prepare them for the reality of interest rates.