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- 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 - 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.
- Citizenship - Lesson on Voting (PBS.org - Moyers)
"This lesson is designed for Social Studies classrooms, grades 9-12." 11-04
- 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
- 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
- Multicultural Lessons (Awesome Library)
- Nuclear Standoff With Iran (PBS.org)
"This lesson summarizes international concern over Iran's nuclear program and the mounting suspicions that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. Students examine concerns about Iran's past and most recent actions and a gain a perspective on Iran's reasons for developing a nuclear program. Then as students work in small groups role playing one of the countries involved in the dispute, they examine several possible options for addressing Iran's actions and develop a policy for consideration by the U.N. Security Council." 03-06
- 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.
- 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 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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