This website has information on Past population growth and future population growth. Students can find out what forces are responsible for the world's human population. Students can learn from models of future human population growth.
This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students examine continuity and change in the governing of the United States, students look at the Constitution and link early legislative debates to issues of today - from the Learning Page, the Library of Congress
Scholastic project that travels through time in Black history. Multiple components could make up a variety of lessons. There is also an interactive timeline that identifies black "trailblazers" (only goes through 2001--much more to add!).
Census maps of population: Population over Time and Distribution of slaves in 1860.
Through the Decades section: This section includes lesson plans, maps, classroom resources, and games.
Fast Facts give paint a picture of the United States both statistically and culturally.
Great reference tool Barb! I like the "Through the Decades" Fast Facts section, this would be a great extension activity for kids that are history buffs and like to collect this kind of detail.
There are so many treasures within this site, but one I use frequently is the "Educators" section. Here, you will find all the information needed to make history come alive for your students. It is quite remarkable and well worth a visit!
This lesson pairs with a video that explores the following topics: Separation of Powers- Explore the constitutional limits on the power of government and see how the system of checks and balances works. National Government - Examine the responsibilities of the national government and see how federalism divides power between the national government and the states. State Government- See how most of the laws we live by come from state government. A Presidency Remembered: Ronald Reagan- Take a look at the legacy of President Ronald Reagan.
"There is no single objective way to describe why an artifact is significant to a culture. Objects are important to different people for different reasons. To make this idea personal, students will be invited to bring to class important cultural artifacts from their own lives. Each object will be "interpreted" by a student anthropologist who will make hypotheses regarding the importance of this object. The student anthropologist will also determine what this artifact says about the culture of the owner. The owner of the artifact will get a chance to tell their actual story."