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The New Americans

This site provides information on five immigrant groups in the United States, including their histories, cultures, and current situations. Eleven lesson plans related to immigration can be accessed in the educator's section of the site. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Independent Television Service

New Perspectives on the West

Sponsored by PBS and a companion to the documentary series, The West, this site enables the user to take a guided tour through the history of the American West and explore elements of Western history -- profiles, documents, images -- that encourage visitors... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

NOAA's National Ocean Service

Find discovery kits and a collection of classroom materials that will invite visitors to learn more about the coastal and ocean realms. Explore corals, geodesy, tides and currents, estuaries, and much more at this interactive site. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: NOAA

North By South

Culture, traditions, history and impact of the communities resulting from the 1900-1960 African-American migrations from south to north. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Kenyon College

North Carolina Geographic Alliance on EdNet

A community for teachers interested in sharing resources and information about teaching geography in North Carolina. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Geographic EdNet

North Carolina Museum of History

The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity

In this unit from the National Endowment for the Humanities and EdSitement, students will heighten their awareness of Native American diversity as they learn about three vastly different Native groups in a game-like activity using archival documents such... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

The Ocean and Weather: El Niño and La Niña

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the weather phenomena El Niño and La Niña and learn about when and where these weather changes occur and about the effects they have on everything in their wake. Activities in this lesson engage students in... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Ocean Oasis

Sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum and PRONATURA, this website features comprehensive information about Mexico's Sea of Cortez and the Baja California Desert in english and spanish. The stunning content of this website focuses on how oasis's... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: San Diego Natural History Museum

Odyssey Online

Explore the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa through museum objects in this comprehensive and informative site from the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and the Memorial Art... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University

Off the scale

Students use real-world examples to solve problems involving scale as they examine maps of their home states and calculate distances between cities. Illuminations provides an activity sheet, links to web resources that contain state maps, and detailed instructions... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Outreach World - A Resource for Teaching Kids About the World

A comprehensive one-stop resource for teaching international and area studies and foreign languages in the precollegiate classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Outreach World

Peace Corps World Wise Schools

Visit the Global Cafe and learn what life is like for teens in other countries. Learn about the culture, geography, government, and economy of other countries and lots more. Also find out what life is like as a Peace Corps volunteer. Teachers, you will find... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Peace Corps

Personal boundaries and forbidden places

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the concept of boundaries between places—in this case, places where they are welcome versus places where they are unwelcome. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion and development... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Pirate map

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore reasons pirates frequented certain areas, taking into account the relationship between piracy and the slave trade. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion, online learning, and development... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

A pirate's life

This lesson introduces students to some basics about pirates, including what they wore, where they worked, and how they lived. Students explore websites to examine pirate characteristics and lifestyles. They will then use what they've learned to design... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Planning a road trip

This lesson reviews latitude and longitude and asks students to find the latitude and longitude for several United States cities. The students create “road trip quizzes” to test their classmates' ability to figure out locations. This lesson... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Population growth and movement in 19th century North Carolina

In this eighth grade social studies lesson, students compare historical maps of North Carolina from 1823 and 1892 and propose reasons for the population change evidenced by the maps. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Population Reference Bureau

This site is designed to inform, empower, and advance knowledge about world population, health, and the environment. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Putting geography to good use

In this lesson, students will analyze the geographical components of several topics and determine how geography can be used for a variety of purposes. Students will read the U.S. National Geography Standards to use as a reference point for determining the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions