Students will analyze shapes and patterns in a photograph, hear stories about …
Students will analyze shapes and patterns in a photograph, hear stories about people who were forced to move to internment camps because of their ethnicity, and create drawings that tell a story about a young girl's life in an internment camp.
Students will read primary source documents about the U.S. internment of Japanese …
Students will read primary source documents about the U.S. internment of Japanese Americans following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and will examine various versions of a photograph by Dorothea Lange and explore how cropping can evoke different effects.
This is a travel itinerary featuring 13 historic shipwrecks in waters near …
This is a travel itinerary featuring 13 historic shipwrecks in waters near Florida, a convergence point for maritime trade routes. Learn about the historical significance of these 13 shipwrecks. See photos and an essay on Florida maritime history.
This research project focused on food access and its implications for food …
This research project focused on food access and its implications for food security and food justice in Newport News’ Southeast Community, a neighborhood marked by high levels of food insecurity and decades of racial segregation and economic divestment. Objectives were threefold: (1) to map the complex socio-spatial networks of food access in a region characterized by high levels of food insecurity; (2) to identify core barriers to food access in the study area, and to better understand how, exactly, these barriers affect food security; and (3) to use this understanding to identify potential policy solutions that could improve local and regional food access and food security.
The decades between the banning of the international slave trade in 1808 …
The decades between the banning of the international slave trade in 1808 and the abolition of slavery during the Civil War saw the massive and harrowing relocation of approximately 850,000 enslaved men, women, and children. While some enslaved people were moved when their owners relocated to the western frontier, about two-thirds were bought and sold in America’s slave market. They were forcibly uprooted from their homes, separated from their loved ones, and marched and shipped across the South on railroads and steamships.
At all points in its history, a significant proportion of the population …
At all points in its history, a significant proportion of the population of the United States had been born in other countries and regions. This being the case, American history can never be understood by just looking within its borders. The culture and politics of the US have always been profoundly shaped by the material and emotional ties many of its residents have had to the places where they were born. This map will allow you to begin to explore those connections at the basic level of demographic statistics.
Data set and map pertaining to foreign direct investment for all countries. …
Data set and map pertaining to foreign direct investment for all countries. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars. The World Bank specifies foreign direct investment as a World
The students will analyze the 6 primary resource image frames. The Jamboard …
The students will analyze the 6 primary resource image frames. The Jamboard activity focuses on the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Riders. In 1961, this group of volunteer participants rode interstate buses throughout the segregated southern United States. Their goal was to challenge the United States Supreme Court ruling “Separate but Equal” which was used to mandate separate black and white waiting rooms at the interstate bus stations. The last frame connects the fight for Civil Rights to the massive Black Lives Matter movement in Richmond, Virginia.
During this learning experience students will analyze and discuss a variety of …
During this learning experience students will analyze and discuss a variety of sources related to Juneteenth and Independence Day. They will compare and contrast the two holidays and grapple with the question, “How do different people and groups celebrate freedom and independence in the United States?”
Making and eating fry bread is a special event for many Native …
Making and eating fry bread is a special event for many Native American people. People began to make fry bread because sometimes in the past they only had a few things to make meals with. This lesson leads students through the history and heritage of fry bread with the book Fry Bread– A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble and consider the similies and metaphors within the story, and then reflect on family traditions in their own culture and household through a flowchart of pseudocode. This lesson was created through a partnership between CodeVA and the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium (VTEC).
The students will see an overview of fundamental political principles in a …
The students will see an overview of fundamental political principles in a graphic organizer and how these principles are the foundations of American constitutional government. The graphic organizer will help the students understand the principles of consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law, democracy, and representative government.
This is a presentation around the fundamentals of Taoism that can be …
This is a presentation around the fundamentals of Taoism that can be taught in World History. This resource can be shared with students to help build background knowledge.
This tool allows the user to see the results of Gallup data …
This tool allows the user to see the results of Gallup data on the U. S. economy in a table form by Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly averages. Some of the indicators are economic outlook, economic conditions, and payroll to population employment.
This tool allows the user to view indicators in a map format …
This tool allows the user to view indicators in a map format by state and year. The indicators that are displayed on the map are taken from Gallup Polls including Wellbeing, Economy, Politics, and Religion. Data can be exported.
This tool allows the user to examine approval rating of presidents from …
This tool allows the user to examine approval rating of presidents from Harry Truman to Barack Obama and view historic trends, key statistics, and compare up to four president's approval rating.
The goal of this exercise is to explore gambling behavior and characteristics …
The goal of this exercise is to explore gambling behavior and characteristics of gamblers in the United States. Frequencies, crosstabulation, and bar charts will be used. This exercise will also illustrate the role of confounding variables in statistical relationships.
Presentation of list of resources available to educators through the Virginia Geographic …
Presentation of list of resources available to educators through the Virginia Geographic Alliance, National Geographic, and New American History Project
Presentation by Mary Finley-Brook is on climate justice and the research work …
Presentation by Mary Finley-Brook is on climate justice and the research work she has done in Newport News. The economically depressed south end of Newport News is particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins from the nearby shipyard, coal terminal, and interstate highway that transects their neighborhood.
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