Philip Reid and the Statue of Freedom
A free PDF of this theme issue of Middle Level Learning includes primary historical documents and classroom handouts. Reid, an enslaved black man, solved a technical problem in 1859 concerning the statue that now stands atop the Capitol Dome in Washington. On April 16, 1862, a federal law for emancipation in the District of Columbia brought him freedom.
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Response to War, to Terrorism
Our archive of articles and lesson plans will help you teach about current events such as the war in Iraq and terrorism.
Lesson plans for teachable moments

Mountains: A Global Resource
This curriculum, developed by the Mountain Institute and NCSS, brings together culture, geography, economics, and science.
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Classroom Focus
These archived lesson plans, originally published in Social Education, will help middle and secondary students learn about their world.

No Easy Road to Freedom: The New South Africa [February 1995]

The Crisis in Bosnia [January 1995]

Controversial Issues in Practice [January 1996]

No Friends but the Mountains: A Simulation on Kurdistan [March 1996]

Global Education [November 1996]

The American Press and the Holocaust [October 1995]

Using Fiction to Support History Teaching [October 1998]

Woman's Suffrage: Seneca Falls [September 1995]

Exploring the Great Depression and the New Deal [September 1996]