Source: The Supreme Court

Discover how Supreme Court decisions impact the everyday lives of American citizens, particularly teenagers.

Grade Level: 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Historical Perspective.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Frontline

Explore this interactive timeline that incorporates 175 annotated video clips charting key events, political dramas and turning points in the Iraq war.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Cultural Studies: Middle Eastern Studies. War.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Secrets of the Dead

Discover what the Allied spies learned about the defensive strategies German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel used on Normandy Beach. Click on each of six different planned defenses to learn how their effects were minimized by the Allied forces.

Grade Level: 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. World History: 1900-1945.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: American Experience

Analyze President George H.W. Bush's decision-making skills by examining his approval rating before and after three separate issues that arose in his single term of office. Explore what the results might have been if he had taken different actions.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Historical Perspective. United States History: 1990-present.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & the Presidency

Explore the central role that Andrew Jackson played in controversial issues of his time, including Indian removal, economic reform, states' rights and slavery. Collaborate to develop an argument on whether Jackson's portrait should be on the $20 bill.

Grade Level: 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Historical Perspective. United States History: 1801-1861.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: WXXI: Understanding Redistricting

Explore the factors that affect redistricting for political representation with this interactive activity. Select a role and redistrict an imaginary state in a way that favors your political party or special interest group.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: Community & Citizenship. Civics: United States Government.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & the Presidency

Travel through time with an interactive timeline that highlights some of the key moments in Jackson's political and personal life. Examine domestic and international events in the first half of the 19th century to place Jackson's America in context.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Historical Perspective. United States History: 1801-1861.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Independent Lens

Examine the history of the corn farming industry, learn how corn is used in a variety of everyday products and discover how corn policy has affected, and will continue to affect, our lives for decades to come.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Agriculture. Civics: Current Events/Issues. Civics: United States Government.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Online NewsHour

View the 1968 events that shaped this country. NewsHour senior producer Michael Mosettig narrates this interactive slide show from his vantage point as a reporter covering politics in Washington, D.C.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. United States History: 1945-early 1970s.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: The Supreme Court

Discover interesting facts about Supreme Court justices and test your memory.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: The Supreme Court

Analyze and evaluate decisions made by the Supreme Court of the United States while creating a timeline of landmark cases.

Grade Level: 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Historical Perspective.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

Identify with the fear and frustrations of African Americans attempting to register to vote in the south during Jim Crow. Run the gauntlet of regulations, in this interactive, which were designed to prevent blacks from voting.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. Cultural Studies: African American Studies.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: American Experience

Test your knowledge of the events, issues and debates surrounding the formation of the United States Constitution with this interactive quiz.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Social Studies

Topics: Civics: United States Government. United States History: 1754-1820s.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity