These lesson plans are designed to help teachers help students develop 21st century skills while exploring global themes. Each lesson is customizable, uses the project-based learning methodology, and lists learning outcomes, age appropriateness, technology and time requirements.

Our Environment

  • For students age 5-10:
  • For students age 11-16:
This project encourages students to think of the world around them and beyond, to educate today’s generation about the fragile earth and how they can help protect it.

Global Health

  • For students age 5-10:
  • For students age 11-16:
This project helps students understand the causes of both malaria and HIV/AIDS. It encourages an exploration of the impact of the diseases through data analysis.

Human Rights

  • For students age 5-10:
  • For students age 11-16:
This project helps students understand issues of peace and conflict, equality and oppression, as well as the difference between our rights versus our responsibilities as humans.

The Media

  • For students age 5-10:
  • For students age 11-16:
This project encourages students to ask fundamental questions about the role of the media, how the media works, and why the truth might be altered to serve certain motives.

Cultural Diversity

  • For students age 5-10:
  • For students age 11-16:
This project encourages students to explore the different religions and cultures of the world, as well as the impact of globalization on society.

Space Exploration


These projects deal with space explorations and activities beginning in the mid-twentieth century, continuing through today, and forecasting space programs and travel in the future.

Discovery


In these projects, students learn how they can have a direct impact on future tools by exploring innovations from all eras.

Fragile Planet


These projects introduce problems and issues from the world around us, and require students to actively pursue real-world data, react to their own research findings, and present those findings in various formats.

Heroes


In these projects, students will look back at heroes from the past, identify current heroic individuals, and consider how they might become future heroes and leaders.