Lauren+Robinson+-+Thinkfinity

Thinkfinity: Internet Content for the Classroom Web sites through the Verizon Foundation offer activities for the classroom. There are 7 Web sites covering mathematics, science, geography, economics, language arts, visual arts, and humanities.
 * Thinkfinity: Internet Content for the Classroom **


 * **Thinkfinity: Internet Content for the Classroom**
 * [|http://www.marcopolo-education.org]
 * The Marco Polo Foundation has partnered with leading educational organizations to develop high quality Web sites to serve as resources for teachers.


 * **To Buy or Not To Buy**
 * http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM552&page=teacher
 * Students will learn what affects boycotts have on the economy by studying well-known boycotts that occurred in United States. Students will then create a flyer to get people to boycott a particular good or service.


 * **Be an Energy Saver**
 * http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM526&page=teacher
 * Students learn the benefits of saving energy not only for personal financial reasons but also for the preservation of our planet.


 * **The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the** **United States**
 * http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=614
 * An introductory lesson to the United States Supreme Court. This would be good for honor middle school students and or high school students.


 * **Navigating the** **Niger**
 * http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g68/pgafrica3.html
 * During this lesson students will create a map of the Niger River, a detailed map of the Niger Delta, examine why people settled near the Niger River , learn about the natural resources in that area (especially oil), discover the impact that oil has had on the Niger Delta, and take part in a debate.


 * **Regions of the** **United States****: A Geographic Perspective**
 * http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/05/g68/gpafrica3.html
 * This lesson has students examine the different regions of the United States. Students will study a specific region and analyze how it has changed over time and predict how it will change in the future. This lesson could be taught while teaching The Five Themes of Geography.