In this lesson, students consider the principal alternatives facing U.S. policymakers dealing with Iran, before formulating their own points of view.

Educators will find the websites highlighted in this column useful for teaching about the history of government and government systems around the world.

Adapting sources for classroom use allows teachers to steer students toward authentic historical inquiry and away from a version of history determined exclusively by the textbook.

A class reenactment of the Chicago 8 trial offers students a close look at the rights and restrictions of free speech and dissent in America.

The featured document on federal aid for school lunches and the accompanying essay on the School Lunch Act provide students with a unique chance to study the role of government.

Though coverage of the Holocaust has become standard in history textbooks, it is often superficial and fails to provide the groundwork for meaningful student inquiry into that devastating genocidal event.

Creole culture is part of the fabric of America and an excellent topic for classrooms studying cultural diversity.

With the help of primary sources, teachers can give students the opportunity to reflect on the complexity and contradictions of U.S foreign policy by introducing them to Chile's September 11.