How a Bill Becomes a Law
By Melanie Buyarski
In this colorful activity, learners follow the path of a bill as it begins in the House of Representatives.
Capital Cities of Central America
By Virginia Kirsch
Learners review the names of the capital cities of the seven Central American countries and locate the cities on a map.
Line Graphs
By Barbara Laedtke
Learners read an explanation of line graphs and demonstrate their knowledge of the parts of a graph in an interactive exercise.
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
By Mona Wenrich
Students explore the history of U.S. Constitutional amendments and the process involved in adding an amendment. In an interactive exercise, learners author their own amendments and explain why these should be added to the Constitution.
Interpreting Line Graphs
In this learning activity you'll analyze line graphs and answer questions about the information shown.
Reading a Street Map
Students identify directions on a street map. A short quiz completes the activity.
Understanding Political Cartoons
In this learning activity you'll analyze political cartoons following a two-step process to unlock their meaning.
Who Votes in America?
In this interactive object, learners identify common characteristics of people who are likely to vote.
Gerrymandering
Students read about the illegal practice of manipulating the boundaries of legislative districts for political gain. They then create their own gerrymandered districts in a drag and drop exercise.
Distinguishing Between the Content Message and the Relational Message (Screencast)
In this screencast, you'll distinguish the differences between the content message and the relational message.
The U.S. National Debt
Learners examine how the National Debt occurs and trace its history from the time of the Revolutionary War through the present.
Lake Baikal
In this learning activity you'll explore Russia's Lake Baikal, the largest lake in the world.
Barriers to Critical Thinking: Communication
By Therese Nemec
This activity will examine several of the barriers related to problems with communication.
World Maps
This learning object presents the seven continents and four oceans. Three different world maps are provided.
South Asia - The Asian Subcontinent (Screencast)
Students identify and locate the seven countries on the Asian Subcontinent.
Recognizing Water Forms in North and Central America
Learners read the definitions of various water forms and locate the bodies of water on a map.
South Africa and Its Neighbors
Students read about South Africa and the countries that surround it. They test their knowledge in a map exercise.
Perception - Understanding the World Around You
By VickyWeiland
Learn the definition of perception, its process and how it affects communication
Checklist for World Travel
Learners read a list of issues to be considered when traveling internationally, such as the beliefs, communication styles, gift-giving customs, and entertainment preferences of people in various cultures.
Pacific Rim
Students read about the world's active volcanoes that make up the "Ring of Fire." In an interactive exercise, they locate these volcanoes on maps.
Where Is Colombia?
In this learning activity you'll read about Colombia and view a map.
Chickens Around the World
In this learning activity you'll explore how different cultures cook chicken in a variety of traditional dishes.
Countries of the Middle East
Students locate the countries of the Middle East on a map in this interactive exercise.
Understanding Voting Rates
Students examine how voting rates are determined and how those rates change depending upon the population being studied. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Horn of Africa
Students read about the countries that make up the Horn of Africa and locate them on a map.