Unit studies for topics starting with H

Celebrations Mini-Unit - A nice unit study for 4th & 5th grades that covers five class periods or one full day; some group activities (Y, M, O, T)

Federal Holidays Unit - (Y)

The Heart, an Online Exploration - Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science. (M,O)

Hill of Fire (Grades K-3) - Volcanoes (Y)

Hispanic Cultures (Fifth Grade) - (M)

History of the Age of Imperialism - During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe. (O)

Teacher's Guide for Imperialism Unit Study - (T)

Holocaust and Resistance - In this lesson, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution. (O)

Hoover Dam Learning Packet - (Y, M, O, T)

Human Anatomy Lessons - (Y, M, O, T)

Honey Unit Study - This unit includes recommended reading as well as the history, science, and home economics of honey and bees. (Y, M)

The Hungry Thing - Activities and web resources developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP). This supplemental unit provides resources for students in K/1 grades to focus on phonemic awareness related to The Hungry Thing. During these lessons, students explore various phonemic awareness activities and try to find the correct response to each activity. (Y)

How My Parents Learned to Eat (Food) - Students will use the Internet to research cultural differences in foods and manners of eating in Japan and the U.S. They will have an opportunity to learn how rice and potatoes are grown, to learn about some favorite snack foods in Japan, and to study menus from Japanese and American restaurants. The culminating group project will be to design a menu for a Japanese-American restaurant. At the end of this unit, students should have a better grasp of the cultural differences and similarities between Japanese and American ways of eating, and, through this understanding, have a better grasp on who they are and how they fit into the world. Grade 2 (Y)