Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Margaret Smith, Friends Select School   Subjects: European History, World History Grade Levels: 9-12   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: The Enlightenment was an eighteenth-century intellectual movement that began in Europe and led to cultural, and political consequences around the globe. One such commonly…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Heidi King, South Philadelphia High School   Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 10   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: By reviewing articles and videos about women’s rights in Afghanistan, and reading the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, students will extend their…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit  Created by: Ryan Nase, Tacony Academy Charter School   Subjects: Government, Economics Grade Levels: 9-12   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Through time, governmental systems have created numerous ways to handle offenders. Many times, community officials incarcerate these individuals or otherwise remove them from society. Society…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Alexis Johnson-Sziy, Catasauqua High School   Subjects: American History, World Cultures Grade Levels: 9-12   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Students will work in small groups to gather background information (through print and online sources) related to United States’ expansionism as it occurred in…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Susan Baraldi, Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts   Subjects: American History Grade Levels: 10   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: This lesson plan covers students’ deliberations over Philadelphia sites worthy of World Heritage status and students’ conclusions about Philadelphia as a…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Sarah L. Sharp, William Penn Charter School   Subjects: Human Rights, Social Studies Grade Levels: 9-12   View or download this Lesson Plan.    Overview: Fair Hill Burial Ground (FHBG) is located at 2900 Germantown Avenue at Cambria Street, also bounded by Indiana Avenue and 9th Street,…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Danielle Heeney, Penn Treaty School   Subjects: Math, Social Studies Grade Levels: 5-8   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: In this lesson, students explore foreign currencies while learning about the mathematics skill of manipulating ratios.   Objectives: Students will be able to convert between…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Stacia Parker, Roosevelt Elementary School   Subjects: English, Language Arts, American History Grade Levels: 7-9   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: This lesson is designed to put emphasis on Philadelphia’s role as a central component in the Underground Railroad network that enabled hundreds of…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Peggy McGraw, Our Lady of Angels School   Subjects: Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies Grade Levels: 5-8   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: This lesson will address these questions: 1) Do you have something that is really important to you? 2) Why is it…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Gregory A. Wright, Sr., Global Leadership Charter School   Subjects: Social Studies Grade Levels: 7-9   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Students will evaluate the strategies and efforts that were used by the American Anti-Slavery Society to end the institution of enslavement throughout the…