Welcome to the Social Studies Education Program Lesson Bank. The bank is a compilation of lessons written by undergraduate and graduate students during their experience in The University of Iowa Social Studies Education Program. Each lesson may be viewed or downloaded for educational purposes. Please contact Program Coordinator, Dr. Greg Hamot, with any concerns or questions.
American History
Women's Right to Vote- Voyages of Columbus
- Vietnam War Protest: Primary Documents
- Types and Development of Man
- Trail of Tears
- The Cuban Missile Crisis
- The Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.
- Propaganda and Cultural Beliefs about War
- McCarthyism Satire
- Manifest Destiny: Empire Upon the Trails
- Iowa's Role and the Importance of Music in the Vietnam War
- Interpreting Political Cartoons to Understand Progressivism
- Anti-Chinese Sentiment in the American West 1885-1892
- "Maybe you could help:" Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt
- The Slavery Experience (17th Century- Civil War)
World History
- Voyages of Columbus
- Types and Development of Man
- The Renaissance: Past and Present
- Propaganda and Cultural Beliefs about War
- Hitler's Legal Ascension
- "Going to Canossa"
Social Sciences
- Women's Right to Vote
- Types and Development of Man
- The Lorax, Externalities & Hydraulic Fracturing
- Sociological Theories of Deviance
- Redistricting: Where should we draw the line?
- Psychological Research & Ethics: The Zimbardo Prison Experiment
- Praise and Punish Your Peers Operant Conditioning Activity
- Hitler's Legal Ascension
- Experiencing the Presidential Nomination Process: Caucuses
- Anti-Chinese Sentiment in the American West 1885-1892
- Corporate Electioneering: Does it undermine the democratic process?