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?