Case Studies

Invasive Species Case Study

This 5-page packet provides a case study on invasive species, suitable for 7th graders. It encourages critical thinking and research skills as students explore the impact of non-native organisms on ecosystems. Discussion prompts are included to facilitate deeper understanding.

Science

Grades 6-8

Espionage Case Study: Robert Hanssen

This 5-page packet presents a case study of Robert Hanssen, exploring the motivations behind his espionage. It is designed for 11th grade and up, and includes critical thinking questions to encourage deeper analysis of his actions and the broader context of espionage.

Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grades 9-12

Nature Versus Nurture Case Studies

This 10-page packet guides 11th+ graders through the nature versus nurture debate in psychology using case studies. It builds critical thinking and analytical reading skills, with discussion prompts to deepen understanding.

English Language Arts, Social Studies

Grades 9-12

US Expansion Case Studies: Samoa and Hawaii

This 5-page packet guides 9th graders through an analysis of US expansion in Samoa and Hawaii, applying their knowledge of political, ideological, and economic motivations. It includes guiding questions to support critical thinking and close reading.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

Life Coach Case Study: Felix

A 2-page case study for 2nd graders focusing on the character Felix. This resource is designed to build comprehension and empathy skills, with discussion prompts to encourage deeper thinking about Felix's situation.

English Language Arts

Grades K-2

Human Geography Case Study Practice

This 5-page packet provides 11th+ graders with a case study to practice applying the 5 Themes of Human Geography. It includes scaffolding questions to guide analysis and encourage critical thinking.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

McCullough v. Maryland Case Study

This 1-page case study on McCullough v. Maryland is designed for 10th graders to build critical reading and analysis skills. It includes guiding questions to deepen comprehension and encourage discussion.

Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grades 9-12

Elk River Spill Case Study

This 10th-grade packet provides a comprehensive case study of the 2014 Elk River chemical spill. Students will explore the environmental and human health impacts, as well as the legal proceedings that followed. It's designed to foster critical thinking and analytical skills through reading and discussion.

Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grades 9-12

Wells Fargo Case Study Analysis

This 10th-grade packet provides a case study of Wells Fargo, designed to build critical thinking and analytical reading skills. It includes scaffolding questions to guide students through the analysis.

English Language Arts, Social Studies

Grades 9-12

LEED Building Certifications Case Study

This 1-page packet introduces 10th graders to the different LEED building certifications through a case study approach. It encourages critical thinking about sustainable design features and their application in real-world scenarios.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

Physics Case Study: Free Fall

This 2-page packet presents a case study of free fall for 10th-grade students to analyze. It builds critical thinking and physics problem-solving skills, connecting real-world events to scientific principles.

Science

Grades 9-12

Characteristics of Life Case Studies

This 7th-grade packet presents real-world case studies illustrating the eight characteristics of life. It includes guided inquiry questions to encourage critical thinking and discussion.

Science

Grades 6-8

Animal Group Survival Case Studies

This 3-page packet guides 3rd graders through animal group survival using a jigsaw research method. Students will investigate how different social animals address dangers and present their findings through a mini-debate or CER poster, building argumentation and scientific reasoning skills.

Science, English Language Arts

Grades 3-5

Digestive Disorders Case Studies

This packet presents three fictional case studies on digestive disorders, designed for 10th graders to read and analyze. Students will practice evidence-based comprehension by answering questions related to each passage. The packet includes support for Spanish speakers and learners below grade level.

English Language Arts, Science

Grades 9-12

Antinatalist and Pronatalist Population Policy Case Studies

This case-study packet examines how governments have tried to push birth rates down or up, using real examples from China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Türkiye. Designed for 11th-grade and above, it builds skills in comparative analysis, interpreting demographic data such as total fertility rate, and weighing policy outcomes against ethical concerns like reproductive agency.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

Client Research Case Study: The Daily Grind Cafe

A self-paced 10th-grade case study packet in which students take on a fictional cafe owner's customer retention problem, then move through framing a research question, identifying needed information, choosing data sources, and predicting useful evidence, with a built-in look at qualitative versus quantitative data. Designed to be completed independently in a 45-minute class period, with the emphasis on student application at each decision point.

English Language Arts, Mathematics

Grades 9-12

The Global Rise of Megacities: A Geography Case Study

A reading-based case study packet for 10th graders that explores urbanization and the rise of megacities alongside cultural diffusion, opening with key terms and a set of guided reading passages. It builds skills in interpreting population data, connecting human geography concepts to real urban examples, and writing evidence-based responses, and it suits a single 50-minute class period or a short homework assignment.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

PocketPhysio Business Plan Case Study

A short business case study that walks students through PocketPhysio, an AI phone app for at-home physical therapy, and asks them to think about the problem it solves and how a business plan maps out a new company. It builds reading comprehension, vocabulary (physical therapy, AI, business plan), and early business-thinking skills, and is written for a 3rd-grade reading level.

English Language Arts, Social Studies

Grades 3-5

The Missing Pickup Order: Case Study for Grade 8

A problem-solving case study and extension packet for 8th graders, built around a store pickup desk scenario where a missing order must be located and handled responsibly. Students read the full case, weigh the evidence in the pickup log and on nearby shelves, and answer questions that build decision-making, consequence reasoning, and the habit of revising a plan as new facts emerge.

English Language Arts

Grades 6-8

Arson Investigation: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Case Study

A primary-source case study worksheet for 9th graders that walks students through the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire as a criminal investigation. Students build skills in analyzing historical documents, weighing evidence, and applying legal concepts like arson, negligence, and manslaughter, with key terms defined up front to support reading.

Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grades 9-12

Environmental Impact Case Studies for Grade 10

A case-study packet for 10th graders that examines how human activity reshapes ecosystems and communities, using concrete examples like hydroelectric dams and rainforest carbon loss. It builds skills in analyzing cause-and-effect chains, understanding feedback loops, and weighing social and ecological tradeoffs, with a key-terms section to anchor vocabulary before reading.

Science, Social Studies

Grades 9-12

Comparative Case Study: Nationalism and Empire in Europe

A comparative case study packet that examines separation nationalism in the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires, helping 10th graders analyze how ethnic groups challenged imperial rule. It builds reading comprehension, cross-case comparison, and evidence-based writing, and opens with a key-terms section that scaffolds unfamiliar vocabulary like autonomy, ethnic group, and South Slavs.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

Inquiry Case Study on Stream Biodiversity

A case study activity for 8th graders that uses Hawaiian freshwater streams to explore how biodiversity signals ecosystem health through bioassessment. Students build science vocabulary such as endemic, invasive, and bioassessment while analyzing evidence and drawing conclusions from a real-world scenario.

Science

Grades 6-8

FDR's Four-Term Presidency: A 9th Grade Case Study

A case study activity for 9th graders that examines how Franklin D. Roosevelt's four presidential elections challenged the two-term tradition and set the stage for the 22nd Amendment. Students build skills in historical analysis, weighing competing arguments, and connecting a historical event to a constitutional outcome. It is well suited to a 45 to 60 minute class period or small-group discussion.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

The Empty Stadium: Sports Marketing Case Study

A case-study activity for high school students in which they analyze a struggling professional baseball team's low attendance, high ticket prices, and limited family offerings, then propose marketing improvements. It builds skills in identifying customer needs, evaluating business problems, and proposing financially sound solutions, with guiding questions on target customers, unmet needs, satisfaction-boosting changes, and team revenue benefits.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12

Venue Naming Rights Case Study for 10th Grade

A two-article case study and graphic organizer worksheet for 10th graders examining how the Lenovo Center and Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center secured naming rights. Students build reading comprehension, text-based evidence skills, and business analysis by reading both articles and answering guided questions that cite details from the text.

Social Studies, English Language Arts

Grades 9-12

Social Stratification Case Studies for Grade 10

A worksheet-style packet that introduces social stratification, social class, and intersectionality through key terms and real-world case studies. Designed to build sociological reasoning and written analysis skills for 10th graders, it works well for a single 45-minute class block or as small-group discussion work.

Social Studies

Grades 9-12