Exploration Guides for High School
Browse these engaging topic guides created by Library staff to help high school students. Find online resources and e-books for kids to learn about science, nature, history and more.
High School
Artists as Activists
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, you can analyze major works by artists and activists.
Bread-Making
Follow along with this Exploration Guide for students in high school to rise to the occasion of bread-making!
COVID-19 and Race
This Exploration Guide for students in high school examines the pandemic by first looking at how institutional racism shapes our health and our lives.
Explore the Ballard Neighborhood
Step back in time and explore the history of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood in this Exploration Guide for students in high school.
Explore the Central District
Step back in time and explore the history of Seattle’s Central District, also known as the Central Area, in this Exploration Guide for students in high school.
Explore the International District/Chinatown Neighborhood
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, step back in time and explore the history of Seattle’s International District (also known as IDC or CID).
Explore the Lake City Neighborhood
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, explore the history of Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood.
Explore Seattle Neighborhood History
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, learn more about the history of Seattle’s many unique neighborhoods.
Explore West Seattle
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, step back in time and explore the rich history of West Seattle.
Murals of Seattle
This Exploration Guide for students in high school sketches out the rich and changing world of Seattle murals, the artists who created them, and the role of murals in city life.
Mysteries of the Ocean
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, let’s learn how to deepen our understanding of this water while respecting and preserving its beauty.
Name It to Tame It - Understanding Mental Health
Many of the resources in this Exploration Guide for students in high school are about difficult topics.
Seattle Music History
In this Exploration Guide for students in high school, learn how the local Seattle music scene has evolved over the years, and how it continues to change.
The Plague and Black Death
This Exploration Guide for students in high school is not for the squeamish!
The 2020 Census
Learn more about how the census impacts us and our communities in this Exploration Guide for students in high school.
Whose Vote Counts? Voter Suppression in the US
Find out more about voter suppression in this Exploration Guide for students in high school.
Yellow Peril Supports Black Power*: A Reflection on Asian-Black Solidarity
This Exploration Guide for students in high school touches on examples of Asian-Black solidarity, sources of conflict, and how we are all intertwined in the same struggle for liberation.