Curated OER
Who's on Trial Here?
Students discuss privacy issues that public personalities encounter when they are accused of committing a crime after reading an article in The New York Times. Students then write essays after researching several trials of public...
Curated OER
Having the Last Word
Students discuss the influence of foreign languages in their everyday speech after reading an article from The New York Times on language legislation in Brazil. Students are divided into 4 groups in order to research languages spoken...
Curated OER
Ports in the Storm
Students explore national security issues related to the possibility of a Dubai-owned company operating an American port. Opinions are solicited and debated.
CBS
Cbs News: Nuclear Armed World
An evaluation of countries in the world that possess nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Examines missile defense programs. Includes a timeline showing the growth of nuclear weapons in the world.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: A Nuclear North Korea?
Through the use of videos, this lesson explores the consequences for the United States and the world of North Korea's nuclear weapons.
BBC
Bbc: Global Nuclear Powers
An interactive map which shows every country that has nuclear weapons, has programs to gain nuclear weapons, had nuclear weapon programs, or is suspected of having a nuclear weapon.
PBS
Pbs: Kim's Nuclear Gamble
Site probes the unstable relationship between U.S. and North Korea. Student can explore an analyses of the crisis, the North Korean people, a chronology of the crisis and the nuclear capability of North Korea, published 10 April 2003.
Other
Nuclear Threat Initiative: The Nuclear Threat
Discusses countries and the weapons of mass destruction they possess. Includes interactives features.
PBS
Pbs: Face Off: United States Foreign Policy With n.korea
A lesson plan that shows the relationship between the United States and North Korea. It has the young scholars answer questions about what they believe the US and North Korea should do to ease tensions between the two countries. The...
New York Times
New York Times: Truths of the Second Nuclear Age
Identifies how many warheads different countries have throughout the world. Also provides information about the United States' and Russia's current arsenals. Discusses which countries have signed the non-proliferation treaties and which...
Other
Teaching Social Responsibility: Teachable Moment: The Spread of Nuclear Weapons
This resource includes three student readings that provide information about U.S. policy on nuclear weapons, the successes and failures of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the motivations that lead nations to seek nuclear bombs....
Organization for Community Networks
Academy Curricular Exchange: Post Nuclear War Survival
Gives the students an idea that sometimes there is not a correct answer especially when dealing with nuclear war. Students discuss possible outcomes of a nuclear exchange.
Other
Nti: Nuclear Threat Initiative/research
Uses maps and timelines to track nuclear proliferation in several different countries. An in depth discussion about how they got the weapons and where they are located within the countries.
Other
Teachable Moment: Working on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Analyzes the moral problem that some people may have if they are asked to work on a weapon of mass destruction even if it is legal. Learners will absorb all of the information given and decide what opinion they would have on the issue....
Curated OER
Bbc: Global Nuclear Powers
An interactive map which shows every country that has nuclear weapons, has programs to gain nuclear weapons, had nuclear weapon programs, or is suspected of having a nuclear weapon. Click on a country for a description of that country...