Curated OER
The Bill of Rights Today
Students examine the Bill of Rights, They read the Bill of Rights and clarify the meaning of the material using different reading strategies. In groups, students brainstorm to compare and evaluate their conclusions with those of others.
Curated OER
Doing More In Less
Students watch segments of a NASA program called "Doing More In Less". In groups, they examine the concept of human exploration and how NASA has contributed to specific research. They are introduced to new vocabulary and answer...
Curated OER
Centennial: Symbols of Utah
Fourth graders examine how symbols bring to mind facts, feelings, emotions, and events. They design a new, contemporary flag to promote the state of Utah.
Curated OER
Unity Through Understanding
Young scholars identify skills and attitudes that allow individuals to form functioning groups within the Canadian Parliament. The issues examined are applied to national unity concerns.
Curated OER
Ani-mania
Students view and discuss Robert Harris' farm landscapes and create their own mural out of wood. In groups, they discuss various issues affecting pets throughout the world and create a way to protest or celebrate the issue. They try to...
Curated OER
Water Consumption, Pricing and Conservation in Utah.
Students investigate the research report that measures the levels of water usage for Utah. They focus on conservation efforts that are currently being used. They reflect upon their own amount of water usage and research methods of...
Curated OER
Women in United States History
Young scholars identify and explain the significance of key terms, such as: 19th Amendment, Femisnism, Flappers, Immigration and Jobs in Wisconsin. They identify and analyze viewpoints, events, social classes, and people of various years.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Community Progress? [Pdf]
"Community Progress?" is a one page, nonfiction passage about three community projects in Chicago; each group saw a problem, decided on a solution, and implemented it. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require...
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?
Suppose the government does everything it can to protect people's rights. Is this enough? Will their rights be protected? Do we have any responsibility to protect not only our own rights, but each other's as well? This lesson plan looks...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Places of Our Hearts
To have your ancestral community taken away by the Canadian government is the focus of this exhibit. The communities and way of life that were almost lost will now live forever because of this exhibit.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: What Are Our Nation's Priorities Regarding Hunger?
Identify government funded food programs in the community. Learners will consider facts about monies funded to support food for children in the United States and evaluate the ethics in organizations that give prizes to support feeding...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Whose Streets?: Lesson Plan Clips
This activity provides a framework for critical analysis of current and historic race relations in America through the lens of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, Jr., a young unarmed black man, by white police officer Darren Wilson in...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: A Moo Ving Experience
Students gain an understanding about non-profit organizations and the role they play in our economy. Students then learn about a relatively new type of fundraising effort, known as CowParade, for non- profit organizations that has been...
Michigan Reach Out
Michigan Reach Out: Antarctica Ii
This site provides basic reasons for Antarctica's importance to our planet. Students can create their own treaty of governance for Antarctica.
Other
Hud Kids: Field Trip to City Hall
This trip to City Hall reviews important concepts about state and local governments. A series of doors are provided as a starting point for the tour. Each door provides valuable information about city hall.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Watergate
Analyze the scandal that brought down the Nixon presidency and added to the loss of confidence our nation had in our government. Included on this site is a concise summary, references for further study, questions for analysis, and a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Emergence of the Aids Crisis
How did Americans and the government respond to the emergence of AIDS in the 1980's? Understand our reaction by reading the following summary, answering questions for analysis, checking the reference list for further reading, and...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: George Walker Bush (1946 )
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office January 20, 2001, after a campaign in which he outlined sweeping proposals to reform America's public schools, transform our national defense, provide...