Curated OER
Regents High School Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2005)
Int this Regents High School English Comprehensive Examination students read passages from a short story and a poem and write an essay based on both passages.
Curated OER
Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination English Session One (2005)
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension. Students then complete an essay response.
Curated OER
Modal Verbs of Obligation Exercise
In this modal verbs worksheet, students review definitions and examples of modal verbs. Students then complete the sentences with a modal verbs.
Curated OER
What's It All About?- Kansas Prairies
Young scholars examine the interdependence of animal life and the environment. In this Kansas prairies instructional activity, students read background information on prairies and complete a worksheet to identify the main idea.
Curated OER
Funky Food Farm
Students research about ways to keep food from spoiling. In this health science lesson, students design an experiment to keep the ice cubes from melting. They present their designs and results in class.
Ohio State University
Osu: Temperance and Prohibition: American Prohibition in the 1920s
A collection of primary sources supporting and disputing the efficacy of Prohibition and the enforcement of the Volstead Act.
Ohio State University
Ehistory: Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s: Prohibition Index
This index included in the larger site on Prohibition gives links to political cartoons, photographs, and documents, which include essays, parts of speeches, and commission reports. Good primary sources.
US National Archives
National Archives: Prohibition and Its Consequences
Was prohibition necessary to protect family values or was it an over-reach by the government? Students will debate this question while analyzing documents from this era. Documents include political cartoon, photos, letters from citizens,...
PBS
Pbs: Prohibition: Lesson Plans
Provides four detailed lesson plans about Prohibition. The lesson plans include activities, student handouts, assessment and extension ideas, and video segments.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Nebraska Prohibits Alcohol
Alcohol consumption created many problems in Nebraska, but Prohibition introduced another plate of problems as explained here.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Prohibition and the Constitution [Pdf]
Offers a lesson plan through which students create cartoons illustrating the reasons behind Prohibition and the repeal of Prohibition. It provides links to sources, student handouts, and a scoring rubric.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Indomitable Spirits: Prohibition in the United States
Exhibition explores prohibition in the United States from the passing of the 18th Amendment in 1919 up to the passing of the 21st Amendment which ended prohibition in 1933
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents
Refer to the documents pertaining to Prohibition on this site when using the accompanying activities. In addition practice analyzing primary source documents with the worksheet that is provided.
Brown University
Brown University Library Center: Alcohol, Temperance, and Prohibition
Features a collection of digitized original items from the Brown University Library relating to "Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition" searchable by keyword, title, creator, or publisher.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Temperance and Prohibition: Why Prohibition?
Article considers the reasons behind the enactment, in 1919, of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Looks at the history of the Prohibition Era in the United States, how it started, the problems it caused, and how it ended.
Other
Alcohol: Problems and Solutions: Prohibition: The Noble Experiment
Prohibition ultimately was a failure, but this fact sheet gives you some interesting perspective into the temperance movement. Discover some of the outlandish punishments advocated for those who drank.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Prohibition Introduced
Check out this interactive timeline that documents the history of prohibition in the United States.
Other
Minnesota Historical Society: Prohibition & the Volstead Act
Provides a brief explanation of prohibition, the eighteenth amendment, and the Volstead Act with links to many other outside resources.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Prohibition
Looks at the Prohibition Era in the United States when it was illegal to sell or import alcoholic beverages. The ban was lifted when the 21st Amendment was passed in 1933.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Temperance and Prohibition: Saloons
This site from the Ohio State University provides four accounts of saloons in urban America at the beginning of the 20th century most notably during the prohibition era.
PBS
Pbs: Prohibition
Home page for the three-part documentary film series covering the rise, rule, and fall of Prohibition. Extensive coverage of the consequences and people of the area with links to a plethora of first-hand photos. Readers are given the...
A&E Television
History.com: Prohibition
A detailed article, along with related video clips and a photo gallery, covering Prohibition and 1920s America.
Digital History
Digital History: Prohibition
This is a very comprehensive discussion of Prohibition, the reasons supporters pushed for it, the problems with enforcement, and its failure. Read about anti-German sentiment as a reason for Prohibition, the increase in organized crime...
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