Curated OER
Freedom from Oppression
Young scholars investigate instances of genocide and role play as reporters writing news stories and editorials.
Curated OER
Mapping Lab and Lead Poisoning
High schoolers are introduced to GIS and its uses. They make predictions before viewing the actual lead poisoning cases by location of Dade County. Pupils use actual Miami-Dade County spatial data to explore basic principals. Students
Curated OER
What are the Economic Functions of Government?
Students examine the role of government in market economies. In this economics instructional activity, students analyze the 6 economic functions of government as they explore current newspaper stories and categorize them. Students debate...
Curated OER
Political Movement: Political Parties
Students explore politics by researching Australian government law. In this political parties lesson, students define the different active parties in Australia and their roles within the country. Students complete a word bank activity...
Curated OER
The Monroe Doctrine: U.S. Foreign Affairs (circa 1782-1823) and James Monroe
Pupils read the test of the Monroe Doctrine then list the key points and discuss its central tenets.
Curated OER
Natural Selection
Students use discussion questions, handout information and research topics to explore several issues related to natural selection and evolution. They examine Darwin's research on the finch and antibiotic resistance.
Curated OER
George Washington on the Sedition Act
Students investigate the Sedition Act and George Washington's position on the act. In this United States Colonial history lesson plan, students read about George Washington's position on the Sedition Act. Students then participate in a...
Curated OER
Environmentalists Internet Hunt
In this environmentalist worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about environmentalists to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 14 questions total.
Curated OER
The AIDS/HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
Young scholars become aware of the level of the impact on the current and future socio-economic structures of sub-Saharan Africa by the AIDS pandemic.
Curated OER
Groundwater: Cleaning Up
Students research the various aspects of groundwater contamination that threaten health and human safety. They create a model and display that informs other about the health and safety risks. Students illustrate ways in which these...
Curated OER
Scientific Approach to Forest Management
Learners use wireless laptop computers to collect, store, communicate, and organize data from the 1999 Jasper Fire area. They collect data in the field and compare it to student-collected data from prior years to develop conclusions...
Other
The Center for the Study of Technology and Society
This online magazine offers the latest news and information concerning the relationship between society and available technologies.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The u.s. Role in the World
In this lesson, students will debate the questions of America's role in the world, what issues are of most concern to us, and what kind of world do we want in the 21st century? Note: Video content may not load in archived version.
US National Archives
Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum: Interstate Highway System
From the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum come primary source documents concerning President Eisenhower's support for an interstate highway system which resulted in the Federal Highway Act. Find messages to Congress, letters to...
Cato Institute
Executive Orders and National Emergencies
The subtitle of this essay is "How Presidents Have Come to 'Run the Country' by Usurping Legislative Power." It discusses how the Constitution defines executive powers in a general way, with few limitations on the power of the President...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs
Read about the progressive legisltion supported by President Theodore Roosevelt in his attempt to balance business interests with the public good. Read about his actions concerning conservation, government regulations, and business-labor...
Other
Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association: Government A
This is a proposed bill from 1999 from the FADAA concerning funding for alcohol and drug abuse programs.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Documents Relating to the Nazi Soviet Nonagression Pact
Public and secret articles of the 1939 Nonaggression Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union are included on this resource. Copies of letters between Germany and USSR concerning the division of Poland, too.