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ProCon

Social Security Privatization

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should Social Security be privatized, or is the government program fine just the way it is? Scholars read pro and con arguments and watch videos to learn more about the debate topic. Pupils also have an opportunity to interact with other...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Government Spending and Taxes

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
What types of government programs are designed to improve economic inequity in the United States? Introduce your learners to government programs, such as low-income housing, Social Security, and Medicaid, how they work to improve...
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Chandler Unified School District

Ben Franklin Aphorisms

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Benjamin Franklin's famous aphorisms are a perfect time capsule of colonist values in the mid-18th century, as well as a clever reminder of the way life still works today. Middle and high schoolers select one aphorism to interpret...
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San Antonio Independent School District

Breaking Down the Declaration of Independence

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Are learners heavy sighing at the idea of reading a primary source, written in a language that is difficult to understand and in cursive? Look no further, because the resource breaks down the Declaration of Independence in an...
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Inside India

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
What can a Ganesh statue, hand ornament, and print block tell you about India? Introduce your learners to the geography, history, and culture of India by analyzing primary sources and using the well-designed worksheets provided in this...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Wait, Is Saving Good or Bad? The Paradox of Thrift

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Could saving really harm the economy? Discover the paradox of thrift and how decreases in consumption can affect economic recovery and various markets and industries.
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American Printing House for the Blind

Disability Awareness Activities

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Through a series of hands-on activities, class members gain awareness about such disabilities as hearing impairment and blindness, as well as the need for accessibility and inclusion when faced with these conditions.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Crowding Out

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
This is an incredible resource for teaching your young economists about the loanable funds market and the concept of crowding out. It includes a hands-on, physical activity that serves as a metaphor to help explain the economic...
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Music Publishers Association of the United States

I Made It. I Own It. Please Don't Steal It.

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Explore the world of copyright law with a variety of activities to instill the importance of respecting creative property. Scholars watch an animated tale then take part in a grand conversation detailing the video's main idea, details,...
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Classroom Law Project

Who are the major candidates and where do they stand?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Who were the candidates in the 2008 US Presidential election and where did they stand on important issues? Use a resource that offers an opportunity to go back in time and examine candidates and issues involved in that election year.
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Civil Rights Movement Veterans

Timeline of Events: 1960’s Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, Florida

For Students 9th - 12th
A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...
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Smithsonian Institution

Visiting a Museum

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Imperial storm troopers make a special guest appearance in this resource designed as a behavior primer for young visitors to a museum. 
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Spark Notes

The Interwar Years (1919-1938): Study Questions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about years between World Wars I and II.
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Curated OER

U.S. CONSTITUTION: PREAMBLE

For Students 5th - 6th
In this worksheet of the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, students are given the 14 lines of text to read and evaluate.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Onilne: Fdr's Statements on Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
The Social Security Administration offers texts of thirteen addresses made by Franklin D. Roosevelt on the issue of Social Security. A great resource for primary source material on this topic.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security: Employer W 2 Filing Instructions & Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the site of the Social Security Administration. It provides information to employers about reporting social security tax information as well as information for employees.
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Other

Encyclopedia.com: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a description of the term social security and sites specific examples in different countries, including the U.S. Covers four sections: introduction, in other countries, in the United States, bibliography.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security: Withholding Income Tax From Your Social Security Benefits

For Students 9th - 10th
The site gives information on the option of having federal taxes withheld from Social Security benefits.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Frances Perkins and her role in passing the Social Security Act. Includes personal quotes and links to other sites with more information on her service to Franklin Roosevelt.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Social Security Law: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School offers a brief summary of Social Security history and practice. For their entire, very extensive Social Security resource, click on "LLI's Social Security Library" at the bottom...
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Social Security Administration

Ssa: Social Security & Medicare Tax Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a table that shows the social security tax rate and base for both employed and self-employed individuals for every year since the social security tax was put in effect.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: Upton Sinclair

For Students 9th - 10th
The Social Security Administration profiles the political career of author Upton Sinclair and his unsuccessful run as a progressive candidate for governor of California in 1934. He proposed a plan for California similar to what became...
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: Historical Development [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Social Security Online provides a history of the beginning of Social Security. The United States was one of the last developed countries to adopt an old-age pension system.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: A Tea Party That Changed History

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay discussing how Frances Perkins was involved in passage of the Social Security Act. Also contains a link to a speech given by Perkins to SSA employees.

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