PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan:immigration 2004
PBS presents a lesson plan for teachers to use to educate students on immigration to the United States which is a major issue in the election of 2004. Students can take a practice citizenship test to see if they can pass.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geostories: Citizen Scientists Across the u.s.
Meet some people who volunteer in citizen science efforts across the country.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How Do Citizens Make Government Work?
This five-session unit will provide hands-on opportunities for students to explore local, state and national governments. In the process, students will use technology and print media to learn about the leaders of each level of government...
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Duties and Responsibilities of Citizens
This site provides a brief summary of the duties and responsibilities of citizens. The subject of the page focuses on voting. Includes links to citizenship, the Bill of Rights, and more.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Planning Tool: Let Us Analyze Your Map So You Can Set Goals
Habitat Network is encouraging citizen scientists to fill out characteristics for backyard sites. They will analyze individuals' maps and give credit for taking certain actions.
PublicBookshelf Corporation
Our Country: Citizen Genet
From an 1877 book originally titled "Household History for All Readers," this section discusses Citizen Genet. Genet was the French ambassador who tried to get the US to break its neutrality during Washington's administration.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Community Action & Citizen Science: Biomonitoring
Biomonitoring is the term scientists use to describe the use of plants, animals, or entire ecosystems to tell if our environment is polluted. Biomonitoring has been used by biologists and scientists to give us information about our...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Courage in Denmark: Resistance to the Nazis in Wwii by Us Holocaust
World War II (WWII), a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 involved more than 100 million people and over 30 countries. The Allied powers - including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union - worked together...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Impact of Expansion on Chinese Immigrants and Hispanic Citizens
As white populations moved westward in the 19th century, Chinese immigrants and Hispanic Americans faced racism and discrimination and were unable to compete on an equal basis for land. Eventually, both groups settled into urban areas...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Navigating Medicare's New Drug Benefit
In question and answer format, NPR takes a look at Medicare's new drug program and its effect on senior citizens. Links to numerous other NPR reports on this subject. 1/27/2006
OpenStax
Open Stax: New Century, Old Disputes
As the United States entered the twenty-first century, old disputes continued to rear their heads. Some revolved around what it meant to be American and the rights to full citizenship. Others arose from religious conservatism and the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: So, You Want to Be a Citizen?
Students work in groups to create a slide presentation aimed at informing immigrants of the qualifications and steps in naturalization as well as the rights, responsibilities, and duties of citizens.This lesson is an interdisciplinary...
BBC
Bbc: Us Brings in New Passport Rules
Because of concern about terrorism and drug smuggling, the US tightened its travel regulations requiring a passport for people flying into the US from Canada and Mexico. 1/07
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Rights of Citizens: The Bill of Rights
This site provides a full-text version of the Bill of Rights, the document that secures and protects individual, political and economic freedoms.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Kevin Kenny, "Insiders & Outsiders in 19th Century American Immigration"
This article focuses on the history of who were the insiders (with rights) and the outsiders (without rights) in the early history of the US (prior to the 14th Ammendment. It was largely based on race not citizenship.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm
In this companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House, you can see how the Homestead Act opened up the frontier to ordinary citizens, eager for a chance to own their own property.
Library of Congress
Loc: Voices From Afghanistan
A beautiful exhibition reminds us of the extraordinary conditions that ordinary citizens must endure during times of war and conflict. Teachers write of their concerns, students write of bitter cold, citizens request food and aid. There...
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress Link: Lesson Plans
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
Library of Congress
Loc: Constitution Day Resources
A selection of online resources from THOMAS that have to do with the US Constitution.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: The Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan
Article explains the water crisis currently affecting the citizens of Flint, Michigan. Includes video.
Other
U.s. Department of Housing and Urban Development
This homepage for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)contains news releases, information about home buying, and links to information for various citizens and groups who would benefit from HUD services.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: The Long Telegram
This primary source document reveals Russia's growing distrust of the United States and its desire to strengthen its position in the global community through greater military security.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Mark Overmyer Velazquez, "From Repatriation to Deportation Nation"
This article focuses on the history of the relationship between the US and Mexico regarding immigration. In the 1930s, the U.S. government forced hundreds of thousands of ethnic Mexicans, including some U.S. citizens, back across the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Do You Need to Know to Vote in Alabama?
Registering to vote, gathering information about the candidates, and casting a vote at the polls are vital parts of the process of selecting elected officials. Students will understand how the registration process works and how to cast...
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