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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Courts: Interpreting The Law On Safe Employment

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students make arguments regarding the interpretation of the law and present an appeals case. They also name four characteristics of an appeal.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minors And Contracts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the rules regarding minors and contracts. Students study the parts of a contract and identify which contracts minors can legally cancel.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: The States

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: Washington, the Evergreen State

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site for learning unique things about Washington as well as the usual facts. You can also read about the history, watch a brief video, find images and statistics.
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Handout
CRW Flags

Flags of the World: Clickable Map of the United States

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Includes both printable images and fascinating trivia behind the flag of each state. It includes alternate flags used in the past.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Glaciers Help Shape Mount Rainier

For Students 9th - 10th
Description, facts, maps and history of Mt. Rainier, in Washington State. Also links to recent research and publications.
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Website
BBC

Bbc Mundo: Mundo Latino

For Students 9th - 10th
A special BBC feature, originally done as part of 2000 election coverage, on the growing presence and voting power of Latinos in the United States. Click US states on a map to see where and how Latino influence will be felt over the next...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States Expansion and the Railroads, 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to 1880, and the railroad network in 1880. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states admitted between 1791...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Territorial Development of the United States, 1783 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1889 of North America showing the expansion in the region of the United States from the original Thirteen Colonies at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 to the time the map was made, around 1889, before the territories...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: The Center of Population in the United States, 1790 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows dates that states of Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: The Us at the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1860 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War (1860-1861) showing the States that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. The map also shows the territorial boundaries of the Washington Territory, Dakota...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: United States at the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States and territories in 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. The map is color-coded to show the Union Free States, the Confederate States seceded before April 15, 1861, the Confederate States seceded after April...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States in 1861 after the secession of the Southern States. The map is color-coded to show the Free Union States, Union Slaveholding States, Confederate States, and the territories of Washington, Dakota, Nevada, Utah,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Physical and Political Map of Africa, 1879

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of pre-colonial Africa, showing the predominately native countries and territories of the African continent in 1879. The counties include the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli and Fezzan, the Egyptian territories of...