Curated OER
Solving Compound Inequalities
In this compound inequalities worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 7 different problems that include graphing various inequalities on a number line given. First, they graph the solution set of each compound inequality. Then,...
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Review - Chapters 1 & 2 Math 210: Sets
In this sets worksheet, students solve problems involving a Venn Diagram, the union of sets and subsets. They compute probability equations and solve counting problems. This one-page worksheet contains approximately 25 problems.
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Equal Opportunity Employment
Students list and discuss the types of discrimination they are protected from under the EEOC. The class brainstorms ideas for protecting themselsevles against employment discrimination. Students write a summary paragraph discussing the...
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History Biographies
Students explore the life and the contributions of five people from U.S. history in the five lessons of this unit. james Madison, Dolly Madison, Sequoyah, Harriet Tubman, and Clara Barton are presented to students for exploration and...
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What was life like for the Civil War Soldier?
Students view various primary sources and complete a worksheet about the sources. They choose at least three sources: a print, a letter and a newspaper article and record relevant information. They write a journal response about life as...
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Influence of Union and Confederate Resources in 1860 on the Civil War
Eighth graders compare/contrast population, railroad mileage, manufacturing plants, and industrial workers between the Union and Confederate States in 1860; students analyze effects of the resources of the Union and Confederate Forces on...
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The American Civil War Conflict Begins
Tenth graders get a feel for the people behind the American Civil War and the beginning of the conflict. discuss some of the reasons the Confederate and Union soldier fought and explain the motives behind moves made by both the Union and...
National First Ladies' Library
The State Of The States
High schoolers engage in a study of the states as part of the United States while conducting research using a variety of resources. The focus of the study is the states that were part of the Union by 1890. Students create an almanac...
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Technology Integration Lesson Plan: Civil War Spreadsheet
Eighth graders discuss and analyze Civil War data, manually graph data on handout, work with partners to enter data into spreadsheets, and create charts on spreadsheet for each data set.
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Graveyard Investigation
Fifth graders visit a cemetery and copy the headstones of soldiers killed during the Civil War. They role-play as soldiers aand write letters about their war experiences.
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Statehood
Fourth graders examine issues and events that led to Arkansas' becoming a state. They study the relation of demographics (population statistics) to Arkansas history through the use of left and right brain illustrations.
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Arkansas Black Pioneers: A History of African-American Colonies in Arkansas
Students identify various regions of early Arkansas as these regions relate to African American colonies that settled in Arkansas after the Civil War.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Oyez.org: Oyez Directory
The OYEZ Directory offers hyperlinks to Supreme Court cases. Choose the topic you'd like to search under, like "Attorneys," or "Civil rights," for example.
Other
New York University: Labor Arts
Numerous collections of cartoons, buttons, posters, murals, photographs, and similar artifacts, all pertaining to history of American labor, especially its drive to organize and its history of protest. Stretches back to the earliest days...
Cato Institute
Cato Institute: Global Competition Meets the New Deal
This article gives you information on what laws are, and facts about the global economy. Specifically, it discusses whether or not quality circles are illegal, and how global competition relates to the New Deal. (Date of Article: Feb....
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Labor Conflicts and Unionism
This several page chapter from the site From Revolution to Reconstruction outlines the growth of the union in the railroad industry in the late 19th century. Read about the strikes, working conditions, the beginning of the American...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Union Members Summary
Union membership statistics currently. Membership by state, gender, and race are included. Earnings of union vs. non-union workers is also discussed.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 or More Workers
A listing of all work stoppages in 2012 which have involved at least 1,000 workers. Plant name, city, unions, and start and end dates of strike are given.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography: Labor Reformers
Biographical information on Samuel Gompers, Frances Perkins and Cesar Chavez. All three were inspirations for the labor union movement.
Other
Mighty Fine Films: Where Do You Stand?
Through voices of mill workers, learn the struggle of the American worker to unionize. Includes a timeline and a study guide. The website is a companion piece to the film that must be purchased.
McMaster University
Mc Master University: Adam Smith Biographical Sketch
This site from McMaster University has background information on Adam Smith. The article is provided by James Anson Farrer, and the information is very in-depth and lengthy, broken into different chapters. (Published 1881)
Other
Nwu: The National Writers Union
This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Labor and Law
Explore the rise of unions in the United States in the early 1900's. Understand Roosevelt's role in unions, the Wagner Act, and sit down strikes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Operations With Sets
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept teaches students how to find unions and intersections, as well as to calculate the probabilities of of these sets.