Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crazy Laws: There Must Have Been a Good Reason?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students study the reasons for the passage of some "crazy" laws and illustrate one of them. They examine how current laws may seem outdated in 50 years.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Settling Down

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the Umoja shantytown in Miami, Florida as well as other shantytowns around the world in order to create a Web site bringing awareness to the issue of slum dwelling.
Activity
Other

American Law 101: Sources of American Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a nice overview of the five common sources of American law (common law, statutory law, administrative law, court rules, and constitutional law.