Curated OER
The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression
Young scholars explore First Amendment rights. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students examine the freedom of expression as they view a PowerPoint presentation and listen to the lecture that accompanies it.
Curated OER
Political Systems
In this political systems learning exercise, students read the dialogue examples in pairs to explore political systems within Britain.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: China's Death Penalty Reform
For this English worksheet, students read "China's Death Penalty Reform," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Street Language and Learning
High schoolers examine the type of language they use on the street in the city. In groups, they brainstorm ideas about a topic they decide on from a cluster of words. Using those ideas, they organize them into a written paper using...
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Are Curfew's Fair?
High schoolers explore and discuss how curfews are set up. They discuss how difficult it can be to define appropriate and inappropriate behavior. Students role play situations involving curfew and the behaviors they are meant to curb.
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
An account of all the official details of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: City Youth Unit: Crime Prevention [Pdf]
This unit is focused on helping students understand resources for solving and preventing crime. They compare crime prevention methods of today and in the past, take part in simulation exercises, and participate in a service learning...
Other
National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime, and the Community
With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Crime in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they research crime statistics in Texas and look at possible crime prevention...
Other
National Crime Prevention Council: Mc Gruff
McGruff the Crime Dog is interested in helping you "take a bite out of crime." You can color, read comic strips, play lots of terrific games, and get great safety tips from McGruff! And don't forget to show your parents the special...
Other
National Crime Prevention Council: At Home Alone: A Parent's Guide [Pdf]
This resource provides information for parents wondering if it is time to leave their children home alone. Also provides safety information, and what parents can do to prepare their kids to stay home alone.
CommonLit
Common Lit:convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
A learning module that begins with the General Assembly of the United Nations' "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Matthew Shepard Murder (Mc Kinney and Henderson) Trials (1999)
This article focuses on the murder of Matthew Shepard. Matthew Shepard was gay. Tied to the fence as we was, the sheriff allowed that it did look a bit like a crucifixion. With little more than that, a consensus quickly emerged that...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Defining Cyberwarfare in Hopes of Preventing It
Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Sudan President Charged With Darfur War Crimes
After seeing a video on the indictment of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan by International Criminal Court, students will discuss whether they think he will face trial, how the genocide in Darfur might have been prevented and...
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Gangs
A staggering 1.4 million active gang members walk the streets in the United States. Get the latest gang stories in the news, takedowns and cases, anti-gang programs, and toolkits for educators and parents.
Other
National Crime Prevention Council: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Site provides great information for parents wanting to talk with their children about drugs and alcohol. Provides realistic and reasonable tips.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fbi Youth: Grades 6th 12th
Explore the FBI by joining agents as they investigate crimes around the world, following a case through the FBI Lab, look at a day in the life of an FBI agent, and more!
AdLit
Ad lit.org: The High Cost of High School Dropouts: What the Nation Pays
The social and economic implications of America's high dropout rate are staggering. In addition to the waste of human potential, the costs of dropouts include lower tax revenues from lower paying jobs, higher crime rates, higher demand...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Examining California's Prison System: Real World Ratio
In this infographic from KQED, examine age, gender, and race in California's prison population to note the inconsistencies between who is in the general population and who is serving time behind bars. In the accompanying classroom...
Other
Conflict Resolution Activities and Lesson Plans for Kids K 5
This compilation contains several lessons that will help students learn fair methods to resolve conflicts. Other lessons will help students engage in a cooperative task.
Other
Conflict Management: Grades K 1
In this lesson, young scholars will learn fair methods for setting conflict.
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association: Violence and Youth
Looking at school shootings, this article posts questions regarding whether some kids are prone to violence and how soon we need to do something about it.
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: What Are the Risks?
There are many ways for online criminals to take advantage of internet users. They may invade your privacy, steal your identity, rob you of your wealth, and infect your computer. This site provides links to information that can be used...
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