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Curated OER
Sizing Up Hail
Students participate in an estimation and measurement activity to improve their estimates of the size of hail. They hold several different sized wooden balls and record their guesses of the ball's diameters. They compare their estimates.
Curated OER
Navigating The Legal System
Students identify personal rights allowed under the law in the United States. An exploration of the legal process leads students to describe how the American legal system works. This lesson plan is intended for students acquiring English.
Curated OER
TOEFL Practice Test- Vocabulary #1
In this language arts activity, students practice for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Students read the sentence that has one word surrounded by apostrophes. Students choose the word closest in meaning to this word. Students...
Curated OER
ESL Holiday Lesson: Racial Discrimination Day
In this ESL holiday worksheet, students read or listen to a passage about Racial Discrimination Day and complete a variety of vocabulary and comprehension activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Whose Streets?: Lesson Plan Clips
This lesson provides a framework for critical analysis of current and historic race relations in America through the lens of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, Jr., a young unarmed black man, by white police officer Darren Wilson in...
Other
Streetlaw: Careers in the Law
If you are interested in being an attorney, corrections officer, court reporter, forensic scientist, police officer, judge or government agent, check out this description of several legal careers. Learn about salary, required education,...
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Your Neighborhood (3 5)
Elementary site presents a colorful neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, home, hospital, school, and library.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Your Neighborhood (K 2)
Features a colorful picture of your neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, hospital, school, and library.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Read to Learn About City Systems [Pdf]
"Read to Learn about City Systems" is a one page, nonfiction passage about government systems and workers that keep people safe including police officers, food inspectors, and water and sewer system workers. It is followed by an...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Read to Learn About Elections [Pdf]
"Read to Learn about Elections" is a one page, nonfiction passage about government systems and workers that keep people safe including police officers, food inspectors, and water and sewer workers. It is followed by an open-ended...