Council for Economic Education
The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy
Give learners a crash course in balancing the books on the United States federal government level with an economics and government resource. Class members engage in a warm-up discussion and brainstorming session before answering...
K12 Reader
What is a Tribal Government?
What is life like on a Native American reservation? Learn about the ways a tribal government works with a reading comprehension activity. After reading a short passage, kids use context clues to answer five comprehension questions.
ProCon
Social Security Privatization
Should Social Security be privatized, or is the government program fine just the way it is? Scholars read pro and con arguments and watch videos to learn more about the debate topic. Pupils also have an opportunity to interact with other...
ProCon
Obamacare
Former President Barack Obama reformed the United States' health care system with Obamacare, but is the new legislation good for America? Scholars read a historical timeline about the passage of health care reform laws and compare United...
Curated OER
Social Studies: The Connecticut Hill Community
Students discover the reasons for the settlement of the Connecticut Hill Community. Through an examination of the climate, occupations of the inhabitants, and demographics, they discuss reasons people choose locations for settlement. ...
Education World
Every Day Edit - President Ronald Reagan
For this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President Ronald Reagan. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Curated OER
English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 4c
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 5b
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, high schoolers answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Man on Trial Pre-Reading Activities
Students employ different strategies in order to increase reading comprehension. The Story is used to captivate the learners and provide a link to long term memory. By studying the one text in depth the skills will be embedded in the...