Lesson Plan
Curated OER

GPS Receiver Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice using a GPS receiver. They walk in different directions and monitor their progress on maps. They enter specific locations and use information given to them to get them back to their original locations.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Holiday Lesson: Racial Discrimination Day

For Students 5th - 6th
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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Careers With an Aquatic Emphasis

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to careers with an aquatic emphasis. They take a self-evaluation test on what they enjoy in school to determine which career is right for them. They listen to people in the field discuss what their job is like.
Worksheet
Curated OER

How to Be a Good Citizen

For Students 5th - 8th
In this citizenship worksheet, students learn about what it means to be a good citizen. They then answer the 20 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Meanings

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary meaning instructional activity, learners read sentences to determine meanings of bolded words. Students choose ten multiple choice synonyms.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Practice: Complete the Sentences With Words From the Word Pool

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students analyze ten sentences that have missing words. Students complete the sentences with the correct words from the word list.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Court Documents Related to

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars use the National Archives to researcj cout coduments related to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Do You Become a Police Officer?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the basic requirements to become a police officer and opportunities to progress in this career.
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Streetlaw: Careers in the Law

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science 911: Cop Psychiatrists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate special conflict-resolution training for police officers and new high school programs designed to help resolve conflicts. Work in groups to develop possible solutions to real-life conflicts that have actually occurred at U.S....
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Encounter With the Texas Rangers, 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
This firsthand account of an encounter with some of the men from the Texas Rangers, a group of law enforcement officers in nineteenth century Texas.