Curated OER
Family Recent Demographic Changes
In this Recent Demographic Changes worksheet, students answer 14 questions in short written responses. Suggested point values are provided.
Curated OER
The Impact of The Sacking of Rome on The English Reformation
Students explain the Sacking of Rome as a major event marking the culmination of the Renaissance Papacy. They explain the divorce of Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon as the beginning of the English Reformation.
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1775 1783: Britain's Law and Order Strategy and Its Consequences
This section of a chapter on "America's War for Independence" deals with Great Britain's response to the destruction of a British shipment of tea in Boston Harbor in 1773 and how it set the stage for the Revolution.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Copyright Laws and What They Mean to You
This lesson plan teaches an overview of copyright laws and the consequences of plagiarism. Students practice paraphrasing short passages and identifying instances of plagiarism.
Other
Law for Kids: Toons
Join animated characters like Marco and Kirk, teenagers in difficult circumstances and facing legal issues, and find out what consequences they must deal with. Students can learn to avoid the same mistakes. Teens' questions about the law...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases by Ida b.wells
This is an excerpt comes from "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" by Ida B.Wells. In it she talks about lynching, or the murder by mob for an alleged crime without a legal trial. The targets of such violence and hatred were...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Picture This (Drama Activity About Sexting)
A practical educational sexting resource that addresses and questions the sensitive issue of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically with 11-16 year olds. By asking young people to step into the shoes of the...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Plagiarism Information
This page offers links to information about plagiarism, how to prevent it, statistics, and consequences.
US Department of State
Iip Digital: The Immigration Act of 1965
A look at the Immigration Act signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965, the ramifications of the law, and the background of immigration law and quotas over several decades of American history.
Other
Worldwatch Institute
This website offers current, sophisticated, topic-specific environmental research on the political and ethical consequences of not building a sustainable environment. From leading scientists to news about law and politics, the website...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 8: Impact of Citizens
Learners develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the causes and consequences of environmental issues in Louisiana, and how we as citizens can affect our government.
Econoclass
Econoclass: The Law of Unintended Consequences
In this series of short "headlines", each has a direct goal, but each also has an unintended externality or spillover.
Yale University
The Statute of Laborers King Edward Iii 1351
Original text of a law for controlling the wages and conditions for laborers (1351). King Edward III's law prevented laborers from demanding more wages after the Black Death caused a labor shortage.
PBS
Pbs Bloodlines: Making Precedent
Excellent site where students are challenged to read several case studies and make choices about what they would do in the situation. After they choose they are presented with some of the consequences that their decision may produce in...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Cyber Smart! Student Curriculum Lesson: Can You Hack It? [Pdf]
Learners learn that computers and electronic files are property and explore the reasons for, consequences, and ethics of teen hacking. This ISTE-aligned lesson plan for Grades 6-8 includes student activity and Home Connection sheets....
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Dialetheism
Describes the notion of "dialetheism," the logical theory of true contradictions. Explains its history of development, its philosophical consequences, and its significance for rationality. Excellent bibliography.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Understanding Assessment Options for Idea Eligible Students
The No Child Left Behind law requires each school test students in Reading/Language Arts & Math each year in grades 3-8, and at least once more in grades 10-12. In some cases, children eligible for Individuals with Disabilities...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The End of Reconstruction
The end of Reconstruction brought about the end of military occupation in the South, but ushered in discriminatory practices against the newly freed black population. Read about why that happened and the future consequences.