K5 Learning
What Police and Detectives Do
What do police and detectives do to keep their community safe? Six short-answer questions make up a worksheet designed to reinforce reading comprehensions skills while providing information about police officers and detectives.
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To Protect And Serve? Debating Police Misconduct And Reform
Students discuss purpose of law enforcement, its relationship to the community it serves, and ways to combat police misconduct.
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Police Body Cameras
Should police officers wear body cameras? Scholars consider the question as they use the resource to conduct independent research about the debate topic. They read a brief background and peruse the main pros and cons about the issue....
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Approaching Law Enforcement Officers
Students acknowledge the role of law enforcement in the community. They discuss the ways in which law enforcement act in the community. Students role play appropriate behavior when approached by a member of law enforcement. This less...
Media Smarts
Cinema Cops
A study of how public perception is both reflected and influenced by film and television, this instructional activity helps learners develop an awareness of audience as well as a critical view of media. Depictions of police in television...
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Police Arrest MySpace Users
High schoolers research the background of websites, MySpace and FaceBook. In groups, they interview local experts about Internet crimes. They investigate what their school's policy is and write a news feature how local schools are...
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Comma and Semicolon: Test Yourself
A pair of complex sentences, drawn from a New York Times article about a police writing class, are punctuated differently with commas and semicolons. There's only one question, but it's a good one to press your grammarians to increase...
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Van Jones: Police Brutality
Develop an understanding of how the media and society are connected and responsible for the defense of universal human rights. Learners investigate and examine the conflicts of police brutality as it is portrayed in the media and through...
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"Whispering Wires": Public Law vs. Individual Civil Liberties
High school student love discussing controversial issues like those brought up in this fourth amendment case study. They examine the 1928 Olmstead vs. U.S. prohibition court case, applying the fourth amendment to determine whether...
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Targeting Young Speeders
Students research the police ticketing of teens in their city or county. They determine if the police are targeting teens and why. Students explore other ways the community tries to ensure safer teen drivers. They survey teens in school....
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The 100 Club Lends Many Hands
Students read about the purpose and history of 100 Clubs. As a class, they discuss the importance of these groups and identify local chapters. They write a reaction to the concept and identify people who belong and who should contribute.
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Police Use MySpace
Students interview law enforcement officials concerning their use of the Internet to catch criminals. They research how MySpace operates. They interview staff at MySpace and its uses. They write a news feature about a criminal case...
Thalian Association Community Theatre
West Side Story: Teacher Resource Guide
West Side Story is widely known as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet. Learners read a list of characters from the play and list their counterparts from Romeo & Juliet before completing a vocabulary enrichment activity and word...
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Safe In the City
High schoolers read a report about the most dangerous cities in America. Using the internet, they research their own community in regards to how safe it is. They interview local law enforcement and determine the degree of local danger....
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Law/Lore
In this law and lore activity, students choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Students choose either law or lore for 10 sentences.
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Racial Profiling
Students debate both positions on the controversial topic of racial profiling with support for each and then develop a consensus position on how racial profiling as a law enforcement tool should be used.
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Human Fingerprints: No Two the Same
Sixth graders explore scientific observations by analyzing a group of data. In this fingerprint identification lesson, 6th graders identify the reasoning behind fingerprinting and create their own ink fingerprints. Students discuss the...
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A Tribute to Giovanni Palatucci and Righteous Heroes of the Holocaust
Students explore the life of Giovanni Palatucci and other "Righteous Among the Nations". They consider whether the motivation to be an ally is within the reach of every human being. They create a memorial to a hero in their lives.
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State Kid: The Story Rolls
Pupils read a story about a 15 year-old-boy sent to a juvenile detention center after unsuccessful stays in foster homes. The story is written in installments in the form of Charles Dickens novels.
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Yemen Cargo Bombs Foiled
Students explore an international terror alert originating in Yemen. In this lesson, students read an article that explains a terror alert in Britain, then complete several activities that reinforce the reading, including a...
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Do the Right Thing
Students consider the relationship between gang violence and the factors that can contribute to its increase. After researching the issues behind one such factor, students make recommendations that may help reduce gang violence.
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Goal Setting
Students are introduced to how to set their own goals. As a class, they explain the difference between short and long-term goals and give examples of each. Individually, they write their own goals down being sure to give it a timeframe....
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 35
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
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Breaking News English: Indian Policewomen Slap Dating Couples
In this English worksheet, students read "Indian Policewomen Slap Dating Couples," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.