Students read the story, "Police in Schools". They view a list of common offences committed by young people and identify the victims of these offences and consider how the offence would affect those people.

Students research severe weather history in their hometowns, interview local meteorologist to find out their suggestions for disaster preparedness, inquire as to local school district's emergency plan, and create poster or Public Service...

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...

Students explore tribal sovereignty. In this American Indian lesson, students learn about tribal sovereignty, watch a movie, take notes, and complete a reaction paper.

As an easy way to review capitalization rules, an upper elementary or middle school teacher could use this activity. Learners answer 10 questions by identifying whether or not the nouns in the the sentence should be capitalized.

For this town worksheet, students label signs, answer short answer questions, label places in sentences, and more. Students complete 4 activities.

Students create a visual presentation to show the steps in the parole process and define the terms involved in the parole process. Students also develop an argument for or against parole for Charles Jennings and present the findings to...

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...

Students study the concept of an Interim Government in Iraq and propose possible leadership options.

Seventh graders examine the need and function of government. They explore the role of government in their lives and identify the services government provides. They role-play citizens identifying these needs and decide which...

Students research how police use MySpace to apprehend criminals. They debate the pros and cons of this method and decide if the local policy needs to be changed. Students create a better policy for using the Internet and present it to...

Present your seniors with a controversial topic while studying the first amendment: pornography. This multi-layer resource has scholars writing a pros and cons research paper. They also attend a city council meeting to prepare for an...

Students become active participants in the legal process as they take on the roles of witnesses, jurors, and defendants in a trial simulation. An understanding and appreciation of the legal system is fostered through the experience.

Fifth graders search and sort prepared databases for information to use in classroom projects, locate, gather, evaluate, organize, and analyze information.

For this community workers worksheet, learners read a one page text that has information about 8 community helpers and their jobs. Students then answer 8 matching questions and draw a mini poster that tells why community helpers are...

Students consider the risks of the over-the-counter (OTC) drug use. In this personal health lesson, students watch "Prescription for Trouble," and discuss illegal use of drugs. Students complete a survey about OTC and illegal drug use in...

Students identify the different relationships that can be found in a community and create a class Community ABC Book. They participate in walking field trips to explore their community.

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.

For this drugs worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...

Students will identify situations on how to cross the street safely. In this crossing the street lesson plan, students participate in a discussion using positional and directional vocabulary on crossing the street. They listen to the...

Learners realize that clear values are a resource of behavior in clarifying needs and wants. They clarify feelings and wants and verbalize ways in which they give up freedom and control in their lives by relinquishing decisions to...

In this stress activity, students, with a partner, rank fourteen occupations in order of how stressful they can be, explain the underlined words and phrases in seven sentences and start up a conversation with ten key questions.

In this University fees worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...

Students look at a park from ground perspective. In this map skills lesson, students are introduced to a story about a girl at a park and make observations about the park based on a picture. This prepares students for the next lesson in...