Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Boston Public Schools Capstone Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The (Boston Public Schools) Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to engage in rigorous project-based learning. It is an opportunity for our students to develop skills to be life, career, and college-ready in a culturally...
Article
Government of Alberta

Alberta Learning Information Service: Public Health Inspector

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the career of a public health inspector including duties, working conditions, skills, education and training, and employment outlook and wages.
Website
Other

Foundation for a Better Life: Values: Personal and Family Values

For Students 9th - 10th
A range of media and resources--billboards, televised public service announcements, first-person accounts, quotations--that communicate ideas about the meanings of a wide range of essential values, such as ambition, gratitude, respect,...
Handout
University of Virginia

U of Virginia: Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

For Students 9th - 10th
Participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study were never told that they had syphilis. Instead, the doctors and scientists said they had "bad blood." Find out what took place during this study, and the social and political consequences...
Website
US Forest Service

United State Department of Agriculture Forest Service

For Students 9th - 10th
States policies on reforestation due to deforestation practices of the past century. Mentions negative ecological effects of poor timber cutting practices in the United States, and focuses on changing public opinion regarding timber...
Activity
Other

Federal Bank of Richmond: My Money

For Students 3rd - 5th
For elementary students, this booklet of activities teaches basic money skills and concepts. Includes lesson plans.
Handout
Curated OER

National Park Service: Resource Study: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly publication which examines the archaeological findings of Snee Farm, the plantation and house owned by Charles Pinckney, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from South Carolina. Click on "Table of Contents" to get a...
Website
Other

Tiverton Museum: Virtual Victorians

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a virtual gallery of Victorian life themed into daily life, toys and Victorian legacy. Students can ask a Victorian child a question amongst other activities, and there is a teacher's area with ideas and downloadable resources.
Website
Other

Barbados Government Information Service

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official communications service of the Barbados Government. Besides providing public information to the news media and the people of Barbados, there is also discussion on its government structure, society, history, geography,...
Website
Other

Barbados Government Information Service

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official communications service of the Barbados Government. Besides providing public information to the news media and the people of Barbados, there is also discussion on its government structure, society, history, geography,...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Avoiding Scholarship Scams

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Every year, thousands of students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. By understanding how scholarship scams work, students can better arm themselves against scholarship scam artists. For this lesson, students will create a...
Primary
PBS

Pbs: An Apology 65 Years Late

For Students 9th - 10th
An article covering former President Clinton's apology to the survivors and family members of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Dated May 16, 2007.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Benjamin Franklin: Colonial Printer and Journalist

For Teachers 5th
This lesson looks at the early career of Benjamin Franklin and he contributed to the spread of literacy in America, as well as his public service record at that time. Students will examine and analyze primary source documents to...
Article
National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Nmsi: Ingenious: Dumbing Down Science

For Students 9th - 10th
The 21st-century culture of scientific discovery has become more and more dependent on the support of the public. Television has done science a great service by moving it from an isolated institution to a more public celebration....
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Storyplace: Children's Digital Learning Library

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site is a real find for teachers working with ELL students and all students who want to read great books! The Bookhive presents 100's of reviews of books recommended by librarians associated with the public libraries in Charlotte,...
Website
PBS

Pbs: The Question of God

For Students 9th - 10th
Website providing information and additional resources for a four-hour series called The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life, by Dr. Armand Nicholi. Includes facts about and works...
Handout
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Emergency Management Specialist

For Students 9th - 10th
During natural or man-made emergencies, someone needs to be in charge of directing the assistance. That's where an emergency management specialist is called upon. Read about all the skills necessary for this career. This Science Buddies...
Primary
PBS

Pbs: Interview With Geneva Overholser

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by PBS. An interview with Geneva Overholser, former editor of The Des Moines Register, who led the paper to a Pulitzer Prize for public service. Frank discussion about the state of the profession, using...
Unit Plan
National Pest Managment Association

Pest World for Kids: Report Writing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you need to write a paper for your Science class? Want to create a public service announcement to broadcast during your school's morning announcements? Or, do you need to make a digital slideshow for a small group project? If so,...
Website
Other

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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Other

Nch: National Coalition for the Homeless

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells of the mission and activities of the National Coalition for the Homeless, a "national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Student Reporting Labs Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Student Reporting Labs (SRL) creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire youth to find their voice and engage with their communities. SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Worm Turns Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson, based on the animated story "The Worm Turns" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children use several types of informational texts to gather facts. In the video, Molly and her friends are frightened after hearing...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Classroom Collection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBS NewsHour Classroom helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of news stories. In partnership with PBS LearningMedia, we are proud to bring you Daily News Lessons which takes the best of the...