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Good Character: Citizenship
Are you a good citizen? Take the self-evaluation quiz at this website and find out. Also, learn how being a good citizen helps you not only to build good character but also to make good decisions in your community.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Lying, Cheating, Stealing
A four part NPR series on contemporary ethics, one part talks starts with whether one should eat a grape in the supermarket without paying for it, and then expands the topic. The second part is corporation/business ethics. The third is...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: The Six Pillars of Character: Citizenship
How can you be a good citizen? Discuss this questions and others with the help of writing prompts and activity ideas at this website. The material provided teaches children that "Good citizens do their part to make their community a good...
Curated OER
Kids Health: A Guide to Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus
KidsHealth.org says that riding in cars and school buses comes with responsibility. You need to ride safely. Here you will learn the rules of car and bus safety, beginning with Seat Belt Basics.
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress for Kids: What Is Citizenship?
Being a citizen comes with rules you must follow and responsibilities towards other members of your community and country. Learn what it takes to become a U.S. citizen, what behaviors are expected of you, what civil disobedience is, and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Shared Inquiry Discussion
Young scholars learn to generate ideas with a clear focus in response to questions while participating in a shared inquiry discussion. Included are shared inquiry guidelines, and tips on discussing fiction and non-fiction books using...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: We the Digital Citizens
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 2nd graders explore the amazing possibilities that come with using technology. They'll also learn from the Digital Citizens, who take a pledge to be safe, responsible, and respectful...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Communities Assessment
This is an assessment for what community is and what is required to be a community, community rules, types of democracy, and types of communities.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Cyber Smart! Student Curriculum Lesson: Can You Hack It? [Pdf]
Students 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....
Curated OER
Kids Health: I Just Got My License Now What?
As a new driver, get some tips to tackle those nerves and keep you safe behind the wheel. Here you can learn how to be a responsible driver and how to maintain your car.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Summarization Strategy
Improve understanding of expository materials by summarizing the main ideas. The summarization strategy helps students recall the main ideas and specific facts of materials they read. There are five rules for writing summaries.
Trent University
Mas Arriba: Actividades ( Ar Verbs) 2
These interactive exercises practice using -ar verbs. Read the questions, view the picture and type in your response. To check your answer just click on the drop down arrow next to "Respuesta" (answer).
Trent University
Trent University: El Cuerpo Humano 1
Through this online exercise, students learn the parts of the body. Read the questions, view the picture and type in your response. To check your answer just click on the drop down arrow next to "Respuesta" (answer).
Curated OER
Kids Health: Be a Fit Kid
There's a lot of talk these days about fit kids. People who care (parents, doctors, teachers, and others) want to know how to help kids be more fit. Here are five rules to live by, if you're a kid who wants to be fit.
Other
Digital Citizenship: Acceptable Technology
The Acceptable Use Policy is used in schools to help govern how technology and the Internet are used within the classroom. It is an agreement that is signed by both the parents and the student stating that they will follow the rules set...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: India: Regulating Act, 1773
In 1773 the British government took over some responsibility for ruling British India. The "Regulating Act" set up a governor-general and council nominated partly by the East India Company and partly by the government. This site...
Other
Law School help.com: Torts: Duty
Here is a definition of "duty" followed by a reference to and description of the case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. Learn about the "duty of one in imminent peril" as well as the "responsibility of one causing the perilous...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea
Ancient Hawaii was ruled by chiefs, who were responsible for the well-being of their people and for managing the islands' resources. The chiefs divided the islands into land districts shaped like pie slices called Ahupua'a (ah-who-...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: Robert Clive
Read a brief biography of Robert Clive, a leader largely responsible for the conquest of India for the British East India Company.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Seashell Rounding Activity
Sharpen your rounding skills with this interactive game based on Jan Brett's, Comet's Nine Lives. Round correctly to the nearest ten and earn a sand dollar for each correct response. Immediate feedback provided.
Other
The Vanished Gallery
Desaparecidos is the Spanish word for "The Disappeared" - the thousands who vanished during the 70's under the rule of the Argentine military junta. This site is a personal collection of testimonials about these people, who vanished...
Other
New York State Education Department: Eighth Grade Math, Book Three (2006) [Pdf]
Part three of three; The March 2006 8th grade Math test from the State of New York. The test is 12 open-response questions dealing with topics such as algebra (solve for a variable, write function rules), geometry (translations, parallel...
Other
New York State Education Department: Eighth Grade Math, Book Two (2010) [Pdf]
Part two of three; The March 2010 8th grade Math test from the State of New York. The test is six open-response questions covering topics such as geometry (intersecting / parallel lines, Pythagorean Theorem), measurement (maps), and...
Other
Elections Bc: A Non Partisan Office of the Legislature
This is the Office of the British Columbia Legislature that is responsible for administering their provincial elections. Here you will find out everything you need to know about rules governing elections, donations to provincial...