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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Lying, Cheating, Stealing

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: The Six Pillars of Character: Citizenship

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: A Guide to Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: What Is Citizenship?

For Students 3rd - 5th
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...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Shared Inquiry Discussion

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
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...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: We the Digital Citizens

For Teachers 2nd
[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...
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Communities Assessment

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Cyber Smart! Student Curriculum Lesson: Can You Hack It? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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....
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Curated OER

Kids Health: I Just Got My License Now What?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Lesson Plan
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Summarization Strategy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
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.
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Trent University

Mas Arriba: Actividades ( Ar Verbs) 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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).
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Trent University

Trent University: El Cuerpo Humano 1

For Students 9th - 10th
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).
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Be a Fit Kid

For Students 2nd - 5th
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.
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Other

Digital Citizenship: Acceptable Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: India: Regulating Act, 1773

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Law School help.com: Torts: Duty

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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-...
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University of California

Ucla: Manas: Robert Clive

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of Robert Clive, a leader largely responsible for the conquest of India for the British East India Company.
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History is Fun

Jan Brett: Seashell Rounding Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
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.
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Other

The Vanished Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Study Guide
Other

New York State Education Department: Eighth Grade Math, Book Three (2006) [Pdf]

For Students 7th - 9th
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...
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New York State Education Department: Eighth Grade Math, Book Two (2010) [Pdf]

For Students 8th
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...
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Other

Elections Bc: A Non Partisan Office of the Legislature

For Students 9th - 10th
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...