In this South Dakota worksheet, students read 9 short paragraphs about the early settlement and statehood of South Dakota. Worksheet has no other associated activities.

Ninth graders examine the problems that exist with foreign doctors not fluent in English. For this Great Britain Health System focussed for ESL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a...

High schoolers read media and identify examples of science technology and society. In this physics lesson plan, students learn about acceleration and velocity. High schoolers estimate how many people would have come in contact with...

Students explore "offer" and "acceptance" in relationship to making binding agreements.

Learners participate in investments. They purchase property for future financial return or benefit. They discover a stock strategy in which you own stock and write (sell) a call at the next strike price above the current stock value.

Students research links concerning early factory labor, child labor in today's world, and diseases on young laborers. They work on a loom, analyze a mill bell schedule, read a mill girl's diary, and write a poem or song exhibiting empathy.

Students define, explain and defend their view of border life as a culminating project on a border life unit. They are given suggestions on methods in which to complete their project: essay, survey, research report, TV show format.

Students research famous women in history. In this Women's History month instructional activity, students choose one historical woman to research and use biographies and websites to gather information. Students complete an included...

Fourth graders explore the concept of conflict mediation. In this coping skills lesson, 4th graders discover conflict mediation skills that may be used to resolve conflict. Students also learn techniques to reduce stress.

Pupils explore the concept of money management. In this money management instructional activity, students read an article about pupils taking a finance course in high school and college. Students discuss the importance of money...

In this Helen Keller instructional activity, students read about the life of the activist, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.

Students describe two risk factors for becoming infected with genital herpes after reading the provided literature. They identify three symptoms of genital herpes and create a list of ways the transmission of herpes can be prevented.

In this Mother's Day card worksheet, students fold, assemble, color and decorate an emergency Mother's Day card for their mothers.

For this reading job advertisements worksheet, 10th graders fill in 10 blanks for missing words in 10 job advertisements. A word bank is provided for students to choose answers from.

Students identify nonprofit and profit organizations in their community. They discuss why it is important to have both types of organizations. They create a land use map of their community.

Students create their own business and product, and must also create a 30 second advertisement to promote their product.

Students read an article at CNNfyi.com about Mad Cow disease. They identify and explain bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They formulate ways to combat mad cow disease.

In this text for dictation worksheet, students take dictation from a passage containing ideas and vocabulary about work in Great Britian.

This site presents an abstract of the social contract tradition. It also contains a very detailed overview of the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.

Read the full text of "The Social Contract" by Jean Jacques Rousseau. This book argued against monarchies and sparked revolutions in Europe, especially France.

Explore the ideas of Enlightenment thinker, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His writings on natural and social freedom, the social contract, and democracy shaped the American system of government in a variety of ways.

The Enlightenment's emphasis on reason shaped philosophical, political, and scientific discourse from the late 17th to the early 19th century. This article traces the Enlightenment back to its roots in the aftermath of the Civil War, and...

This site features the author Jean Jacques Rousseau including a biography and the full text of the nonfiction work, The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right.

A good biography of French Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, his philosophical writings and his influential idea of a 'Social Contract' between people and their ruler.