Curated OER
The Legislative Branch
Students identify and describe the key terms as they relate to the Legislative Branch. Students describe how members of Congress are selected, how laws are created, and two of the limits on powers of Congress.
Heritage Foundation
The Senate
Do your learners struggle to understand the differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives? Help them develop an understanding of how the US Constitution's clauses affect the Senate's operations. A high-quality...
Heritage Foundation
The House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has a lot of responsibility in the United States government. But how did it all begin, and why is it the way it is now? A comprehensive lesson answers all of these questions about the US Constitution...
Curated OER
Figures of Speech: Quiz 2
Hyperbole, simile, metaphor, and personification are spotlighted on an online/interactive quiz. Test takers read short passages and then identify the figures of speech used.
Curated OER
A Good Government Is Hard to Build
Students explore the challenges that Iraqi leaders are facing while working to create a new government. They engage in a class simulation in which they create a new governing council to preside over their school.
Curated OER
Sixth Grade Reading Quiz
In this reading worksheet, 6th graders answer multiple choice questions about passages they read, word parts, and more. Students complete 9 problems.
Curated OER
A Day in the Life of Parliament
Tenth graders watch excerpts from a parliamentary session, assume membership in a political party from a fictitious country and conduct a parliamentary session of their own covering a range of topics of current relevance.
Curated OER
The Trial of Dred Scott
Students study the trial of Dred Scott. They investigate the New York Times reporter and simulate writing about the trial for a newspaper. They identify the 5Ws from the play using a graphic organizer and present their findings to the...
Curated OER
Vocabulary # 2
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the new vocabulary and the answers are accessed through clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Transcript of Peggy Stewart Broadside
In this American history worksheet, students examine a primary source document regarding the Peggy Stewart Broadside incident. Students respond to 12 short answer questions about the transcript.
Curated OER
Spelling List 22: Sight Words, Prefix "ad-," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list activity, students practice spelling words that are sight words, prefix ad-, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
Curated OER
Business Texts: Business Minutes
In this vocational worksheet, learners write short answers to fifteen questions about meetings and minutes terms. They also rearrange eight meeting steps and describe them in their own words.
Curated OER
Mahoney Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
Son of the South
Son of the South: Stephen F. Austin's Trip to Mexico in 1833
Read about commissioner Stephen F. Austin's key trip to Mexico City in 1833 shortly after the adjournment of the Mexican Presidential convention.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Prefix Study: Ad #1
MyVocabulary.com offers 14 PREFIX puzzles with the grade level of each word marked to the right of the word beginning with a prefix. Use eight grade level words for each prefix. "AD" prefix words: Adequate - 7, Adhere - 8, Adjourned - 8,...
Purdue University
Purdue University: Roman Basilicas
This site from the Purdue University describes the architecture of basilicas, which were necessary parts of a Roman marketplace where citizens would meet, law courts would adjourn, and merchants would exchange. Includes artist's ideas of...