Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or religion. Before starting the search, you should know your rights in the workforce.

In this lesson, students will locate and identify milkweed, identify signs of ozone plant damage, and determine the severity of ozone damage to individual plants and plant communities. They might also collect injured leaf samples for a...

Are you interested in exploring a career in the fine arts? The Artist Help Network helps individuals investigate career resources to take control of their art career.

This series of activities give students opportunities to explore the relationship between production and reception in poetic form. They will consider how W.H. Auden's mastery of language contributes to the impact and longevity of his work.

Water is necessary for survival and there are many sources and uses for it, but water also needs to be conserved so our future is not restricted because of shortages. Check out the uses, needs and methods of responsibly managing our...

Individual or classroom activity helps students understand the solar system because they can visualize it. Extension resources are included.

Are history and memory different? Peruse the various resources this unit provides for the way we view, know, and relate history to our family, our friends, and the world.

Students will be able to compare and contrast two non-fiction books with a similar theme - in this case, plant life cycles. Extensive resources included such as worksheets, samples of student work, assessment ideas, extension activities,...

This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over balancing minority and majority rights. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...

Website with video and links to related resources exploring positive and negative incentives and choice in the economy.

Interactive lesson plan that allows students to view the works and ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau through the popular culture of their time. Students use multiple genres to grasp the concepts of Transcendentalism,...

Students explore their own ecological footprint in the context of how many Earths it would take if everyone used the same amount of resources they did. They compare this to the ecological footprint of individuals in other parts of the...

A rich Library of Congress resource page that is filled with links to historical and primary documents offering a female perspective throughout history. Lesson plan links are also given.

The read aloud, read along, and read appropriately strategies involve three phases of reading instruction. As the teacher thinks aloud about what he or she is reading, students begin to understand the connections between the words on the...

Twig lives as a sky pirate alongside his famous father, Cloud Wolf, until the Stormchaser is damaged due to Twig's inexperience. A furious Cloud Wolf leaves Twig behind on their next quest for the sacred material stormphrax. Not knowing...

Find details on U.S. Olympian Sasha Cohen. Resource includes a chart listing all the competitions she has participated in, as well as notes on her personal life.

How do you use cooperative learning in the classroom? The success of the group depends on the successful work of every individual. This site provides an overview of cooperative learning in the classroom, and the effect the method has on...

How do you use cooperative learning in the classroom? The success of the group depends on the successful work of every individual. This site provides an overview of cooperative learning in the classroom, and the effect the method has on...

This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what...

This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that interpreted the Commerce and Supremacy Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and affirmed the federal government's superiority with regard to its enumerated powers....

This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that said juvenile offenders have a right to due process. Students learn about 14th Amendment due process, fairness, and the specific rights afforded juveniles in the...

This mini-lesson plan covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that affirmed the Court's power of judicial review. Young scholars learn how Congress tried to add to the Supreme Court's Constitutional power, how the Supreme Court...

Use this lesson plan to have students investigate how the American economy went from boom to bust in the 1920s. Find the resources needed for the lesson as well as important discussion questions for individual and class consideration.

This brief from 2007 describes the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and presents the answers to frequently asked questions regarding RTI and Early Intervening Services. The brief was produced by the U.S. Department of...