Lesson Plan
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Electrical Engineers for a Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers build a robot out of a 3-¿¿ inch floppy disk drive, two floppy disks, and some other miscellaneous supplies. They apply information they gather about electrical circuits from a web-based circuit design program.
Interactive
McGraw Hill

Proofreading Exercise

For Students 7th - 9th
In this proofreading activity, students rewrite a paragraph to correct various errors. Students must find and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil Rights Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the actions of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They explore the reasons for the movement and its successes and failures, and explain the sacrifices made by those who participated in the movement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Powers of Mom: Understanding the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Power

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the powers of each branch of the government. They analyze the causes and effects of relationships within the government. They participate in activities to help them comprehend the material.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Today: American Industry and the Multinationals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils work in groups to read information about one of four featured factories. Students share their readings with the class, and compile a list of "Actions to be Taken" that will be included in their final paper. Student compare their...
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Ii: The President as a Law Enforcer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Section 3 of Article II which explains what the President's duties are as Law Enforcer. The Constitution does not state that the President shall execute the laws himself, but that he will ensure that laws are "faithfully executed."
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: congress.gov: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of all the official details of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Website
Other

The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Criminal Justice System in Nebraska.
Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Banditry Threatens the New Russia, Law

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about threats to Russia's free-market economy and the breakdown of law enforcement.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Law and Society

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An impressive collection of resources that can be used to enhance lessons focused on the law. Covers the nature of laws, legal reasoning, how it can effect societal change, and how laws are enforced and experienced.
Article
Other

Journalists Resource: Excessive or Reasonable Force by Police?

For Students 9th - 10th
Excessive or reasonable force by police? Explore this research on law enforcement and racial conflict.
Handout
Other

National Agricultural Law Center: Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary of the Clean Water Act and sections such as background, federal and state responsibilities, regulations, enforcement, and major amendments are provided.
Article
Other

Zorza Associates: The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

For Students 11th - 12th
This lengthy article in the Fordham Urban Law Journal gives a history of Uniform Child Custody legislation and shows how the most recent, the Enforcement Act, affects women and children.
Activity
Other

Fec: The Fec and the Federal Campaign Finance Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Sharp critique of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and its role in enforcing campaign finance rules in the United States. Provides good information on the structure of the FEC, its members, its relationship with other branches of...
Graphic
Curated OER

A View on Cities: Washington: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Judiciary Square (Washington)
Graphic
Curated OER

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

For Students Pre-K - 1st
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Website
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fbi: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This FBI site provides some basic guidelines for kids while they use the Web. Content also includes Internet law enforcement stories and a parent's guide to Internet Safety.
Handout
Other

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Iihs): Safety Belt Use Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Hover over each state on this interactive map to see what its laws are regarding the enforcement of seat belt use.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the Horrific Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Led to Workplace Safety Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was one of the deadliest workplace catastrophes in U.S. history, claiming the lives of 146 workers, most of them women immigrants in their teens and twenties. The fire was so horrific it...
Article
Texas Department of Public Safety

Txdps: Texas Rangers: Historical Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article about the Texas Rangers, the oldest law enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction.
Website
Other

Osha: Employer Responsibilities for Keeping Young Workers Safe

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety standards for anywhere employing teen workers.
Article
Other

The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at what effects curfew laws for young people were having in California. Published by the Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice, June 1998.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the 15th Amendment, which declares the Right of Citizens to Vote, with annotations on Abolition of Suffrage Qualificatrions, Adoption and Judicial Enforcement, and Congressional Enforcement.
Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the Supreme Court decision of Shelley vs. Kraemer, relating to the enforcement by the courts of private agreements that exclude persons of color.

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