Curated OER
Electrical Engineers for a Day
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.
McGraw Hill
Proofreading Exercise
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.
Curated OER
Civil Rights Heroes
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.
Curated OER
The Powers of Mom: Understanding the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Power
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.
Curated OER
Today: American Industry and the Multinationals
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...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article Ii: The President as a Law Enforcer
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."
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
An account of all the official details of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
Other
The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Information about the Criminal Justice System in Nebraska.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Banditry Threatens the New Russia, Law
An article about threats to Russia's free-market economy and the breakdown of law enforcement.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Law and Society
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.
Other
Journalists Resource: Excessive or Reasonable Force by Police?
Excessive or reasonable force by police? Explore this research on law enforcement and racial conflict.
Other
National Agricultural Law Center: Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law [Pdf]
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.
Other
Zorza Associates: The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
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.
Other
Fec: The Fec and the Federal Campaign Finance Law
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...
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Washington: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Judiciary Square (Washington)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fbi: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety [Pdf]
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.
Other
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Iihs): Safety Belt Use Laws
Hover over each state on this interactive map to see what its laws are regarding the enforcement of seat belt use.
A&E Television
History.com: How the Horrific Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Led to Workplace Safety Laws
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...
Texas Department of Public Safety
Txdps: Texas Rangers: Historical Development
A brief article about the Texas Rangers, the oldest law enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction.
Other
Osha: Employer Responsibilities for Keeping Young Workers Safe
This resource provides information about child labor laws and occupational safety standards for anywhere employing teen workers.
Other
The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Laws in California [Pdf]
Looks at what effects curfew laws for young people were having in California. Published by the Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice, June 1998.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment
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.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
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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