A question over a piece of property owned by one, yet deemed protected by the EPA prompted a court case in search of due process and protection of property rights. Find out more about the case and the process through this lesson plan.

Practice what you have learned so far in this lesson. Topics include the role of property rights in markets, the income effect, and the substitution effect.

In this paper the author argues that China is still weak on enforcing intellectual property laws and that foreign companies should take steps to protect their rights in the Chinese legal system. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

Read about the three main types of market-oriented regulation, including pollution charges, marketable permits, and better-defined property rights

How does the constitution resolve a conflict between the government's property rights and the right of groups to engage in religious practices on lands they consider sacred? The Supreme Court answered that question in favor of the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview and attempt practice problems on identifying the properties of squares.

The Libertarian Party of Canada is a party that articulates a political ideology where a government is restrained and people are "free" to pursue property rights and personal "freedom". It is a small party that attempts to run candidates...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video tutorial and attempt practice problems on identifying the properties of rectangles.

Natural law and natural rights follow from the nature of man and the world. We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply the special properties of 45-45-90 right triangles.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students about the 30-60-90 special right triangle and how to apply its properties.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students about the 45-45-90 special right triangle and how to apply its properties.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply the special properties of 30-60-90 right triangles.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize special right triangles and their properties.

The study of properties of right triangles is a major topic in mathematics. In this activity, you will investigate three common right triangle trigonometric ratios. [Requires Adobe Reader.]

How well do you know your number properties? Take this quiz and find out what you know or what you don't know. Immediate feedback. Check your answer right online.

This article examines how the commercialization of scientific discoveries leads to conflict between proprietary rights to intellectual property, trade secrecy, and the maintenance of scientific norms. The first two inhibit the...

A geometry problem for students to use their mathematical reasoning skills to explain a right triangle property.

This set of lesson plans was developed to accompany Ground Rules: Mining Right for a Sustainable Future, a documentary film created by Caterpillar and Science North. They introduce learners to the various phases involved in mining,...

This a click-and-explore activity that puts you in control and ask you to consider how life would change without some of our most cherished freedoms. Life Without the Bill of Rights? invites you to understand the significance of your...

CPSR offers an informative discussion of current legal and policy topics hosted by group working for rights of assembly and speech for online communities.

Such social reforms brought many women to a realization of their own unequal position in society. From colonial times, unmarried women had enjoyed many of the same legal rights as men, although custom required that they marry early. With...

This activity uses the story of the three bears as a way to investigate conduction, convection, radiation, and insulation properties. It also could be used to describe the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of energy.

Richard Henry Lee in many ways personified the elite Virginia gentry. A planter and slaveholder, he was tall, handsome, and genteel in his manners. Raised in a conservative environment, Lee was nonetheless radical in his social and...