In this lesson, students will study the Supreme Court case Burwell v. …
In this lesson, students will study the Supreme Court case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2013). They will examine the facts of the case and analyze the arguments made on both sides through primary source documents and preceding cases. They will then assess the majority and minority decisions for the case.
Case background and primary sources concerning the Supreme Court case of Bush …
Case background and primary sources concerning the Supreme Court case of Bush v. Gore. Dealing with the 2000 election, this lesson asks students whether or not they think the United States Supreme Court correctly decided the case.
This video demonstrates how different points of the business cycle correspond to …
This video demonstrates how different points of the business cycle correspond to the production possibilities curve. The discussion includes unemployment, inflation, expansions, recessions and economic growth.
This collection uses primary sources to explore school desegregation in Boston. Digital …
This collection uses primary sources to explore school desegregation in Boston. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of …
This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information. This lesson is aimed at a young audience and operates on the assumption that many students in the class are not yet reading and writing independently.
Students showcase artwork and nonfiction writing that addresses issues they found in …
Students showcase artwork and nonfiction writing that addresses issues they found in the text. The result is a visual, collaborative and creative representation of student learning and ideas. An alternative to the bulletin board is a community newsletter.
Students create “trading cards” spotlighting diverse community members who work toward social …
Students create “trading cards” spotlighting diverse community members who work toward social justice goals that connect to themes from the central text.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is a clear example of how science and society …
The COVID-19 Pandemic is a clear example of how science and society are connected. This unit explores how different communities are differentially impacted by the virus through the lens of historical inequities in society. In the context of decisions their families make, students explore the basics of how the virus affects people, and design investigations to explore how it spreads from person to person, and what we can do to prevent that spread.
The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure used to calculation inflation. …
The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure used to calculation inflation. Learn about how the CPI is calculated, what it measures, and how it is used to track inflation in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
Short video clips designed to complement teaching about the civics, the Constitution, …
Short video clips designed to complement teaching about the civics, the Constitution, and social studies. See Consitutional Foundation clips onHow Electorial Votes are Counted, SCOTUS' lemon test, Legal Protections for Gun Manufacturers, Internal Fragmentation of Democracies & more. Most topics cover current relevance. To save to your own classroom, you need to create a login (free). Includes many intreviews with historians, making this ideal for history classsrooms.
Several professors, government officials and political party members spoke in a forum …
Several professors, government officials and political party members spoke in a forum on political and social issues affecting U.S. territories, which focused mainly on the relationship between the U.S. federal government and the governments of the territories. Following the speakers' prepared remarks, the panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.
Join our panelists Thomas Duckenfield, Trustee for the Nomini Hall Slave Legacy …
Join our panelists Thomas Duckenfield, Trustee for the Nomini Hall Slave Legacy Project, Dr. Andrew Levy, Author of The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves, and Gerry Underdown, Actor Interpreter with Colonial Williamsburg, as they discuss those that physically built the nation, those that built the nation with enlightened ideas, and their combined lasting legacy. This is part of our national conversation series, US: Past, Present, Future. Learn more at colonialwilliamsburg.org/us.
Recall that the tax multiplier and expenditure multiplier magnify the effect of …
Recall that the tax multiplier and expenditure multiplier magnify the effect of any change in spending or taxes. In this video, we use that fact to calculate the amount of spending or tax change necessary to close output gaps.
In this video we take a slightly different approach to understanding the …
In this video we take a slightly different approach to understanding the difference between real and nominal values: find the value of an asset in a previous year's dollars. Created by Sal Khan.
Calling on her two best known books, A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the …
Calling on her two best known books, A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the US Constitution and Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence, Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of American Colonial and Revolutionary History at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, briefly discusses some aspects of the American Revolution and the creation of the US Constitution.
An option, like a call option, can provide leverage because it allows …
An option, like a call option, can provide leverage because it allows a bet on a stock to be multiplied many times. Learn how call options provide leverage in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
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