With this digital collection, students will explore the subject of immigration in U.S. history with particular attention to the two and a half decades from 1890 to the start of World War I.

In this activity, students are asked to develop a scenario where two businesses would be likely to engage in cuthroat competition with each other.

In this activity, students read an article about the importance of insurance, then answer a series of questions to enhance their understanding.

In this lesson students will learn about various punishments with a special focus on prisons and prison reform for convicted persons in the United States. Through a Power Point, class discussion, and a group reading activity, students will explore the various benefits and societal consequences of America's prison system. Students will further explore possible prison legislation by participating in a General Assembly simulation to determine how North Carolina should deal with prisons during a budget crisis.

This presentation is intended for use with the lesson plan "Incarcerated America." In this lesson students will learn about various punishments with a special focus on prisons and prison reform for convicted persons in the United States. Through a Power Point, class discussion, and a group reading activity, students will explore the various benefits and societal consequences of America's prison system. Students will further explore possible prison legislation by participating in a General Assembly simulation to determine how North Carolina should deal with prisons during a budget crisis.

In this lesson, students examine the third branch of government (judicial) and its early origins in the framing of the Constitution. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students work in triads to review the article from a specific perspective (President, Chief Justice, and Senate Majority Leader).

This is a simulation of the trade which took place between Africa and Asia between approximately 1000 and 1500 on the Indian Ocean. It demonstrates that Africa played a crucial role in the world economy long before contact with European nations. It allows students to use basic principles of economics as they conduct “trade” between the two continents.

In this lesson, students will become familiar with the fundamental concepts of international trade and foreign exchange of currency. Students will participate in a simulation of international trade followed by reading a comic book and viewing a short video about globalization and trade.

Students identify what an oligopoly is, explain why oligopolies benefit from collusion, and explain why oligopolies have difficulty operating.

This interactive mini-course provides information and tools to help students plan their life after high school. Through three lessons they will explore their options, budget for their future, and build a plan.

In this Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum activity, students build spreadsheets to study the effect of compound interest on accounts into which they deposit savings. They build a spreadsheet to examine the two basic cases: the future value of a single deposit, and the future value of an annuity. In both, they use the mathematical equation for future value to do the calculation, not the buiilt-in Excel function. The intention is for the students to see and work with the underlying mathematics. They apply their spreadsheets to a variety of problems, including the following question: For a given interest rate, how much does one need to deposit every year to accumulate two million dollars in the account at the time of retirement?

In this lesson, students will analyze the unprecedented protests surrounding the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the role technology played in the dissemination of information and in planning the protests themselves. Through reading, a Power Point presentation, discussion, examination of various mediums such as political cartoons, photographs, and a graphic novel, students will gain an understanding of Iran's political history, its current governmental realities, and the historical significance of the 2009 protest movement.

This presentation is intended for use with the lesson plan "Iran's 2009 Voter Uprising." In this lesson, students will analyze the unprecedented protests surrounding the 2009 Iranian presidential elections and the role technology played in the dissemination of information and in planning the protests themselves. Through reading, a Power Point presentation, discussion, examination of various mediums such as political cartoons, photographs, and a graphic novel, students will gain an understanding of Iran's political history, its current governmental realities, and the historical significance of the 2009 protest movement.

The goal of this inquiry is to help students develop their thinking in terms of continuity and change through learning about US immigration policy actions and their effects over time. By examining whether there is anything new about current immigration policy debates, students compare and contrast the discourse around immigration at three key moments in US history—the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the Immigration Act of 1924, and the Immigration Act of 1965—with the current immigration policy. Students need to develop a deep understanding of each of the three policies in order to write a thoughtful argument that analyzes continuities and changes in perceptions of and policies regarding immigration throughout the post–Civil War period of US history.

This inquiry asks students to investigate the dispute over free trade. By considering the arguments of professional economists who may use the same data but come to very different conclusions, students examine the “price” of free trade as it relates to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In understanding the arguments for and against free-trade policy in general and applying such concepts to existing policy more specifically, students can gain clarity about this age-old debate and become participants in a contemporary discussion involving international trade.

In this lesson, students consider the effect that the media may have on how jurors decide their verdicts and six remedies that judges have relied in to combat the effects of press publicity on jurors. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students role-play judges deciding what the best remedy is to reduce the effect of high publicity in three criminal cases.

In this lesson, students examine the processes for selection of Supreme Court justices and federal judges. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students consider which from a list of criteria the U.S. Senate should follow in deciding whether to confirm or reject a judiciary nominee.

In this lesson, students will be able to show where American democracy can be found within Article III of the Constitution. Students will take a position and defend it based on Article III and American principles of democracy and justice.

In this lesson, students consider juvenile crime and how it has been handled throughout American history. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, the students will participate in a teen court and decide if one should be set up in your community.

In this lesson, students acquire deeper understanding of the Constitution and its history and provide a reason for the study of the Constitution.