This lesson asks students to explore the pros and cons of dress code policies in light of the national conversation as well as their own school. In the Above the Noise video, they will hear student voices from a variety of perspectives and be asked to weigh the evidence before making up their minds.

NOVA Addiction is a film that explores the impact of the opioid epidemic on individuals and society, examines the neurobiology of opioid addiction, and discusses current harm reduction approaches and treatments and how they might be improved. This screening guide provides an overview of the history of the opioid crisis, a background essay on the science of addiction, frequently asked questions about opioid addiction, and a comprehensive list of additional resources. This resource also provides a detailed guide for organizing a screening of the film in your community, including discussion questions about the science and stories explored in the film, answers to common questions about opioid use and its impact, and a glossary of important terms. Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.

Short AMERICAN EXPERIENCE video tells the story of how environmentalists, Alaska Native peoples, and engineers concerned about the effects of permafrost challenged plans for the Alaska oil pipeline. [5:19]

Students will watch three episodes of the UNLADYLIKE2020 series of 26 short films and explore the similarities in issues affecting these women while also identifying the qualities that made them unique. The lessons are about finding common threads between the women, and also between the past and the present. This student-centered lesson follows the '5E' instructional model. Students will explore the lives of these incredible figures through a gallery walk, discuss their findings, research events of the present, and create their own gallery walk to present their research.

Essay provides parallels and connections with the modern world that illuminate Rome's history and downfall. Archived.

Who's the REAL meat eater here? Let's do some math and find out!

Students practice skills of addition, subtraction, word problems and graphing and develop their own theories about why meat consumption is so different across the world.

In this video, Paul Andersen explains how society influences the natural world through increasing science, engineering, and technology. As the world population increases, it will require more natural resources and it will impact the global conditions. Society can control some of these changes through regulations. A K-12 teaching progression is also included. [5:22]

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Pakistan. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes images of maps and the flag, as well as photos of the country.

The Commonwealth Secretariat offers a country profile of Barbados with information on its geography, society, economy, history, constitution, and politics. Includes a map and image of the flag.

The Commonwealth Secretariat furnishes a country profile of Dominica with links to information on geography, society, economy, history, the constitution, and politics.

Economic factors greatly influence the quality of education. The educational systems of developing countries are often on a substandard level when compared to nations of economically advanced countries. View and compare the classrooms of students from Kenya and Japan. [3:10]

Excellent site offered from the Constitutional Rights Foundation and dedicated to "educating tomorrow's citizens." Many great links and activities are available.

This comprehensive discussion of the society and culture of Turkmenistan gives you information about Turkmen language, literature, religion, among other topics.

As a trained physician and historian of medicine, David Jones is uniquely positioned to comment on the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of the Xchange, we discuss the social dimensions of disease, the history of epidemics in America, and what lessons we have - and haven’t - learned from our past. A new virtual interview series from LabXchange at Harvard University, the Xchange showcases the diverse roles, projects, and initiatives that make up the intersecting fields of science, education, and health. Hosted by LabXchange Faculty Director Robert Lue, our first season features a range of perspectives on the impact of COVID-19.

This is the Delaware Nature Society website who envisions a healthy and sustainable environment. Their mission is to connect people with the natural world to improve our environment through education, advocacy, and conservation.

The Social Issues Collection is an image database of the Western United States and the Pacific Northwest region. The collection covers a variety of political and social topics, from women's issues, government, labor organizations such as the Industrial Workers of the World, utopian colonies, ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans and Scandinavians, and social and leisure activities including mountaineering, camping and boating. Images document, in addition, the World War II Japanese Internment camps of the Minidoka Relocation Center and the Puyallup Assembly Center known as Camp Harmony.

An intriguing look at the woman's role in society in the New Kingdom. This PBS article talks about the rights of women which were unusual in ancient cultures

Contains a great deal of historical information about ancient Greece that supports the PBS program "The Greeks- Crucible of Civilization." Includes a timeline, a virtual tour of the acropolis, lesson plans to accompany the show, and more.