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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze data for death rates dealing with smoking cigarettes, automobiles, and AIDS. They read and organize material, examine case studies, define problems, and report on the information. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students, in lab groups, simulate the Black Death. They organize data in tables and come to a conclusion about the disease and how spreadable it is. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students read and discuss an article about Slobodan Milosevic's death. They complete a variety of comprehension assignments regarding the article. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research capital punishment and discuss different views on the death penalty. They complete a web based activity and express how certain acts of terrorism can challenge people's views on the death penalty. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students state the difference between death camps and concentration camps used during the Holocaust. Using primary source documents, they summarize what life in the camp was like. They describe the final solution used by the Nazis. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students defient the concept "Quality of Life." They give examples of countries that they think have a high quality of life and those that they think have a low quality of life. Pupils define the following terms: birth rates, death rates, infant mortality rates, education levels and per capita Gross Product (GDP). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss how images help us to mark the passing of time, and to remember people, places and events from the past. They discuss the different ideas and images related to life, death and the idea of the afterlife. Students also discuss the meaning of memorials in regard to their designs, purposes and roles in personal and public life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the stages of grieving and reactions to death. They list the steps of the grieving process and how to develop a positive adjustment to loss. They study The 'Rape Myths' key (from the Sexual Violations lesson) as part of the presentation. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students read an article about the death of Anna Nicole Smith. As a class, they discuss if the news should have cut down on the coverage of the war in Iraq and election to cover the death of Anna Nicole Smith. In groups, they create their own commentaries to show how the focus on her death relates to our psyche. They end the lesson by writing a parody of an important event. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students present arguments for and against the death penalty in a class debate. Among areas they research are methods of execution , history, and stages of capital cases. In addition to the debate, students create Powerpoint presentations or posters of their findings. Full Review »

