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- 11th - 12th
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Students research John Locke and The Second Treatise of Civil Government. They discuss how Locke's perspective may have influenced the framers of the constitution. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the journal of Juan Bautista de Anza. They reflect on his first exploratory expedition into present-day California. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students use the book, The WorkingPoor, as a basis for this lesson. They state their current understanding of poverty., work in groups to prepare presentations on different aspects of the working poor and give oral presentations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the nationwide immigrants' rights demonstrations. They research and discuss proposed legislation leading up to the demonstrations. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students, after watching a video about the U.S.Constitution, answer questions. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students watch the video "Separate But Equal." They choose an incident or event from the video that is interesting or meaningful to them and write an objective news article and an editorial. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students obtain information about the President's Cabinet by using a template, and exploring the bookmarked Internet sites. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students record all the food they eat for one week, compute the costs for all of this food, and display the different categories on a spreadsheet and then convert to a chart. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students use the Internet to research information of American corporations and the PowerPoint to relate this to their classmates. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students, in groups, design, research, and create a newspaper that explains four historical events that have influenced the American system of government. Full Review »

