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- 6th - 12th
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Students research current world political leaders, as well as the opinions of their supporters and critics, in order to create a "Present Political Leaders Hall of Fame" display for the classroom. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students research a famous leader and then assume the role of interviewer and responder as they compose a question-and-answer interview with that leader. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the history, applications and branches of social psychology and examine how social psychology research affects our lives. They discuss ethics in psychology and sound research techniques. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students research a famous leader and assume the role of interviewer and responder as they compose a question-and-answer interview with that leader. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students research their local government and leaders. Throughout the lesson, they engage in discussions, a visit by an elected local government official and research. In addition, students study some basic facts about the local government. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students are able to explain why it is necessary for the community to have government and identify community leaders, such as the city council or town board. They are aloud the Pearl Moscowitz's Last Stand. Students are asked: "How did Pearl's mother get trees on her street? How did the trees disappear? Why was the last tree going to be chopped down? What did Pearl do about it? Who saved the tree?" Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students read nonfiction stories to identify the qualities of leaders. They explore more about leaders by reading biographies of leaders. Students select a biography to read and use the information they read to complete their BLMs. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are able to describe the influence of indiviudals on social and political development. They are asked whom they think of when they think about the Revolutionary War. Students are then asked if they can name any authors or women from that period in history. They are given a copy of the BLM and each student is assigned one of the figures from the worksheet. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research famous Elders. They receive a list of Elders, Historic Figures and Contemporary Tribal Leaders (included with the lesson). They discuss the Essential Question to guide their research. Students take notes based on research they do. They self-evaluate their work using the Biography Rubric. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students determine the qualities of a good leader. They research both good and bad leaders in order to create a presentation that describes their affect on history. They write a short skit showing the leader's influence on American life. Full Review »