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- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students explore the tax laws imposed on Americans by the British. They explain why Americans were upset by these tax laws. Students identify the tactics used to demonstrate Americans displeasure with the taxes. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students are provided with a real life example of research in the areas of genetic and molecular biology. Students examine ethical considerations and related issues such as patent laws and regulatory procedures. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify and explain the impact of scarcity on the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services in economics. Students identify services commonly provided by local governments. Students identify and explain the importance of acts of civic responsibility, including obeying laws and voting. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the internet to read research to find out what other communities are doing to solve the problem of underage drinking. They interview local experts and law enforcement. As a class, they debate the pros and cons of different practices of solving the problem. They develop a better policy and present to a higher authority. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students view and perform a variety of experiments about sound and light. They detect light in both a vacuum and air and then detect sound in air but not a vacuum; measure the speed of sound in air; calculate the speed of light in a medium and test the law of reflection. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students explain why a transiting planet causes a periodic dimming in the light from its parent star. They determine the radius of a planet, and its orbital distance, by analyzing data and manipulating equations. Students compare the results obtained for the extrasolar planetary system to our own solar system, and they discuss the major differences. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students explore the importance of laws and the need to speak up against wrong doing and how to bring change in society and in the law. They discuss the needs and concerns of others. Students explore the concept of bias and prejudice. They discuss the Declaration of Human Rights. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students keep a record of how much and what kinds of garbage their families produce on a weekly basis. They graph the data and then draft a proposed law to remedy the problem of too much garbage production. They may focus on issues of mandatory recycling or in company responsibility in reducing waste. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate zero tolerance laws and study about the difficulties schools face when deciding how to handle school violence. They visit specified websites to explore zero tolerance cases and state school policy. Students discuss case studies. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students examine the application of gauges in systems. In groups, they identify practical uses of fluid laws in systems and sub-systems. They follow safety procedures to build and test their own hydraulic systems. They must draw the diagrams before building their models. Full Review »
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