Political science Lesson Plans

Ninth graders explore the relationships between employees and their bosses. In this political science lesson, 9th graders examine primary documents regarding the professional relationship between Truman and MacArthur.

Twelfth graders research a specific topic for a debate.  In this American Government lesson, 12th graders participate in a debate.  Students write an argument for the topic.  

Students use a variety of Web sites to obtain specific information about the campaign finances of different Presidential hopefuls. They create graphs that illustrate all of the aspects of campaign finances researched,

In this activity, students identify the growth of the Hispanic electorate and its effects on political campaigning; evaluate tactics used by candidates of both republican and democratic parties to attract the growing electorate; and study the major political issues confronting Latinos and the attempts of candidates and political parties to ignore or address them.

Students are members of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. They make recommendations to the "governor" and a panel of his advisors regarding the greenhouse effect and global warming.

Students examine the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Summit. In groups, they use the internet to research world leaders and discuss the peace process. To end the lesson plan, they present their findings along with issues that committees discuss to compromise.

U.S. immigration is the focus of a unit on social justice. Integrated into the content of a school year, young historians read a variety of texts to learn about four waves of immigration that have occurred over time in the U.S. An emphasis on perspective, cultural values, and character education weaves throughout. 

Use this New York Times lesson to research contemporary leaders in the African-American community. After reading the article "Blacks Weigh the Impact of the Post-Jackson Years," middle and high schoolers discuss the varying viewpoints of these leaders - and the rest of society - as they choose five people to invite to a roundtable. The rest of lesson prompts them to write an essay about their choice of guest.

Students study the incident between Vice President Dick Cheney and his friend while hunting. They brainstorm and research different scandals throughout History and complete a homework assignment.

Students examine the contributions made to our country by Barbara Jordan. They read and discuss the books "The Sneetches" and "Building a Bridge," write journal entries, participate in a discrimination simulation, create a class bulletin board, and create a poster about tolerance.