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- 5th
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Students research the founding of the United States, and in small groups create and design their own nation and system of government for the colonies. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, conduct research, and develop a computer slideshow presentation with information about their new nation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students create an individual timeline that documents their personal history from the previous year. Working in pairs, they interview each other to gather information about their past experiences and new year's expectations. Students use this information to create their timeline and a personal essay documenting their experiences from the previous year. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read and discuss a New York Times article regarding the current trends in gaming. They conduct an interview with a classmate and write a paragraph regarding the data from their interview. Students then read and discuss the news article, view clips from popular games mentioned in the article, and prepare a poster illustrating their perspective on the next trend in gaming. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine their own beliefs about the morality of capital punishment through a "where you stand" activity. They explore economic arguments about the costs, benefits and morality of capital punishments by reading and discussing the article "Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate." They assume the identities of prominent economists and debate about the costs, benefits and morality of capital punishment in a roundtable discussion. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read about and discuss the fifty-three recommended travel destinations for 2008 from the Travel section of The New York Times. They list three places they would each like to visit, read and discuss the news article, and create clues for a geography game based on some of the countries they read about. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students locate news items that could take to the stage and appeal to a live audience. They identify news items that have various perspectives, then research and create scenes or monologues based on the words of the actual people involved in the stories they have chosen. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read and analyze the historic New York Times front pages, and read an article that focuses on the current housing slump and the effect on state budgets. They answer comprehension questions, then in small groups answer questions related to a separate historic front page. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the needs of their community for public space and determine the solutions to math problems related to planning landscape designs. They read and discuss an article from the New York Times, create their own designs for a community space in small groups, and present their plans to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that integrates the relationship between landscape and building architecture. The information is used to examine the proposals for a new school building. Students also read the article "Gehry's New York Debut: Subdued Tower of Light". Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students compare written headlines found in print and online news sources while using The New York Times. They conduct research with the top stories from the newspaper and have discussion that involves critical thinking skills. Full Review »
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