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The New Kids on the Blog
Learners consider the role of a critic by creating top ten lists for arts-related topics and participate in a simulated blog activity. They write newpaper articles to accompany their top ten lists and submit them for publication.
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Qualitative and Quantitative Data
Seventh graders study the different ways that they have been evaluated over the years. In this qualitative and quantitative activity students complete a learning activity while in groups.
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Lesson 2: Before the Interview - Introductions
Learners explore making introducdtions and how they bond the speaker to the listener.
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A Geographic Study of Florida's Diverse Community
Eighth graders identify major population centers and their demographic features using an outline map of Florida and the Internet to.
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Right to Privacy
Students examine the right to privacy as laid out in the United States Constitution. Using the text, they search the material for specific reference to protection of individual privacy. In groups, they use one provision of the Patriot...
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Bird Bulletins
Students, in groups, create a survey to investigate how much their community knows about birds. They graph their findings using a bar graph. Using the data collected, they develop an advertising campaign to increase community awareness...
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Exploring Historical and Current Leaders of Canada
Students research Canadian political figures and then do a presentation about them.
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California Primary 2000
Students explore the open primary system and the candidates that appeared on the ballot in California's Presidential Primary in 2000. A variety of issues and sites are explored and form the focus of this lesson.
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Why Survey?
In this survey worksheet, students take surveys and answer questions about famous Americans, inventions, and teen ethics. Students answer questions about 3 surveys.
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And Now, the News from Iraq
Students consider the challenges facing Iraqi voters and various attitudes toward the election. They research topics related to the January 2005 election, then write segments for a television news hour.
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To Move or Not to Move? Decision Making and Sacrifice
Students examine the motivations that prompted people to move westward during the 19th century. They take on the role of an average citizen and weigh the costs and benefits of making such a move and decide if they would have participated...
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Underground Railroad
Students research and discuss the use of the Underground Railroad by fugitive slaves. They debate the actions of abolitionists and slave owners according to the laws of the time, create drawings and write narratives.
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Lesson 3: A Visitor From Outer Space
Students review provisions of Bill of Rights and First Amendment, choose five rights they would like to preserve, support their choices and ideas with reasoned arguments, and discuss consequences of keeping or losing particular rights.
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Universal Suffrage
High schoolers examine suffrage. They participate in a classroom activity in which some students get to vote and others do not get to participate. High schoolers discuss how they felt and how it wasn't fair. They write a one page essay...
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Whose Business Is It?
Students read articles in The Times Business Day section and share their opinions on the articles. They search through the Business Day section of The Times to find items to complete a scavenger hunt. They summarize a teacher selected...
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Blogging My Life 24-7
Young scholars write sticky blog entries to practice instant communication that is simple, concrete, credible, and emotional. In this blogging lesson, students discuss blogs and visit examples to find 'sticky' writing examples. Young...
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Christmas Tree Farming in Ontario
Young scholars realize that Christmas trees produced in Ontario are a field crop that is harvested annually. They find out that Christmas tree farming is important to the economy and the environment of our province.
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Electronic Elections
Students evaluate the role of voting in democratic societies and the potential of voting on the Internet.
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Graphs
Students list their favorite cars and create graphs of their favorites. Students determine how the graphs would change as their choices change.
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Let's Debate - Demonstrating Effective Communication Skills
Students explore and engage in the art of debate. When both sides have been presented each pair have a few minutes to prepare a rebuttal based upon what the opposing side has said. A rubric imbedded in this plan is used as an assessment...
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Unity Through Understanding
High schoolers identify skills and attitudes that allow individuals to form functioning groups within the Canadian Parliament. The issues examined are applied to national unity concerns.
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Lesson Plan 3: Publishing
Students, in groups, publish an integrated and functional web page. They create action plans and establish daily and weekly objectives, and then use cameras and video cameras to tak epictures and short movies of school activities.
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Helping the Homeless
Students survey their peers on the issue of homelessness. They visit a shelter and research it on the internet. They identify myths and discover the importance of job skills and education.
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Database Detectives Record Clues
Students collect and organize data from their classmates. They create a database of the information and analyze it. They discuss the role technology has in the world today.