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Lawyers, Guns and Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine why they either do or do not have guns in their own household and how guns affect their sense of safety. They explore the controversy surrounding how best to interpret the Second Amendment by reading and discussing the...
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Concealed Handguns

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Should adults be allowed to carry concealed handguns? Pupils use the website to research the topic thoroughly and weigh the pros and cons. They read background information on gun control and learn about the main arguments surrounding the...
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Gun Control

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students spend time on the web comparing and contrasting documents about gun control. They then prepare a paper discussing the usefulness, trustworthiness, and bias of two similar topic sites.
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If They Had Lived

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the impact on society when a person dies prematurely from gun violence. They develop research and critical-thinking skills
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Concealed weapons bill on target in Ohio

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research concealed gun legislation in the various states and create a chart for the class that shows the similarities and differences between what has passed and what has failed.
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Concealed Weapons Law Editorials: A Study of Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Ohio's concealed gun legislation using provided resource links, read editorials and commentaries from Ohio's daily and weekly newspapers, and analyze these opinion pieces.
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My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – Theme of Mortality

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students read a paragraph regarding the preservation of life in "My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –," by Emily Dickinson. Students consider the will to live, the “power to die,” and the power to kill as...
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My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – Theme of Gender

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students read a reflection on the conflict between male and female identities in Dickinson's "My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun kids then respond to questions about male and female dominance as they are...
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Joining Together to Fight Gun Violence

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils engage in meaningful dialogues on the issue of gun violence and to explore avenues that could lead to changes in our society.
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"My Life had stood a Loaded Gun" Theme of Violence

For Students 10th - 12th
In this "My Life Had Stood" worksheet students discover the speaker's relationship with violence and anger. Students discuss the role of violence and how writing is in itself an act of violence.
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Shot Down

For Teachers 6th - 12th
students examine a Maine law concerning the destruction of guns used in homicides. They explore the advisability of destroying these guns and whose responsibility it is to notify families about what happens to these guns.
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Fire Arm Questions

For Students 4th - 12th
In this fire arm activity students complete a series of short answer questions on fire arm safety, the different types of guns and gunshot distances. 
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Motion in Two Dimensions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Two activities employ the use of kinematic equations for determining projectile ranges. They both require the use of a toy dart gun. Included in this resource are both the teacher's guide and student laboratory sheets. This is an...
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Bug Village

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Create critter crafts! A few safety precautions regarding the glue gun or sharp acorns sticks will not stop your students having fun! Cute pictures help inspire and there are endless ways to create. A class could have a completely open...
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Investigating the Effect Of Successive Heat and Cool Cycles on a Thermoplastic material.

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students investigate hot melt glue using a hot melt glue gun as an an injection molding simulator and a melt index viscometer. They evaluate the effect of heating and cooling by weighing the glue extruded over a constant time period.
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Land of the Rising Guns?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the decision after World War II of Japan's to follow a policy of pacifism. After reading an article, they identify the ways Japan is strengthening its military. They watch a video to discover how their Constitution...
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The Gun Debate

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars read a passage about the right to bear arms and complete a worksheet.
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Breaking News English: Brazil Votes on Gun Ban

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Brazil Votes on Gun Ban," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Tuscon Shootings

For Students 9th - 12th
Approach the 2nd Amendment and gun laws through this political cartoon analysis handout, which outlines the tragedy of the 2011 shootings in Tuscon, Arizona in the context of gun control. Background information gives scholars access to 2...
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A Shot Under Pressure

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You've got to pump it up! Using the equations for projectile motion and Bernoulli's Principle, class members calculate the water pressure in a water gun. The pupils collect data on the number of pumps and distance traveled in order to...
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Vaccines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and explain the role of vaccines in infectious disease, They emphasize immunological principles and viral/bacterial infection processes. Students explore the three main vaccine types: DNA vaccines ("gene gun"),...
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Make and Shake a Snowglobe

For Teachers K - 5th
Students make a holiday or seasonal snow globe to give as a gift. Make it, then shake it! Students use small jars with lids. They use a glue gun or silicon glue to attach a small plastic toy to the inside of the lid. When the glue is...
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The Right to Bear Arms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the right to bear arms. They identify the arguments regarding the controversy over gun ownership and discuss the various positions individuals and groups have taken. They prepare a visual representation of the...
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Right to Bear Arms Questions

For Students 8th - 12th
In this second amendment worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions about the right to bear arms and gun possession.

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