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Understanding and Explaining the Role of the Media in a Free and Democratic Society

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students select one from a list of possible research projects about the role of the media in a democratic society.
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Gift of the Magi Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read "The Gift of the Magi" and review the elements and theme in the story. In groups, students sketch another young scholars' outline on butcher paper. They use the body parts to relate the characteristics of Della and...
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Harlem Renaissance Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a group research project on the Harlem Renaissance. In this Harlem lesson, students pick from a list of topics all related to the Harlem renaissance. They create a PowerPoint presentation, topic outline, and bibliography. 
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Water Quality and Pollution Web Quest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore how water is a limited resource, where it comes from, how it can become polluted and how it is used.  In this water quality instructional activity students search the web to answer given questions and prepare a report...
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A Life in Freeze Frame

For Students 10th - 12th
In this reading project worksheet, students read a biography, autobiography, or memoir and think of the person's life as a movie. Students create a picture for scenes from that person's life. Students include a caption or explanation...
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Chronicling the Journey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chart the order of events in literature. For this literature lesson, students read The Odyssey and summarize the epic journey in their own words. Students then write about journeys they have taken in their own lives.
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Interdisciplinary Global Warming

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are given a wide variety of earth science topics to choose from to write a report on. This lesson also has a scoring rubric imbedded in the plan. They utilize the internet and other sources to complete their research.
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Remember When?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in cooperative groups to research life in a decade of the 20th century. Each group member writes a 7-10 page paper highlighting the social, political and cultural events and the group presents a Powerpoint presentation to...
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Personal Odysseys and Everyday Heroes

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study Greek Mythology, focusing on Gods and Goddesses. They compare the modern day hero with the classical hero and examine how individual characters are based on their own personal odysseys.
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Parliamentary 101 or "How to Get Things Done!" (Unless You're in Opposition)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to new vocabulary used in a Legislature setting. As a class, they are divided into a Government group and an Opposition group and present their issues to the other side. They rank the issues and change roles to...
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I - Search... The World: World Cultures, Global History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research and write a paper on a student chosen topic that has global and historical perspectives.
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Organization of Nations Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the priorities and needs of an assigned country. They come together and debate current events from the point of view of the country they are representing.
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Aspects of Participatory Citizenship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the current issues about the government of Canada and develop their presentation skills.
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ETHICAL USE OF THE INTERNET

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the use of the internet and how it should be used by students. The concepts of intellectual property and fair usage are covered. The author of resources is found by them through practice with finding small print...
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Exploring Facets of life in the 1930s presented in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research various aspects of The Great Depression. They select a topic related to this information. Students gather five sources on their topic and select the most important information. They present information using a...
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Career Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on the research of a chosen career field. They gather information from a variety of resources. The information is used to compose a research paper or powerpoint presentation.
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Ed Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students access and evaluate authority of electronic resources. They synthesize data from multiple sources. Students compose a Works Consulted page. They prepare and deliver an informative speech on a disease or medical condition.

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