Students develop a game based on their research of the roles, rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship.

Students examine both sides of arguments surrounding given debates. They use the internet and other research to collect information to support their stand on the controversial issue. Students debate their chosen topic. This lesson plans...

Students explore American citizens' rights and responsibilities through group research on the Internet and develop a presentation for the class.

Should immigrants who illegally reside in the United States be eligible for citizenship? With information about undocumented immigrant population estimates, sanctuary cities, and unaccompanied immigrant children, pupils consider the pros...

Students explore system of voluntary compliance, and describe taxpayers' responsibilities related to filing a tax return.

Students examine a website for viewpoints on fitness as a legal issue. They form positions on communal responsibility vs. personal freedoms and present to the class their positions.

Learners report on the activism of corporate philanthropists. In this service learning activity, students research companies that operate as philanthropists and identify their recipients.

Eleventh graders explore the origins of colonial objections to "taxation without representation".  For this American History lesson, 11th graders create a presentation on specific topics in relation to the Stamp Act.

Students analyze Henry David Thoreau's 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience' and Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In this civil disobedience instructional activity, students read Thoreau's essay and answer 6...

Students research and discuss the Establishment Clause.

Students prepare a survey about voting habits in the community. Students give the survey to parents, teachers, business owners, and other voting age members of their community, and analyze the data.

Students examine growth of debt in Utah state government from 1991 to present, compare general obligation debt and revenue debt incurred by state, identify four primary methods used by governments to finance projects, and complete...