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Write a Constitution
Fourth graders examine the United states Constitution and discuss the difficulties the framers faced in writing it. They explore ideas about the division of power, rights, and other topics contained in it.
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Capitol vs. Capital
Learners construct time lines to show the order of significant events in Ohio history. They explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood.
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the Young Offenders Act: Modeling Parliamentary Proceedings
Students examine parliamentary procedure by following rules of order, constructing and presenting well thought out arguments, and submitting reports of the proceedings.
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Tuck Everlasting and Economic Decision-Making
Sixth graders use a decision-making grid and list the alternatives and criteria for deciding to drink the Water of Immortality. They examine advertisements and list the product for sale, where it is sold, and why consumers should buy it,...
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Social Studies: U.S. and China Trade Relations
Twelfth graders assess the status of trade relations between the United States and China. In groups, they give short presentations defending or opposing trade relations with China. After a class vote on the issue, 12th graders write...
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That's Your Side of the Story!
Twelfth graders discuss the elements of effective debating. they debate governmental issues after reseraching selected topics. With student permission, the debate may be videotaped for viewing to other classes or during open house.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Twelfth graders explore desegregation as it occurred at various stages in United States history. They specifically chronicle the role of South Carolina in the desegregation case of Brown v. Board of Education.
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Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers
Students read about the civil rights movement in their textbooks. They engage in a whole-class discussion of how nonviolent direct action can be a powerful tool for bringing about social, economic, or political change.
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Proportional Representation: A Fairer Voting System?
Tenth graders work as a grade to conduct a mock election. They tally votes in two different systems and discuss if proportional representation or straight counting of votes leads to a fairer outcome.
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Bill O'Rights
Students discuss and identify the first ten amendments to the Constitution and apply their understanding of the material to how they currently affect their lives. They discover the rights and responsibilities of being a citizen, and...
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Peurto Rico and its People
Students engage in discussion and activities to help them explain Peurto Rican people, their language (and how it differs from the spanish spoken in other countries), regional differences, and the different stereotypes that they are...
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Health and Disease: from Measles to HIV/AIDS
Students consider health care and come diseases in any give community. They examine the differences between HIV and AIDS, and how they are spread. They discuss how the spread of AIDS can be reduced.
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Who Gets the Money?
Students determine the characteristics of a good loan. Using a Loan Considerations worksheet, they examine and discuss their assigned credit area and list what characteristics, as a lender, a repayable loan should have.
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I am Canadian
Students complete a survey about ethnic origin and discuss the results. They discuss the definition of ethnicity and the pros and cons of being of a certain ethnic group.
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Learning Computer Skills
Students discuss their computer skills. They compare where they learned them, if boys learn them more easily, if they plan to become computer professionals, and differences in how boys and girls go about solving computer questions.
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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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Missouri's Early Slave Laws: Missouri's Early Slave Laws:
Students analyze and discuss various documents relating to slavery in Missouri in the 1830's and 1840's. They learn why some records are deemed to be of permanent, historical value to the state.
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Are We Americans Again? A Portrait of Japanese American Internment
Students study letters and images of the Japanese American Interment during World War II. They discuss the issues presented.
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Geography of the Silk Road And the Tokaido Road
Students examine the geographical features of the Silk Road and the Tokaido Road in this introductory lesson on Chinese geography. Small group learning is emphasized and encouraged.
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Shinto: The Way Of The Gods
Young scholars research and analyze the roots of Shinto in this lesson about Japanese cultural practices and philosophy. Possible lesson enrichments and/or extensions are included with the lesson.
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The End of United States' Occupation of Japan
Ninth graders examine and discuss reasons for end of U.S. occupation of Japan in 1952, locate surrounding Asian countries on map, explore changes to Japan after World War II, and discuss how changes in Japan impacted other countries.
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Ruling Wisely? British Rule after the Conquest
Students research and write an essay comparing the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 in the context of the events surrounding the times.
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Coal and Oil: Powering Our Way of Life
Learners identify and represent some common products that are made using petrochemicals and some of the effects that higher gasoline and coal prices would have on the American economy in a graphical format. They synthesize information...
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Affects of Geography on Colonial Cultures
Sixth graders examine the effects of geography on the development of culture. They discuss how geography can affect the lifestyles and development of a society's culture. Students examine the geography and climate of New England and the...