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Should Fitness Be Mandatory?
Young scholars 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.
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Government Jeopardy Relay
Pupils review facts and concepts of the Canadian System of Government using a game format.
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The Aging Population of Canada
Students analyze age-group population data and make inferences on the impact of the aging population in Canada. They, in groups, focus on health care, social programs and labor issues.
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Political Spectrum
For this government worksheet, high schoolers identify and describe the differences between each part of the political spectrum by listing some points under each title in the chart. Then they choose any of the 9 issues listed, discuss...
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Blasphemy: Salman Rushdie
Learners discover the definition of blasphemy and examine examples of it in history. In this blasphemy activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding details of blasphemy throughout history. Learners respond to...
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Comparing Foundations of Democracy
Students examine democratic values. In this democratic ideologies lesson, students discuss individual rights and rights of the group. Students also discuss the implications of the priorities made in democratic societies regarding rights.
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Wikipedia: Publicly Funded Health Care
An overview of publicly funded healthcare systems, explaining how they are paid for, and the advantages and disadvantages.
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Cbc: Timeline of Canadian Tobacco Laws
This CBC News article gives a timeline of Tobacco Laws in Canada. Read about legislation as dating as far back at the 1908 Tobacco Restraint Act through to today.