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Liver Roulette: Who Gets the Liver?

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students complete various exercises and activities as they examine the procedures involved in organ transplants and the ethical issues surrounding organ donations.
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Calling on Congo

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to an interview with a former news coorespondent in Congo. They discuss an article about the instability in the country following their elections. They research Congo's history along with its connection to the United...
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My Country, My Country: To Vote or Not to Vote

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a film about elections in Iraq. They examine the story of a doctor and his decisions to vote. They work together to complete a worksheet about voter turnout.
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The Fall of Fujimori

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a film about the fall of Peru's president. They develop possible solutions for governments to follow when dealing with terrorism. They work together to research civil liberty limitations put in place during war. They...
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Understanding History, Religion, and Politics in Jerusalem and Beyond

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the reasons behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Exploring multiple perspectives, they discuss the concepts of peoples' rights and justice in the area. They practice applying conflict resolution principles as well.
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The City Symphony- The Original Reality Show

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discuss the purpose of city symphonies that were used in the past. In groups, they compare and contrast the social systems of a school and city to create their own city symphony video together. They also write what is known as...
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Star Politics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the advantages of a celebrity running for a public office. After reading an article, they examine the results of the California governor recall vote. In groups, they research the aspirations and career of a celebrity...
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Do You Hear What I Hear?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore and review punctuation. They discuss examples of poorly punctuated paragraphs and how it affects writing. Students describe the types of punctuation used for writing. They correctly punctuate a variety of sentences...
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Population Vs Consumption: Which is a Bigger Problem for the Environment & Who is Getting the Lion's Share of the World's Resources?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop critical thinking and awareness about the complexity of natural resource use, wealth distribution, population densities, poverty, and the environment. They think about people living in different parts of the world and...
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Let the Campaign Begin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners differentiate between positive and negative personal attributes and select a fictional character for nomination who personifies the qualities of a good leader. They use the Internet to learn about the election process and write...
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Fallacies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the ten most common logical fallacies. They identify the ways in which arguments fail. Students give reasons why one or more premises or conclusions can cause an argument to fail based on the ten logical fallacies they...
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Voting And Elections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the voting practices of the past several presidential elections while using data to determine the influence of different factors. They identify the reasons for high or low voter turnout and then display the outcome of...
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Go Forth and Change the World

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of commencement speeches and how they are used to influence the world. They read a variety of speeches and identify the benefits for others. The lesson includes web resources...
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William Wallace

For Students 6th - 9th
In this world history worksheet, students read a brief history about William Wallace, the Guardian of Scotland. Following this story, students construct a timeline to show the key events in the life and times of Scotland's hero. They...
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Word Meanings from Context 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word meanings from context worksheet, learners read 4 short passages that have a word in bold type. From 4 choices, students select the best meaning of each word in context.
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The Right to Vote

For Students 7th - 10th
In this suffrage worksheet, students investigate the right to vote in the U.K. as they read an article, then respond to 3 short answer questions regarding the topic. Students also read a descriptive selection about prime ministers of the...
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Vocabulary Practice

For Students 5th - 7th
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, students choose the correct word out of the 2 words given that completes each of the following 16 sentences.
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Americana Trivia Game

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this American history game, students use the blank game board and the trivia question cards to play a board game that tests knowledge of American history. There are 28 trivia questions and full directions.
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The Campaign Process

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sequencing the campaign process learning exercise, students arrange the steps of political campaigning in the correct order and write details explaining how to do each step. Students rearrange and write seven short answers.
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Kids Get School Named for Obama

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students read about the renaming of a school for Barack Obama. In this political lesson plan, the teacher presents vocabulary words from the news article, then the students read the article and answer comprehension questions. Lesson...
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Kids Build Pumpkin-Tossing Catapult

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners read a news article about the creation of a catapult that will throw pumpkins. In this current events activity, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion of catapults and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Irregular Plural Nouns Sentence Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this irregular plural nouns sentence search instructional activity, students connect the words using horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences.
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Varied Verb Tense: Sentence Maze

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing verb tenses in sentences activity, students use the correct tense verbs to connect the words in sentences and find their way from the beginning of the maze to the end. Students connect nine sentences.
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Varied Verb Tense Sentence Maze

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this varied verb tenses practice worksheet, students connect the words in each sentence to find their way through the maze.

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