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Troop Surge vs. Redeployment

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore American foreign policy regarding the war in Iraq. In this Iraq debate lesson plan, students examine videos and documents about the pros and cons of keeping American troops in Iraq.
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The Power of One: Convergence in Scholastic Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore the different forms of media utilized by journalism including writing, photography, video, sound and the Internet. In this journalism lesson, high schoolers compare and contrast the ways in which information is presented...
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Data Clusters and Distributions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concept of data clusters. In this survey information lesson, students watch an episode of "Cyberchase" and then discuss the pros and cons of conducting surveys and reading their results.
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Spotlight on Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Internet to find the pros and cons to alternative technology. In this investigative lesson students analyze structure and function of these systems and make observations of them.
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The Government: From Different Perspectives

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the importance of government by conducting a debate.  For this U.S. Government lesson, 5th graders utilize their classroom as the setting for a two sided debate based on whether government is essential to a...
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The Lesson: Bio-fuels

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore  the pros and cons of bio-fuel use. In this environmental stewardship lesson plan, students visit selected websites to discover what bio-fuels are and the effect they may have on the environment.
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Extended Family

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the 2004 European elections. In this current events lesson, students visit the noted Web sites to consider the pros and cons of expanding the European Union.
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Quarters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this quarters worksheet, students read about quarters and their value, then write con amounts of given sets and complete a cost/change activity.
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Nature: Friend and Foe: Challenge Activities (Theme 6)

For Teachers 4th Standards
The teacher doesn't always have to be the expert in the classroom. The first in a series of three supplementary activities Nature: Friend or Foe uses hands-on research tasks and projects to enhance readers' understanding of non-fiction...
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Plus, Minus and Interesting

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Students identify the main ideas or topics of a lesson or unit using the plus, minus and interesting graphic organizer. In this main idea or topic lesson, students examine the use of the PMI graphic organizer. They describe the item they...
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Dodging Responsibility

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore responsibility. In this character education lesson, students review the definition of responsibility and brainstorm possible consequences of taking responsibility and not taking responsibility.  Student's thoughts...
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Year Round Schools?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore reasons for the length of the school year in the United States. The pros and cons for extensions of the year are researched and discussed.
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Public Policy Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an article about a pressing public policy issue. Using the text, they identify the themes, facts and ideas presented and develop an argument supporting or disagreeing with the position of the author. In groups, they...
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Black, White and Digitized All Over

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the pros and cons of getting news from print newspapers and from their online counterparts, compare and contrast a printed newspaper with its online version, and then compose letters to editors of print and online...
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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will apply their knowledge acquired from two guest speakers to writing a three hundred-word essay on either the pros or cons of genetic engineering. They will try to persuade the reader of their essays to agree with their stance...
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Variables That Can Affect Making Schedule

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study the variables that affect transportation of shipments and the factors that affect deterioration of a perishable product.  In this transportation instructional activity students discuss the pros and cons of team...
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Where Do We Go From Here?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pretending to be freed people, students explore the reasons why US citizens might emigrate from the USA to new lands. Within this instructional activity, they will prepare proposals discussing both the pros and cons for emigration. The...
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Law 12 or First Nations Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine issues related to Aboriginal youth in Canada. They analyze the Juvenile Justice Act, discuss the pros and cons of Aboriginal people having their own justice system, and prepare and participate in a mock trial.
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Generators: Three Mile Island vs. Hoover Dam

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are given a history of electricity and its development into the modern age lifeline upon which we so depend. The methods of power generation are introduced, and further discussion of each technology's pros and cons follows. ...
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Video-Conferencing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a paper on the impact of video-conferencing in an area of their choice. The paper should discuss pros and cons to this technology and include a clear description of what video-conferencing is.
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Protect Me, Protect Me Not?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students brainstorm natural resources found in Canadian National Parks. They, in teams, defend and support conservation efforts and give a presentation. Evaluation consists of speaking on both pro and con sides of a national parks' issue.
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The Great Scientific Debate

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine scientific issues that affect the public by debating their classmates. They also write brief essays that show they have learned how to express their reasons for their pros and cons of a particular topic.
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Harvest of Fear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and debate the pros and cons of genetically altered foods. Students discuss whether they would be willing to eat genetically modified foods and whether these foods should be allowed to be created.
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Creating a New Media in the Arab World

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the pros and cons of government-sponsored media into a war-torn country and determine whether the news will be considered information or propaganda.

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