Students after researching the science and the controversy around stem cell research, students create brochures to display their knowledge and a point of view.

Students research different perspectives and debate environmental issues. They consider different viewpoints when proposing solutions.

Students review various scenarios in regards to the water cycle to determine what the best solution is to the problem. Students write their opinions on the controversies.

Students investigate jungles and the people who depend upon them.  In this sustainability lesson, students research wild life conservation and discover the importance of a jungle to Amazonian people.  Students create a group...

Students research the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They present their research in a role-playing format.

Twelfth graders consider art as a medium to convey information and opinions on social conflict and issues. They analyze images from the Crocker Art Museum, discuss their effectiveness in raising awareness of an issue, and create a...

Young scholars research how the development of the atomic bomb affected people in World War II, participate in a debate about the bomb's use, and investigate how it has affected people's lives since 1945.

An interesting viewpoint written by Philip Steadman on the controversial subject of Vermeer using a Camera Obscura to trace and create his paintings. There is factual evidence as well as a physical description of the Camera Obscura.

Photography is a controversial fine art medium, simply because it is difficult to classify-is it an art or a science? Nineteenth-century photographers struggled with this distinction, trying to reconcile aesthetics with improvements in...