Students describe the differences between an estimate and a guess. They create reasonable estimates based on comparison and activities. Students explain how estimation is helpful in showing the relative size on a scale. They also...

Explore the impact of the war on drugs in a thought-provoking lesson plan for high school academics. Young historians delve into the world of the criminal justice system and the racial disparity that occurs in the US. The resource...

Seventh graders use ideas of uncertainty to illustrate that mathematics involves more than exactness when dealing with every day situations. The main standard of this lesson is statistics and probability.

Students pretend to be citizens of a new space colony and have been elected to the Intergalactic Senate to consider adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution. They break into groups and discuss what seems unfair and fair about the...

Students observe the difference that one person can make. In this Civil Rights Movement lesson, students discuss the concepts of segregation and boycotting. They compare and contrast two African American women who were pivotal to the...

Middle schoolers explore fair play. In this character education lesson, students examine being fair in decision-making as they participate in role plays and read The Zax.

Students examine the distribution of wealth in the US. In this economic distribution lesson, students use math skills to apply real statistics to the students in their classroom making these facts more of a reality.

Students discuss how they are disciplined at home, then read a news article about some unusual punishments given to children. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity,...

Learners investigate the concept of equal opportunity in school. In this equal opportunity lesson, students participate in a discussion about the fairness of certain situations in school. They listen to a story entitled, "Left Out",...

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2004 election and respond to 5 short answer questions.

Learners discover that they can call the Washington State Attorney General's office to report deceptive sales practices. They determine what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is and what it does. They examine the Federal "Do Not Call"...

Students debate Affirmative Action. In this Civil Rights lesson plan students examine the development of affirmative action. Students discuss whether affirmative action is advancing equality and civil rights or not.

Students asses the ethical, ideological, and political advantages both domestically and internationally. They analyze if it is beneficial to have terrorists share information or not and consider what is fair or unfair punishment for...

Students analyze procedural justice by identifying unfair decisions by ruler in play, stating procedural guarantees that a Bill of Rights should include, and comparing their list of guarantees to those provided by the U.S. Constitution...

For this probability worksheet, 4th graders look at a spinner and figure out the odds of the spinner hitting each space. They answer 9 short answer questions.

Students examine the concepts related to stereotypes. In this stereotyping activity, students define the word "stereotype" before working in a group to develop stereotype statements. They determine if the statements are fair. They work...

In this suffrage learning exercise, 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...

Students investigate peer pressure by discussing women's suffrage. In this Women's rights lesson, students explore the history of voting in the United States and when women were finally allowed to do so. Students create a poster in order...

Students discuss scenarios about unfairness and retaliation in school sports. They read about a recent Supreme Court ruling about Title IX, and research, conduct polls and write articles about public opinions on gender issues in sports.

Students examine the concept of justice. In this fairness lesson plan, students explore just and unjust activities they have observed in the world. Students attempt to look at both sides of stories.

Students examine the need to cite sources and respect intellectual property. They determine the need to use their own ideas and words.

Students discover details about women's suffrage in Britain. In this women's rights lesson, students examine "Grace Before Meat,"a political cartoon that serves as a discussion starter, for the suffrage movement in Britain. Students...

Students use technology to improve their communication skills and have the ability to interact with other speech students attending other elementary schools. Through riddles, games, and other activities, students attain their speech...

Immigration to the US has been a topic of discussion for many years. Inform your class about discrimination against immigrants during the Gold Rush with a short reading passage. After reading, class members answer five questions related...