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Is Radio 1 British enough?
Learners read the story Radio 1 defends not playing enough UK tunes. Students are then asked: What are the benefits of having a mix of musical cultures in a country?, Do countries lose a sense of identity when other cultures are added?...
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The House of Lords
Young scholars discuss the House of Lords and two chamber parliament of Britain. They imagine there are 600 places in the Lords to be given away, and discuss who they think should get the jobs and why. Students complete a worksheet about...
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Introduction to the UN
Students read the story UN wins Nobel Peace Prize, this is a way to introduce the United Nations and find out what Students already know. Students draft a formal letter to Kofi Annan the UN Secretary-General which include personal...
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What does the UN do for children?
Students explore the concept of drawing up a convention on pupil rights. Students encounter the background to the United Nations Children's Summit. Students review why it's hard to draft and enforce conventions.
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Human genome project
High schoolers research writings on "the book of life." Students research the human genome project. High schoolers discover the issues of nature versus nurture are still hashed over in the scientific community.
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Cloning
Students view the history to cloning cats. Students show examples of what they know about cloning. Students surf the net on all theories on cloning. Students view the critics views on cloning.
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Peacekeepers in Haiti
Students facilitate a list of peacekeepers heading to Haiti. Students answer the question What is the UN? Students introduced to the concept of conflict. Students relate peacekeeping to the 20th century and even in their own backyards.
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Ensuring Democracy in Iraq
Young scholars explore what democracy means and how it can be spread to Iraq. They create strategies to ensure elections are fair. Students discuss the importance of fair voting conditions and the features of a democracy.
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Fit To Fat Family
Students become a TV production team whose mission it is to turn the fittest family in the UK into the unhealthiness one. Students illustrate the importance of exercise. Students understand what bad habits such as smoking and drinking do...
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Your Local Area
High schoolers investigate the meaning of regional differences as they study a survey written about the different ways people like to eat chips and design and make a poster to show what makes their area unique.
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Challenging Regional Stereotypes
Students analyze the regional stereotypes that exist in Whales and formulate personal opinions about these views. Students discuss the impact of adjectives used to describe people from different regions of the U.K.
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Boys' Attitudes To Work
Students examine the notion of what are students' images of manliness. Students test what represents success for students through a survey. Students ponder the issue can doing school work help you be manly.
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Book Plus Games Equals Book-aims
Research and incorporate gaming elements into the design of books for the 21st century. Young authors investigate why reading is important and good for individuals. In addition, they graph out the least exciting features of games and books.
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Digital Photography Project: My Special Place
Students read an except form, "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros, as a prompt for a family discussion about the history of their name. They use this discussion to express their personality by creating a Power Point slide...
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How Do You play.net: How to Play People Bingo Icebreaker
Instructions for how to play the icebreaker activity People Bingo. The game uses bingo cards that list interesting facts about people. Students must collect signatures of peers who fulfill the facts listed in the sqaures until they have...
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How Do You play.net: How to Play Icebreaker Pictionary
Instructions for how to set up and play the game Icebreaker Pictionary. The game is designed to help students get to know one another better.
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Kim's Korner: Icebreakers and Energizers
This site discusses how icebreakers and energizers can be used in a variety of ways. They can be used for beginning of the year activities, energizers for breaks during standardized tests, team building activities, etc. They work for...
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Ed Change Multicultural Pavilion: Diversity Activities
A resource not to be missed if you care anything about diversity, culture, and cultural understanding. This page of the much larger Pavilion site, provides a list classroom activities: learn about where names come from, take a...
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Cape Breton Victoria: First Day of School Activities
Are you looking for some creative activities to get to know your students on the first day of class? This site has compiled a list of great activities, icebreakers, and team-building games to get your classes off on the right foot.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Getting Acquainted Activity Using My Teacher's Secret Life
Contains plans for two lessons that use "My Teacher's Secret Life" by Stephen Krensky as a getting-acquainted activity. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Welcome to the First Day of School!
Prepare for your students first day of school with these inviting activities. This site features several great ideas for teachers to incorporate in their beginning of school lessons.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Back to School Planning Guide
Multiple back to school resources. Includes icebreakers, quick first day ideas, and unit plans.
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Read Write Think: Playing Name Bingo With
Contains plans for two lessons of get-to-know-you activities that use a Name Bingo Game to help learners break the ice with each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Crafting Themed Poetry Collections
Contains back-to-school poetry lesson ideas that ask young scholars to write poems in order to get to know each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...