Students investigate the state of education in the world. In this global issues lesson, students discuss the importance of educating all children and research education in countries around the world. Students determine how to promote...

Students consider how to fight poverty. For this global issues lesson, students define indigenous communities and participate in an activity that requires them to allocate funds to end poverty among the indigenous in Papua New Guinea.

Students examine international labor laws. In this labor rights lesson, students analyze labor laws around the world. Students also read 2 case studies and determine how they do or do not fall into line with International Labor...

In this vacation activity, students match words to pictures, answer multiple choice questions, read conversations, and more about vacations. Students complete 6 activities.

Young scholars examine different pieces of art that are considered murals. They discuss the differences between paintings and murals. They design and paint their own murals for different sites in their school.

Pupils discuss the upcoming renvoations to their school. As a class, they develop their own proposals for what they would like to have available to them. Using a digital camera, they take pictures of the new school and compare them with...

Students examine the dynamics and challenges of creating a system of government that meet the needs of a changing, diverse population, for a new country. This is a nice simulation/role play of the formation of government.

Pupils engage in a discussion of both sides of the arms trade and landmine ban argument. They gain a broader understanding of the impact of landmines on human rights and development. They introduce solutions to the landmine issue.

Students explore federal elections which have had an impact on their lives.

Students participate in a role-playing activity that demonstrates how whales use sound as an adaptation to their environment.

Young scholars that are interested in political action are called together for a meeting and explore how the understanding among each other on issues is important and explore how they can change the world.

Students participate in a play in which Senator Aspyer Tu Moore is finishing his first term in the Senate and has decided to seek re-election in the fall.

Eleventh graders examine the biography of Henry B. Gonzalez. They examine primary source documents from Congressman Gonzalez's personal papers related to his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.

Ninth graders engage in a instructional activity to find the role of bats in the complexity of certain ecosystems. They identify where bats live and the daily role played in the ecosystem. Students also construct a bat house to help...

Students review their role in the Youth Summit. As a class, they practice completing an application for the student-delegate portion. They take a survey before and after going to the summit and report their experiences at the class.

Young scholars analyze how historians are trying to keep history alive and preserve it for generations to come. They view some schools trying to save an entire culture and language from extinction. Students participate in history...

Eighth graders analyze the purposes of government. They examine or assess the importance of citizenship to the individual or to society at large (e.g., the importance of voting). Students explain the structure and functions of the three...

This unit probes into the role political interest groups plays in both complicating and influencing public policy making in America. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.

Overview of the role of political action committees (PAC), interest groups, and lobbies in the forming of public agenda and political processes.

students will learn how people form interest groups, and how they influence the government. This lesson uses the battle over school lunch ingredients to illustrate how interest groups and lobbying affect public policy.

Pollution Probe is a leading Canadian environmental organization that was established at the University of Toronto in 1969. They investigate issues, educate the public and lobby for change.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) focusses on protecting Canada's wilderness areas and lobbying for the creation of parks. It has chapters across Canada.

Students read quotations from different "interest groups" or "lobbies" in this exercise and then perform a multiple-choice test to evaluate the credibility of each lobby group.

This is the homepage of "Public Citizen", an online source for information on consumer and other public interest issues. The site contains numerous links to related topics.