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Lobby Groups And Their Role In The Democratic Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the role of the different players in the process of lobbying the government for changes in policy and or law. They select an issue of current concern and determine who their contacts would be both inside and outside of...
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Democracy Then and Now

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research more about the Canadian parliamentary democratic system.
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Question Period - simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explain the roles of the people who work in the House of Commons by watching a video of Question Period. They act out a mock Question Period.
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From the Kitchen Table to the House of Commons

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine cartoons that include caricatures of all leaders of federal parties.
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Model Parliaments: Creating a Real Senate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover how the Canadian Parliamentary works and how to tolerate other people's point of view by participating in a model Parliament.
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Investigation of the Aral and Salton Seas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers become more environmentally conscious. They see that it may be too late to "save" the Aral Sea, but there is still hope to prevent the ecological collapse of the Salton Sea.
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Latin America: Places and Regions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a Latin American portfolio in the form of a country presentation using PowerPoint software. They use their knowledge of geographic concepts to interpret maps, globes, charts, diagrams, and timelines.
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Surviving War

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the effect of war on teenagers through an interactive program. They also examine how the war effects Americans. They listen to families testimonies and political opinion.
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Welcome to Our Classroom!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe a piece of artwork by Rafael Ferrer that surrounds an archway. They discuss the sculpture and design an archway for the classroom door.
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Creating a Canvas Floor Cloth

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a clored canvas floor cloth. They practice color blending and pattern design.
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Give Me a B: North Dakota Quarter Reverse

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the North Dakota quarter reverse and note the bison. and Badlands displayed on it. After practicing as a group making the B sound, they explore the classrom for more words beginning with that letter. Working in pairs,...
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Who Should Rule the Interim Government in Iraq?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the concept of an Interim Government in Iraq and propose possible leadership options.
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Japan's Economic Miracle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that discusses the economy of Japan. They conduct research using budgets found on the internet. Then they have group discussions of how the government gets its money for spending.
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The Baby Boom -- How Do We Know it is a Boom?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine graphs of three statistics and use basic math to compute their own. They evaluate the implications of manipulating data and whether statistics are appropriate for creating policy.
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Eye of the Icon

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine various examples of artwork and identify icons. In groups, they discuss the role of special interest groups and media in promoting icons in society. They create a bust of an icon in the Victorian style and share them...
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Visiting a Neighborhood Site

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students interview senior citizens about life in the old days. Sharing research with their classmates, they create their own database. They use technology to enhance the information they gathered from the senior citizens.
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What is a war criminal?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the story Former president denies war crimes. They then read three different situations and discuss the situations. Students draw up plans for fair war, students are divided into two equal halves. The students and their...
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Lower the UK voting age?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the designs of the voting age in UK. Students relate the topic to their own legal rights to vote. Students take a quiz to poll all the answers. Students present findings to the class.
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How Much Sport Is Good For YOu

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students using spreadsheets, devise a weekly exercise timetable for a fitness fanatic and a realistic one for themselves. Students chart out the number of calories used by doing different sports. Students plan out a healthy exercise...
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Choosing a Family Dog

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research types of dogs and recommend one that would make the best family pet. They work in cooperative groups of three using Kidspiration to map out the essential question before beginning their research, write reports,...
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Conservation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the concept of conservation by brainstorming things that are made from trees and then describe other natural resources and how people use them to live. They listen to a chant on conservation and recite it to music.
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Spheres

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work algebraic expressions with various types of powers to find the solutions. They Students also become familiar with problems that involve the square roots of numbers. The work should be completed with computational accuracy.
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Base 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate this problem that aims to give a better idea of our decimal system by looking at a comparable system - the base 3 system. By seeing how base 3 numbers work students should have a better appreciation of base 10...
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My Son is Naughty

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students find factors of numbers; work systematically; and use logic to explain away certain possible number combinations. They then devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically.

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