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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice balancing different interests involved in social problems.  In this informative lesson students are given social problems and come up with realistic solutions based on the advantages and disadvantages of each. 
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You and the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the U.S. Constitution and how is protects the rights and freedoms of American citizens. They run through various circumstances and decide whether a person's rights have been violated.
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Healthy Kids: Creating Safe Communities And Schools

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a safety poster in small groups after a discussion on playground safety issues. They concentrate on bike safety, skating safety and general playground safety. After sharing the posters with the class they role-play safety...
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Supreme Court Case Study: District of Columbia Vs Heller

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Examine the Supreme Court case, District of Columbia vs Heller, to build a better understanding of the Bill of Rights. Learners visit three different websites, read the provided informational text, and then answer a series of critical...
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The Fall of Rome and the Beginning of the Middle Ages

For Teachers 7th - 10th
A major turning point in world history is the focus of this presentation. Rome has fallen, and with its descent comes the Dark Ages. With pictures, maps, and important information about the Middle Ages, this slideshow would be a great...
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A Yen for Maximum Residue Limits in Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Future public health officials or agriculturists read an article and answer questions concerning the Japanese regulations for pesticide exposure. They compare the maximum residue limit for two, 4-D of Japan with other countries. This is...
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Reporter rights vs. legal access...

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students write an article to inform readers about confidentiality with reporters, attempting to find local lawyers and journalists to explain the issues as they relate to them. Students research past cases and the status of the current...
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Respect for Authority

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars develop cross-cultural understanding. In this democracy lesson, students discuss core democratic values as they examine the governance in their school and their local community. Young scholars also discuss the...
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To Be Or Not To Be Armed

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students assess the role of an armed security gaurd. They identify specific objections to the guard being armed. They formulate an argument to present to administration.
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Studying Florida's Constitution: State's Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the basic rights in their state's constitution. They vote on a class issue, analyze how an amendment is passed, develop a flow chart to demonstrate the steps, and write and illustrate a booklet about their basic rights.
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Cell Phones with Cameras Banned in Locker Rooms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars research the way phones work and what places - both locally and nationally - have already faced the problem of in appropriate use. Students also interview gym owners or managers in their community and those who use they...
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Role Playing Free Speech

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct research into looking at a free-speech issue. They role play the events surrounding a court case. The lesson includes guiding questions to help create context and determine areas of further study. The presentation...
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Identify Correct Forms of Nouns, Pronouns and Verbs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review what nouns, pronouns and verbs are though grammar games. In this grammar lesson, 5th graders identify proper and common nouns, singular and plural nouns and verb agreement with nouns. Students make an original slide...
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Osama Bin Laden

For Students 4th - 8th
For this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Osama Bin Laden and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Role of the Government

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Namely through discussion, get your opinionated scholars examining the roles of government- is it even necessary? They analyze the quote: "To be free, one must be chained," writing what it represents and then sharing. Consider...
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Good Citizens

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students consider what qualities and values make a good citizen. Students compare the requirements to become a U.S. citizen in 1896 to current requirements. Students create a country and write out the qualities a good citizen would possess.
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Area, Arithmetic and Algebra

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Explore the concept of this perfect square trinomial and difference of squares instructional activity. A hands-on activity that uses paper rectangles and squares to illustrate the perfect-square trinomial and difference of squares formulas.
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Can you Follow Me? Conventions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Use the present tense to create written assignments. Critical thinkers take a passage written in past or future tense and rewrite it in present tense. They then write a set of instructions in present tense.
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Iran: 1960-1970

For Students 9th - 10th
High schoolers read a passage outlining changes that occurred in Iran after WWII, particularly the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini. They answer 5 comprehension questions.
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Proper Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Introduce your class to proper adjectives while reinforcing proper nouns. For this quick exercise, learners find the proper noun in each sentence and find the matching proper adjective in the provided word bank.
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The Role of State Government and the State Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the relationship between state and national governments. They define the principles of American federalism how the constitution outlines the powers of state and federal government. Lesson focuses on Nebraska...
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Society Dominos

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine six victims of a crime. They role play characters in the scenario and relate feelings as the scene develops. they brainstorm and role play strategies to increase understanding of the rights and responsibilities of...
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U.S. History Worksheet #74

For Students 5th - 8th
How did politics play out during the Reconstruction Era? Historians utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the nation's post Civil War history, focusing on Presidents Lincoln and...
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Constitutional Acts (Chapter 3)

For Students 10th - 12th
Help your students review constitutional acts in this review worksheet, which could also be used as a class quiz. Five matching questions and five multiple choice questions address checks and balances, the powers of the Senate and House,...

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