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Barnyard Protest: Cows, Chickens & Fundamental Freedoms
Here is an ambitious and engaging instructional activity that should help elementary schoolers begin to develop a basic understanding of human rights. Pupils are asked to think about their own rights, the rights of others, and how an...
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Understanding Box Plots
Scholars apply the concepts of box plots and dot plots to summarize and describe data distributions. They use the data displays to compare sets of data and determine numerical summaries.
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Churches and Taxes
Churches have been tax-exempt since the founding of America, but should they be? Pupils ponder the question as they browse the website in preparation for a class debate or discussion. They research the history of tax-exemption for...
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Human Rights
Students read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and then research countries which have had human right violations.
Reed Novel Studies
To Kill a Mockingbird: Novel Study
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American fiction writer whose biggest claim to fame was the creation of Tarzan. Using the novel study for Harper Lee's beloved novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, pupils research and list facts about him or another...
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Words That Hold Court
Students recognize the importance of the Supreme Court. In this legal terminology instructional activity, students define a list of words to understand the Supreme Court and the language used in cases. Students revise a case summary.
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Fair Judgment
Learners consider the demands of the judicial process and work in small groups to write editorials in response to the one that is read in class. For homework, they grade a television judge and write reflective essays.
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To Protect And Serve? Debating Police Misconduct And Reform
Students discuss purpose of law enforcement, its relationship to the community it serves, and ways to combat police misconduct.
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Westward Expansion
Students explore the Westward Expansion Movement of U.S. history. In this Westward movement lesson, students use primary and secondary source documents research personal accounts of those who travelled west during the era....
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Language Arts: Twinning At-Risk Students
Students at-risk in high school and primary grades pair up to read and write together. They create books modeled after authors and illustrators. They hold a parents' day to display their completed books.
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Wages, Earning Power, Profit, and Responsibility: International Lessons
Students participate in an interactive activity to determine where their clothers were made. They examine the lives of children from Latin America who harvest crops in the fields or manufacture apparel in factories.
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Using the newspaper to learn about state and local government
Students investigate the purposes of state and local government. They categorize newspaper articles into state and local issues. Pupils summarize nonfiction text. Students given an oral presentation on a news report to the class.
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Design and Construction of an Eco-House
Students are able to design, construct, evaluate and recommend materials for planned Eco-house to be built on campus. They investigate about good design and plan for construction. Students have a greater knowledge and appreciation of...
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Courage to Be You: King Day
Learners define discrimination and what its like to be a stranger.In this discrimination lesson, students research the lives of Vivien Thomas and Hamilton Naki. Learners produce a wall display showing how they've overcome discrimination.
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Water: The Incredible Resource
Students understand the importance of water in any ecosystem. In this water lesson, students recognize where water is found, the type of water found, and how water is changed in the water cycle. Students complete worksheets using...
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University of California: Calisphere: 1950s 1970s: Struggles for Social Justice
The protests of the 1960s and 70s are highlighted in original photographs. The informational text and overview discuss what groups were fighting for social justice, what the issues were and how these groups made their voices heard.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years
In this Curriculum Unit, young scholars will consider "NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years" in 2 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found...
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Harvard University: Justice With Michael Sandel
Justice with Michael Sandel is a twelve-part university-level course about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship that Harvard University has opened to the public. Using a video-lecture format, Justice gives viewers turns to...
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National Council for the Social Studies: Selecting Supreme Court Justices
A panel discusses the questions of whether the Senate or President hold more power in selecting Supreme Court Justices, the impact of interest groups on the process, and whether changes need to be made to the confirmation process. Along...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Trial & Tribulation: Racism and Justice in Minnesota
Part of the Twin Cities PBS digital storytelling project Racism Unveiled, this episode examines 2020 and the last 100 years of Minnesota's deep racist history. The episode examines the following pressing questions: How did this happen?...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Pa Nning for Facts
A lesson plan to introduce learners to PAN technique (Pay Attention Now) when looking at social justice or equality issues. Lesson hopes to discourage snap judgements. Includes worksheet and PowerPoint.
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Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (Cafod)
CAFOD helps the impoverished by promoting long-term development, emergency response, and educating the public about poverty. CAFOD also speaks out on behalf of the poor and promots social justice.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Peace Education
There are five teaching units on peace education on this site, ranging for ages 8 to 14+. Topics cover ecological awareness, tolerance, social justice, global citizenship, etc. There are many links in the resource area for United Nations...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader
Students will explore how King's deep-seated commitment to nonviolence contributed to the expansion of social justice in the United States, particularly for African Americans.
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