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The Overextended Society/The Conservative Ascendancy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write an essay presenting their understanding of presidential elections and the issues related to presidential elections. Students discuss the effect of immigration on the United States and the major points that swung the nation...
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Civil War in Nigeria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view Powerpoint on Nigerian conflict, listen to and discuss Recruitment Speech and Flyers of Weke Okujagu, and complete vocabulary and critical thinking worksheets as a class.
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The Impact of Civil War and Conflict on Identity

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students define citizenship and nationality, examine economic impacts of domestic conflict or war on average citizen, view Powerpoint presentation on Kosovo conflict, and complete critical thinking questions.
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The Biomed Unit Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a persuasive paper following the expository theme format of introduction, first body paragraph, second body paragraph, third body paragraph, and conclusion that addresses the prompt of the final project adequately. They...
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Get Ready, Get Set, We're Moving!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars use the internet and other sources to research the culture and history of the Philippines. In groups, they discover why William Taft moved to the Philippines. Students participate in a scenario where they make preparations...
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Medicine Show

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners gather anecdotal evidence about various herbal remedies' abilities to cure ailments, develop hypotheses from these observations, and design scientifically valid experiments that could prove their suppositions.
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An Ounce of Prevention...

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss current H.I.V. prevention strategies and adapt these strategies to address the spread of H.I.V. in developing countries. They analyze the results of an international AIDS conference called "The Urgent Search for an AIDS...
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Buddy Systems

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore how companies use instant messaging to sell products and services. They write business plans for marketing companies using instant messaging as a medium for advertising and assess related privacy issues.
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Lightening the Load

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore a study of African women who are able to carry heavy loads by altering their gait; they then conduct experiments that study the relationship between exertion, weight and heart rate.
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Why is there Pollution in Mexico City?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the causes of air pollution in Mexico City from a holistic approach.
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Private See Dispute

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use their definition of "reasonable expectations" of privacy with regard to camera cellphones and digital cameras, to draft recommendations to send to Congressional representatives.
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Abuse of Power

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students process news of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in American custody and explore international laws that dictate the treatment of prisoners during wartime.
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Have You had Your *5 a Day*?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine *5 a Day* Dole program to reinforce facts learned about nutrition.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 28: The Mo-tea-if

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore tea dyeing cloth.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 36: DeSign Sampler

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Second graders, in groups, write quilt reports.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 7, Lesson 37: Summarizing for the Summative

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen for specific information during summary presentations. They practice giving feedback on given topic according to a set of standards. The speaker reports to the rest of class from a report and listeners determine if...
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There Were Many Paths to Freedom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the Underground Railroad in the history of Pennsylvania.
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We Can Change the World!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use newspapers and websites to examine human rights' abuses issues. They consider how these rights' abuses relate to citizens' rights. Following their research, they write a journal entry and discuss an action or project they...
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Ancient History Cyber-Journalists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research a major historical event from the ancient world and write a newsletter about the event.
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K Is for Keelboat

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the significance of the keelboat in the Lewis and Clark expedition. They define the key themes of the expedition and classify them in prescribed format, an ABC book.
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Seeing Is Believing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and describe the stories of Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They analyze historical sources from different points of view and present an analysis of two historical contexts.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #7: Theme Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students summarize the Phenomenology unit in this lesson. They identify character and universal themes from different films. They create a ten question survey for reviewer responses.
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Search, Discover, Discuss

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use the internet to answer questions about Gutenberg's invention. As a class, they discuss their findings about society and technology in the late Middle Ages. They discover the influence of a certain group of people in...
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Website Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the internet to complete a species scavenger hunt. In groups, they answer questions given to them about sea lions, rockfish and killer whales. As a class, they identify any questions they have and discuss the role...

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