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Slang Quiz: Shortened Words
In this English slang worksheet, students complete sentences by interpreting slang words created by shortening a longer word.
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AFGHANISTAN IN RUINS
Students explore the meaning of the term global interdependence, why rich countries help poorer countries, and match types of international aid to their scenarios.
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VH1 Presents the 1980s - Lesson 3
Students identify different genres of music popular in the 1980s. They study musicians of the 1980s examples of the songs that they made popular. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to categorize the music.
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Recipe for a Global Issue: India and South Asia
Students describe a political or social issue in India or South Asia metaphorically in the form of a recipe. For this lesson, students deconstruct a chosen issue, identify it's components and how it developed. They present their recipe...
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Protecting the Herd
Students simulate the spread of a fictitious disease using an internet-based simulation. In this biology lesson, students predict the factors that could affect epidemic. They investigate these prediction using computer simulation.
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Hard Rock - Lesson 1
High schoolers perform any part of a four-part keyboard ensemble with musical sensibility in a "hard rock" style. They improvise a melody over student accompaniment.
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Artistic Influence - Lesson 3
Students discuss how musicians' messages can influence society. They think of examples of artistic expression in music, the visual arts, dance, and theater that can lead to a society's self-examination.
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A Songwriter Not Silenced - Lesson 2
Students discuss how a musician's message can influence society and government. They debate if political viewpoints should be publicized in music.
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Street Children - A Topical Lesson Plan From Learn.co.uk
Students explore poverty-related issues, use research, discussion and class work to further understanding of situations in developing countries,
and discuss and compare Students own school life with that of children in developing...
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Afghanistan in ruins
Students think about and internalize how they would help to rebuild a country. They study the meaning of global interdependence and why rich countries help poor countries. They also explore different types of international aid and...
Other
The Successes and Failures of George Bush's War on Drugs
This site describes the successes and failures of President George Bush's "war on drugs," a strategy for eliminating drug use. Sponsored by drugsense.org.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: Political and Cultural Fusions
This section outlines political and cultural events of the 1980s, including the ERA movement, government failure to act on HIV/AIDS, the war on drugs and the conservative Christian reach. Questions for discussion and critical thinking,...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Drugs, Politics, and Culture
From mind-altering drugs for pleasure to the push for pharmaceutical drugs, while examining this course of history and its effects on the world, take advantage of these resources. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).
American Chemical Society
The Pharmaceutical Century: The 1950s
This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...
BBC
Bbc: Colombia's Mass Exodus
A report describing how Colombians are fleeing the country due to the civil war and drug wars which have been going on for many years. The report is dated May 5, 2001.
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Progresssive Era
This Grolier On-line Encyclopedia article hits the main points of the Progressive Era stretching from the 1890s until just after the end of World War I.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Panama and Nafta
This site discusses two international issues President Bush encountered during his time in office. They were the "War on drugs," and what to do with countries and/or leaders that played a role and the hotly-debated North American Free...
US Department of State
U.s. Dept of State: Human Rights Report on Colombia
The U.S State Department report for human rights issues in the country of Colombia, issued February 25, 2004.
BBC
Bbc: Q & a on Colombia's Civil Conflict
A question and answer format that provides a general but clear understanding of the conflicts plaguing Colombia today.
BBC
Bbc News: Colombia's Most Powerful Rebels
This site from BBC News provides an article on the FARC, the biggest guerrilla group in Colombia. They fund themselves by kidnappings. The article is dated September 19, 2003.
BBC
Bbc: Colombia's Kidnap Culture
An article that examines some of the recent kidnapping cases in Colombia. The article gives details on who was kidnapped and why. (November 12, 2002)
George Washington University
Gwu: The Storm Over Dark Alliance
This article, (1997), explores the impact of a series of articles published in the San Jose Mercury News entitled "Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion." Content focuses on the type of reaction these articles generated,...
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Bags of Cocaine Paste Sold on a Colombian Market
An article which describes the plight of the farmers in Colombia due to the Civil War. The writer also describes the government plan to fight the rebels (and drug lords), "Plan Colombia." The article is dated January 17, 2002.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Bolivia and the United States
Explores the relationship of the United States and Bolivia during the 1980s concentrating mostly on the narcotics industry and their joint fight in the drug wars.