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Teaching in the Swithched On Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in activities to help them develop computer skills and other various problem solving methods. They also work collaboratively, and apply technology in an ethical way.
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Have I Been Hacked?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how effective SNEAK strategies are in detecting hackers. In this technology lesson, students explain the ethical issues about hacking. They graph and analyze their experimental results.
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The Spirit of Islam

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students do six different lessons that have many activities which help them to gain an understanding of Islam and Muslim people and how people must work together to combat stereotyping.
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What's Right and Wrong? Moral Messages in Art

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the Steen and Mount paintings and their presentation of moral issues. They discuss ethical debates in society today and write a short position paper on an issue raised by the paintings or in the discussion. They make a...
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Group Presentation Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students teach class by creating a presentation and activity for a section of the chapter on Marketing Plans and Market Segmentation. They work cooperatively in groups on different sections of the textbook chapter and use PowerPoint to...
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Debates in Human Genetics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine case studies involving human genetics. They research the case and determine possible problems to the issue. Students write essays supporting their opinion. They debate the ethical issues.
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Language Arts: Retelling Leo the Longhorn

For Teachers K
Students reinforce sequencing skills by retelling stories. After being assigned roles in the production, they create dialog, props, and costumes for retelling the story "Leo the Longhorn." Working in cooperative groups, students may also...
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Tai Chi

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the concept of yin and yang. In this Tai Chi lesson, students create a working definition of yin and yang as they read about its role in Eastern philosophy. Students also discuss the relationship between opposites.
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Teach With Movies

Title: "The Red Badge of Courage" - Topics: U.S./1860 - 1861; Literature/U.S.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Designed to be used with a showing of the 1951 version of The Red Badge of Courage staring Audie Murphy, this learning guide includes discussion questions, suggestions for activities, and topics that can be discussed with parents.
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The Glenn Miller Story (Film) - Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Anthony Mann's 1953 film biography, The Glenn Miller Story, is the focus of a series of activities that introduce class members to Miller's life and music. Of particular interest to music students will be the cameos by many famous...
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Lesson Plan: Introduction to Plato’s Cave

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Can we perceive reality or are we chained by preconceptions that limit our vision? Plato’s allegory “The Cave” serves to introduce nascent philosophers to Plato’s dialogues and hopefully to engender a love of ideas and discourse. A...
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Youth Activism and Child Labor: Ethics, Work, World Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research websites related to Youth Activism (sites are taken from a provided resource list). In different roles, students discuss, summarize and report their findings.
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The Cost of Telling the Truth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine Leopold's Land Ethic involving illegal river dumping. They consider the dilemmas of the case study and share their ideas for a solution using group discussion and individual answers.
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Science Lab Safety Procedures

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch a Lab Safety video and discuss particular questions related to lab safety. Lab equipment is then distributed and the students inspect the equipment and record their finding in their journal. Finally, in groups, 8th...
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Earth Day: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars list ways to reduce, reuse and recycle, and produce an acrostic poem reflecting their understanding about Earth Day. They also use the Internet to integrate technology into learning.
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911 As History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers recognize persuasive techniques, think criticaly about the messages contained in various media, and discuss controversial issues in constructive ways. They analyze the deeper messages contained in children's literature,...
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Technology: Researching Inventions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in groups, discuss their chosen invention and how it works. In preparation for a Powerpoint presentation, they research the inventor, the impact of the invention on society, and what llife would be like without it....
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Case Study: Should the Results of the Human Genome Project be Sold for Profit?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils investigate a case study and discuss whether scientists working on the Human Genome Project should be allowed to patent their work. They consider ethical and legal issues, and determine who owns genetic information.
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Statement of Principles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine how Neoclassical art conveyed moral and ethical ideas. They create their own works of art that serve as social commentaries.
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Excavation Dig

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a role-play of a dinosaur excavation dig. They dig through sand to locate buried bones and then discuss the ethics of destroying buildings and other property to get at the fossil remains.
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The Making of a Good Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the text of the Ethics of the Fathers. They decide which characteristics would make a better friend. They evaluate the actions of others around them and write a poem with a partner about sharing.
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A Man of Integrity and Courage

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read one of the most important articles in modern medical history on the importance of conducting research in an ethical manner that includes participants who give informed consent.
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Karl Rove--The Architect: Social Security Reform

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students work in small groups to research political issues and then create political strategy aimed toward certain age ranges and races.
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Words and Music - Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the relationships among cultural values, freedom of artistic expression, ethics, and artistic choices in various cultures and historical periods.

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