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Alaska's Current Issues

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Young scholars work in small groups to brainstorm a list of issues in Alaska. As a class, they discuss their concerns. Students place their issues in two lists, those that are in the domain of the local and state governments, and those that are federal and tribal. Each student selects one topic to investigate.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
2 hrs
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