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Cartoons for the Classroom: All Eyes on Iowa

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the Iowa caucus and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Spotlighting Government Secrecy

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about government secrecy and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Right to Know vs. Government Secrecy

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events activity, students analyze political cartoons about government secrecy and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Classroom Newspaper

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the American Revolution. In this writing instructional activity, each group of students write a story that will go into the created newspaper depicting a day in the 1770's.
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Understanding Inequality Operation Rules

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars solve problems within-inequalities. In this algebra lesson, students apply concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve inequalities.
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How To Rule Cell Division

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore cell division through auditory, visual and tactile stations that each describe a stage of cell division. Then they apply the information from the stations in a mini-homework project that is tailored to one of the...
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Give Respect

For Teachers K - 4th
Young learners explore what it means to be respectful. This resource includes a two page chart depicting rules for different settings at school such, as the cafeteria and the playground. What does following the rules look like? What does...
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Making Good Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners engage in some form of classroom decision making and look at possible options and consequences of each decision.  In this investigative lesson students look at different options in solving social issues and can debate each. 
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Care For Your Classroom Computer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the proper way to care for their computers at school. As a class, they use the Internet to view a website on how to care for pets and relate it to their classroom computer. To end the lesson, they are given different...
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Rules and Responsibilities Youth and the Process of Change

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn vocabulary in regards to laws, courts, and policeman. They read and discuss the book, The Value of Respect: The Story of Abraham Lincoln. An attorney visits the classroom and discusses the roles of judges and juries.
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Our Classroom-The Community of Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify why trust is important to a community. They explain what is meant by a common resource. They compare and contrast how the community functions when rules are followed or not followed.
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Cool to Rule: A Game of Prediction and Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate measurement and estimation skills. In small groups, they are given a measurement, predict what object in the classroom is equal to that specific measurement, and record their data in a table that includes the...
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Economics: Property Rights and the Rule of Law

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine the economic value of property rights. In a classroom activity, "You're the Economist," they analyze actual research data from establishing land holding titles in Para, Brazil. They assess several case studies about the...
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Charlotte and Her Relatives Visit the Classroom: Spider Activities, Experiments and Projects

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast different spider species that they capture and maintain in the classroom for several days. They identify and research the species characteristics and living requirements then conduct an experiment on spider...
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Judges In The Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore legal requirements of searches conducted with and without a warrant and explore legal standard for conducting random searches of passenger vehicles preparing to board state ferries from a Judge who visits the classroom.
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Right Angles in the Classroom

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding right angles activity, students look around the classroom and draw any right angles they see. Students then "tick" any right angle in 6 geometric shapes.
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Building Relationships in a High School Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore building new friendships during the first week of school. They participate in a variety of getting to know each other activities. Students work cooperatively and develop collegial relationships with their classmates.
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Playing By Different Rules

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the concept of American imperialism by researching and analyzing historical examples of American imperialism. They draft a set of laws that would govern the actions of powerful nations in other countries.
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Knowing the Community: Sharing Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students begin to build community in the classroom by participating in a sharing activity.
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Lesson Plan: U.S. Government

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine reasons for studying government. In this U.S. government activity, students brainstorm the reasons for rules. Students draft their own class constitution in the style of the U.S. Constitution.
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The Impact of Citizens United v. FEC

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What began as an effort to show a movie by an interest group has impacted financing of federal elections. Did the Citizens United case lead to more "dark money" in politics, or did it shine a light with more speech? Using video clips...
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Planning for the First Day of School Worksheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Ease your back to school anxiety with this first day of school planning template. The included table helps you to plan a Student Welcome, Room Introduction, Student Introduction, and all other crucial topics that need to be covered on...
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Halloween Rhyme Time

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Take advantage of Halloween to teach young readers and writers about rhyming words, adjectives, and figurative language. 
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January Calendar Pieces

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Mark the days of January with cute penguins and snowmen. From the first day of the month to the last day, your class will love checking off the cold days of winter.

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