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Anti-Defamation League

Student Dress Codes: What's Fair?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The controversy over school dress codes continues. The debate involves questions like, why is there a policy? Who sets the policy? Who enforces the policy? What is a fair policy? Tweens and teens have an opportunity to engage in the...
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University of Nottingham

Modeling Conditional Probabilities: 2

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Bring the concept of conditional probability alive by allowing your classes to explore different probability scenarios. Many tasks have multiple solutions that encourage young scholars to continue exploring their problems even after a...
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Curated OER

Arab-Israeli Conflict Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the key participants in the Arab-Israeli conflict. They create a caricature that is both Israeli and Arab. One side should be labeled with the feelings, thoughts, emotions of the Arabs and the other side is from an...
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PBS

Crack the Case: History's Toughest Mysteries

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young sleuths don their trench coats, tip their fedoras, and grab their notepads to investigate one of four famous unsolved mysteries. After examining multiple primary and secondary sources related to their cold case, they propose a...
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Personal Genetics Education Project

DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Civil rights meets biotechnology in a instructional activity that scrutinizes the collection of DNA of citizens who have been arrested, but not yet convicted of a crime. Real-life cases are examined in which the DNA of a relative was...
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Yankee Doodle: How Has It Changed over Time?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Grab your feathers and your hat! And perhaps some macaroni! It's time to investigate the evolution of "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Groups do a close reading of sheet music covers, lyrics, and even YouTube videos to see how this political song...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Chronicling America: Uncovering a World at War

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
As part of a study of World War I, class members read newspaper articles from the time that urge American involvement, non-involvement, or neutrality. Using the provided worksheet, groups analyze the articles noting the central argument...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

Birmingham, Fall 1963

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Can any good come from acts of evil? The 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and the eventual outcomes of the tragedy, are the focus of a instructional activity that asks groups to examine primary...
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Curated OER

The Day Before

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore the impact a major event has on people and on history as their team selects an event and publishes their own magazine to recreate the times in which such an event occurred.
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Curated OER

Journalists Under Fire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research current events in relation to the United States military. In this current event lesson plan, students find out what is going on in the war and use what they find to explain and debate their stance on current events.
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Curated OER

Lights Out!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine static and current electricity, and discuss what their lives would be like without electricity. They listen to a teacher-led lecture about electrons and atoms, and explore static electricity using a comb or a balloon...
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Curated OER

Unit on Technology and Globalization

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the role technology plays in globalization. They read articles about current issues affecting technology in different fields at the current time.
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Curated OER

11 September: Teaching Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners examine events of September 11. They examine Muslims, dealing with loss, and the attacks on the World Trade Center. Students observe a slide presentation. They read guides concerning September 11 and related current events.
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Curated OER

Searching for Home

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Internet sites that assist Kosovar refugees in locating relatives and friends from whom they have been separated and in learning about the current events in their homeland.
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Curated OER

Re-Examining Civil Liberties in a Post September 11th World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine their values and those different from their own in a post September 11th world. They become more aware of current events and are encouraged to participate in their communities and government.
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Curated OER

Decision -Making by Parliamentarians: Issues and Decision-Making

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars, using what they know about what influences a representative's decision-making, solve current issues/problems provided by the teacher.
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Curated OER

Individual Rights and Liberties: Free Speech

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students review free speech laws and the First Amendment in the Constitution. They discuss a current event involving free speech. They present the information to the class.
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Curated OER

Take a Walk in My Shoes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars explore Middle East culture. Using computer technology, students create presentations about the historical, geographical and cultural implications in the Middle East. They participate in activities to examine current...
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Curated OER

Helping Disabled Dogs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Carts Give Mobility to Disabled Dogs and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions, recalling details,...
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Curated OER

Animal Artists

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read a current events non-fiction article and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this animal artists paint for fun lesson plan, students also work on dictionary skills, geography, and creative thinking by...
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Curated OER

Old Mayan Mural

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Scientists Discover Oldest Mayan Mural and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events Mayan mural lesson plan, students respond to literature by answering questions,...
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Curated OER

We all have a Race: Addressing Race and Racism

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine race and racism in the lives of students today.  In this current events lesson, 9th graders develop a definition of race and racism.  Students explore various techniques to be anti-racist.
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Curated OER

Parents are unawareof Ecstasy risk:Anti-drug Education

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read an article on parents unawareness of Ecstasy use. In this current events instructional activity, students infer issues related to teen drug use and parent prevention and engage in a class discussion. Students give a quiz...
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Curated OER

Refugees' Experiences in Countries of Asylum: "What's in a name"?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the term stereotype.  In this Current Events lesson, 9th graders analyze posters on racism.  Students watch news reports on racism and stereotyping. 

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