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How Can Citizens Participate?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss the role of citizens in society and in government. Working in groups, students list ways in which individuals can participate in government as well as the advantages and disadvantage of that participation. Each...
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The Secret Ballot - Voting in Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in classroom activities to develop an understanding of the secret ballot and the process of voting in Australia. Working in large and small groups they use the secret ballot and the various stages in an in-class...
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Stonewall and Beyond:

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine issues that surround the quest for gay/lesbian equal rights, explore bias and negative stereotyping in the media and their effect on how gays and lesbians are treated, examine their own biases, and express their...
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What Kind Of Research Should Our Government Support?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars are assigned to research review groups, which have to decide which of the proposals to fund. The teacher then leads a discussion focusing on the ethical issues raised in the reasons given for each group's decisions.
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom:

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students analyze personal perception of gender role assignments. They complete their "personal" point of view, then complete the "societal" view as a group.
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Suffering in Sudan

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students investigate the humanitarian crisis in the Sudan. They examine the make up of the rebel groups involved in the fighting and the attempts to resolve the conflict.
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El Museo Del Prado Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the role of art in Spanish culture. Using a CD-ROM, they complete questions on a worksheet in groups. They research information about famous Spanish painters and world museums. Competing against other groups of...
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Solving One Step Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners observe and demonstrate the step-by-step process for solving one-step equations. They view a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation, solve one-step equations, and in small groups create a PowerPoint presentation.
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Erosion in Different Soils [Erosion Races]

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review how erosion can happen by wind, water, and gravity which they studied in previous activity. They attempt to discover if all soils erode at the same rate. In small groups, 4th graders experiment with three different...
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Journalism: Following Your Lead

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars, in groups, identify the components of news article lead sentences. They visit other classrooms and take notes identifying the lead components on the lesson. Students search local and national newspapers for leads that...
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Bungee Barbie

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the relationship between force and the amount of time over which the force is applied. They discover the meaning of impulse and it equals the change of momentum. Students connect things to a computer to test their results.
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Game Rubric

For Students 6th - 10th
In this game rubric worksheet, students have the opportunity to evaluate a group project based on content, participation, group presentation, and construction.
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THE AREA OF A CIRCLE

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson students divide into groups and complete an activity. 
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Combining Coins

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore counting coins. In this money counting lesson plan, students are given an assigned number of coins and calculate the least amount of coins that could be used to equal the same value. Students participate in guided...
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Education Evaluation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine their human right to an education.  In this American Law lesson, 11th graders evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth.  Students...
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Ship Shape

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with, identify, and follow teacher-directed instruction toward understanding two-dimensional geometric shapes found within the environment. Groups of students utilize geoboards to help them explain geometric shapes.
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CDV, CDV, What's a CDV?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Introduce your class to the Core Democratic Values. The lesson plan focuses on defining the Core Democratic Values and related terms. Small groups look up terms and present a song based on the information they've found. After the...
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Wartime and the Bill of Rights: The Korematsu Case (Lesson 2)

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders review how the government and Bill of Rights came into effect. Using primary source documents, they discuss if Japanese rights were violated when they were placed in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ...
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Flip a Coin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the concept of probability. In groups, they make a prediction about how many times a coin might show heads or tails when flipped. They carry out the experiment and record their results to compare it to...
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Quotas and Jim Crow Laws

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the use of quotas and Jim Crow laws. They discuss discrimination against minority groups both historically and in contemporary society. Students examine an affirmative action case and discuss the controversies involved.
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Measurement and the Illampi Mound Colony

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars comprehend the basic units of measurement, scale, plotting, and basic grids. Students practice their estimation and measuring skills and will demonstrate their ability to work well in groups.
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We are girls

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine the skills, attitudes and behaviors that help young people to speak up for themselves. They watch a commercial which is aimed at young girls who fall in the 'tween' age group.
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Math: Finding Surface Area

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in hands-on activities to determine the surface areas of various objects. Using boxes, they cut them so they can lay flat and measure all the various shapes, which can be calculated and added together to equal the...
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Length of the Day & the Seasons

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students answer questions for each of the graphs and record their answers on the Student Observation Sheet. They use the data they have collected, hypothesize which graph represents which month of the year using each graph. They then...

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