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A Toast to Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars bake bread with a dual purpose: to explore, through the metaphor of baking bread, the potential dynamics and purposes of a classroom, and to begin investigating the idea that everyday things are connected to the...
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Leadership and Proactive Problem solving: Discussion Scenarios For International Travel and Development Work

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students take an international trip to explore global issues and problems. In preparation for the trip, groups of students participate in a role play of situations they may face overseas. They discuss the outcome and problem solving...
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HIV/AIDS and Contemporary Population Dynamics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the spread and occurrence of HIV/AIDS at multiple scales. They explain global and regional variations in the occurrence of HIV/AIDS and the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States
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Carbon Dioxide Heats It Up

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars design an investigation to test whether vegetation in an area helps regulate the ambient air temperature. They make comparisons between the investigation and global changes in climate. In groups, they present their...
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It Takes a Village

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars consider the contributions of the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref). In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about Uganda's education, relief, and social...
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Biofilms Are Everywhere

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research biofilms and create brochures. They role play as advertising firm members assigned to educate the general public about biofilms. They create "wanted dead or alive" posters about harmful and helpful biofilms respectively.
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Peace Partners

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students research the similarities of historically conflicting cultures and write a peace agreement for them. In this behavioral studies lesson, students discuss some world conflicts and forms they take. Students work in pairs and to...
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Lesson on Education for Global Peace

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In this human rights activity, 5th graders create their own country, country flag, and charter of rights and freedoms after they have studied the Canadian Charter of...
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Educated Action

For Teachers K - 8th
Pupils review what they already know about birds. Using the internet, they discover major issues involved with birds in Illinois. In groups, they determine what they can do to help them and contact a local agency.
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Color Your Community

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work together to come up with a topic for a service learning project that engages all members of the school community. Groups then develop a dialogue and visit other classrooms to encourage other students to participate....
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International Trade Web Pages

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe how a country is currently engaging in international trade in terms of both imports and exports, as well as identifying trade barriers. They conduct research to identify the institutions and culture of a country. Using...
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Cast Your Vote

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Impress upon your learners the importance of researching candidates in an election and considering not only which issues are most important to them as voters, but also which issues are most important to the candidates.
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Kenan Fellows

Gridiron Rescue: One Health Football Technology Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Helmets not included! Scholars brainstorm adjustments and sensors to football helmets in an engineering design project to help prevent injuries, such as concussions and spinal injuries.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Natural and Human Causes

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Part three in the series of seven has pupils discussing the different greenhouses gases, learning about the carbon cycle, and then watching a short video about the carbon cycle. Based on their knowledge, individuals complete a greenhouse...
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Great Books Foundation

Discussion Guide for Handmaid's Tale

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Great literature discussions are a consequence of carefully crafted questions, interpretative questions that permit more than one response, and responses supported by specific evidence from the text. The discussion questions in a guide...
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I Know Where You Are!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study what a GPS is and use it to challenge themselves and find positions on a map.  In this investigative lesson students find various points on a map using a GPS system and answer questions on a worksheet. 
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Social Studies: World Cultures and the Library of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the Library of Congress Website to locate information for a world cultures project. They select countries to research, investigate visa information, currency, climate, and accommodations. Students follow the directions...
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Comparing Temperature, Pressure, and Humidity

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate data on temperature, pressure, and humidity by downloading information from the ARM Website. Working in groups, they discover how weather impacts life in each of the ARM sites. They record weather data in their...
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Is It Getting Hot In Here?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe several factors and ways climate change could effect communities.  In this climate change lesson students research climate change and complete a worksheet. 
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Picture (More) Perfect

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students help their community. In this character counts lesson, students discuss problems facing the world and their community. They come up with solutions to some of these problems. 
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Building Bridges for Young Learners - Self

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore self analysis by investigating other cultures. In this personal characteristics lesson, students utilize the Internet to read about a child from Niger, and many other students around the globe. Students compare their own...
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Going the Extra Mile

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine the role of Sport Relief in aiding developing nations. In this global issues lesson, students visit selected websites to learn how Sport Relief provides educational resources to nations in need.
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Frontline Muslims: Overview of Muslim History and the Spread of Islam from the 7th to the 21st century

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students gain insight into how and when Islam was spread to various regions from the 7th century to today. They are able to identify and asses the importance of cultural and political factors in the spread of Islam and the effect it has...
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The Euro: Classroom Exercises – The Costs of Adopting a New Currency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the adoption of the euro as currency. In this global studies instructional activity, students read articles titled "Italy Rows Over Rising Euro Prices" and "Prices Safe from Euro Launch." Students then debate the...

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