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Environmental Action

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers debate one another. In this pollution lesson, pupils work in teams to debate which is more serious, air or water pollution. They research their topic to come up with valid points to justify their side of the debate.
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Evaluating Information on Food Labels

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What kinds of foods include corn? Corn syrup? Start by viewing a clip of Food Inc. with your middle or high schoolers. Then, study a list of corn-derived ingredients, encouraging your class to see how many food products contain corn. A...
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Ozone: The Earth's Security Blanket

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners work in groups to define and research the terms: ozone, troposphere and stratosphere. Students watch videos, conduct Internet research, participate in discussion groups and complete worksheets.
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Bird Flu: the Next Pandemic?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss what they know about bird flu and check the accuracy of their facts using primary sources related to the topics and classroom discussion activities. They create projects that illustrate what they have learned about...
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Is a Tough Smoking Law Coming to Your State?

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Students read and discuss a news article about a new anti-smoking law in Hawaii. They answer article comprehension questions, complete a fill-in-the blank activity, discuss laws that ban smoking in small groups, and create a No Smoking...
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PUBLIC POLICY AND THE GOVERNMENT

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the pros and cons of public policies. They analyze how public policy issues are influenced by government actions (e.g., transportation, the environment). They research the elements and requirements of the...
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THE TRAVELS OF BABAR: An Adventure in Scale:Conflict Resolution an Safety

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research new techniques to solving conflicts without violence. Many new vocabulary words are uncovered within this lesson. They discuss Jean de Brunhoff's The Travels of Babar as an example of how a conflict can be resolved in a...
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Endocrine Disruptors in Our Drinking Water: Should We Be Concerned?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the different hormone contaminants in the water supply. In this math lesson, students analyze data tables and graphs. They demonstrate exponential growth and decay using frog populations.
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Energy From Space: The Next Frontier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate ideas for getting energy from space. In this space-based power instructional activity, students read articles about ideas for alternatives to fossil fuels. Learners define and give examples of vocabulary words....
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Infectious Diseases and Africa

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the impact of diseases on Africa.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders prepare a presentation on a specific disease.  Students create a plan of action to help that disease.  
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And Justice for All?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the history of the environmental justice movement. They examine how discrimination promotes environmental illness in low income communities. Students explain why minority and low income groups have less economic and...
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Globalization101.org Lesson Plan on Prescription Drug Prices

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the issue of prescription drug prices in the United States. They research the issue and participate in a mock US Senate hearing on the subject.
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Lesson Plan on HIV/AIDS

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine where, why, how and in what conditions HIV/AIDS exists. They examine the deadly impact this virus has had on the world and look at how to prevent the spread at home. The students also develop a greater awareness of the...
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Drawing Lesson Improves Communication Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students work in pairs to improve their communication skills through a drawing activity. They draw a figure on their papers and describe to each other what was drawn.
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"Little" Brothers Share Big Bond

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students listen to the story Little Brothers Share Big Bond and answer comprehension questions. In this lesson plan on acceptance, students use various areas of reading (vocabulary, fluency, comprehension) to promote compassion and an...
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Media Coverage

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research news coverage to examine how a local issue does not receive fair attention in the news. In this new coverage lesson plan, students discuss where they get their information and why some issues are ignored. Students...
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Ecosystem Services - Water Purification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers see that ecosystems provide services to people that are essential to life as we know it. Reporters (drops of water) could interview the trees and soil in the surrounding ecosystems for news stories on how they helped...
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Water Purification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the example of natural water purification to show that healthy ecosystems provide services to people that are essential to life as we know it.
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Civic Engagement for Us?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the different forms of civic engagement. They identify their responsibilities at the different levels of government. They also analyze young leaders running for office.
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Gold Medal Attitudes Running Club

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Gold Medal Attitudes Running Club was created to promote healthy living for your elementary school pupils. Use a pedometer and a computer program to keep track of progress. A few other suggestions are available, but it's really up to...
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Genetically-Modified Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the pros and cons of genetic engineering. They watch a short Bill Moyers video, conduct Internet research, create a poster, participate in a pro/con debate, and write an essay expressing their personal feelings on...
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Pandemic

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the conditions of the 1918 influenza outbreak with those of today. They try to identify prevention strategies for infectious diseases.
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Understanding Clues from the Past: School Days

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read primary and secondary sources as the study about schools in the early years of Kansas. In this primary and secondary source lesson, 3rd graders examine how historians use primary source documents to tell about the past...
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Immigrant Contributions

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read a passage about immigrants making contributions to the state of Kansas and write the main ideas and details of what they read. In this immigrant contributions lesson plan, students fill out a graphic organizer of immigrant...

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