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Erutan
Students discuss that governments exist for many purposes. They describe that governments maintain social order, provide public services, provide national security, manage conflict, establish justice, and manage resources.
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Civics: State Vs. Rowe
Students examine the case of State vs. Rowe to discover the duties of the three branches of government. They explore the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances to assess how they apply to an actual situation.
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Inflation and Money
Pupils define money in terms of its functions and refer back to discussion of markets and the role of money in reducing transaction costs. They give examples of types of money.
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Personal History
Fourth graders gain an appreciation of knowledge about recent history by interviewing senior citizens. They summarize their interviews and organize them into a written presentation.
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Write a Constitution
Fourth graders examine the United states Constitution and discuss the difficulties the framers faced in writing it. They explore ideas about the division of power, rights, and other topics contained in it.
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Capitol vs. Capital
Students construct time lines to show the order of significant events in Ohio history. They explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood.
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Branches of Government Graphic
Learners explore the three branches of government. They create a graphic diagram to show each branch of government. Students include the qualifications for service and duties of each branch of government in their graphic diagram.
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Exploring the Three Branches of Government
Students view a PowerPoint presentation to explore the three branches of government. Using this infromation, they identify the people, buildings and responsiblities of each branch. They complete a worksheet using the internet and take a...
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Race and Political Representation
Students explore different perspectives dealing with race and politics.
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Ramblers and walkers' right to roam
Students read news story about the start of Madonna's court action:
"Madonna says: 'Get off my land!'. " They work groups try to agree on what types of land should be accessible to walkers and ramblers, and which areas should be...
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Dear Congressperson...
Students identify their local, state, and national officials. They create a short blurb about each official and their function in office. Students choose an issue of concern they would like to write to their local official about,...
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Electrical Engineers for a Day
Students build a robot out of a 3-¿¿ inch floppy disk drive, two floppy disks, and some other miscellaneous supplies. They apply information they gather about electrical circuits from a web-based circuit design program.
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Civil Rights Heroes
Pupils explore the actions of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They explore the reasons for the movement and its successes and failures, and explain the sacrifices made by those who participated in the movement.
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The Powers of Mom: Understanding the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Power
Tenth graders examine the powers of each branch of the government. They analyze the causes and effects of relationships within the government. They participate in activities to help them comprehend the material.
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Today: American Industry and the Multinationals
Students work in groups to read information about one of four featured factories. Students share their readings with the class, and compile a list of "Actions to be Taken" that will be included in their final paper. Student compare their...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation: City Youth Unit: Crime Prevention [Pdf]
This unit is focused on helping students understand resources for solving and preventing crime. They compare crime prevention methods of today and in the past, take part in simulation exercises, and participate in a service learning...
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Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Who, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias
For this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they're not even aware of, implicit biases. Why haven't laws been enough to eliminate discrimination? After...
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science 911: Cop Psychiatrists
Investigate special conflict-resolution training for police officers and new high school programs designed to help resolve conflicts. Work in groups to develop possible solutions to real-life conflicts that have actually occurred at U.S....
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