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Does It Look All Right to Me?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify different viewpoints in society. They describe the characteristics of some of the individuals involved in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. They listen to a historical narrative and identify issues of...
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Immigration

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make a paper chain, based on percentages, representing the birthplace of people who immigrated to Canada between 1991 and 2001. They discuss how immigrants contribute to our society.
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Sport Comparison and Contrast

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read a piece of literature relating to sports and discuss sport, how it affects society, and the reasons people participate. They research sport during the time of pioneers and write a compare and contrast paper dealing with...
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What is Government?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain purpose of government, describe functions of government, and explain how the government impacts individuals and society.
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China: One Nation: Two Futures

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the evolution of Chinese communism to its present export-driven economy. Working in groups, they examine various articles about reforms in Chinese society. They write essays about the impact of political reform on...
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Coping with loss

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore ways of dealing with death or grief. They participate in empathy exercises and in small groups discuss how death is perceived in society. In addition, they write a paragraphs in response to provided questions.
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On the Line

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a television program that traces the use of the assembly line in mass production and the subsequent conflict between workers' rights and management. They analyze and discuss the portrayal of the American worker over...
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Scarcity and Opportunity Cost - To Choose Is To Refuse

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students are introduced to scarcity and opportunity costs. They discuss how different societies allocate their resources differently based on their needs. Illustrating trade offs, they create a production possibility frontier. They...
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Live from Channel 22

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore 1920s America. In this American history instructional activity, students research primary and secondary sources in order to examine the events and noteworthy people of the time period. Students use their...
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Victorian Homes Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate British Society in the 19th century by examining Victorian style homes. In this world history lesson, students observe photographs of both rich and poor Victorian homes and discuss the main differences between the...
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First Nations Contributions Grade 12

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate the contributions of the First Nations and Metis to Canadian society. In this native studies lesson, 12th graders complete handouts that require them to recognize native contributions in education, governance,...
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Back To Africa

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners analyze the massive immigration after 1850 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity, and how the Progressive movement influenced different groups in American...
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Measuring Economic Success

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the Gross Domestic Product and what this number tells us about the economy of the United States. In groups, they discuss what constitutes a healthy society and if the GDP is an accurate representation. ...
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The House That Drugs Built

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers evaluate the effects of drug use on behavior, appearance and the ability to contribute to society.  In this drug education instructional activity students analyze the relationship between drug use and injury, violence and...
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Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students apply the principles of American democracy to people with disabilities. They analyze how individuals and groups in American society have struggled to achieve the liberties and equality promised in the principles of American...
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Many Happy Returns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare the journey of Lewis and Clark with the space flight of Apollo 11. Students sequence events using a timeline. Students write a persuasive essay trying to persuade the people of the US to support space exploration.
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Get to Know Your City

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research the history of their home city and how it's development was influenced by different groups of people. They present their research information to the class.
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Institutional Racism

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students define institutional racism and consider its effects on various groups in society. They discuss what other groups besides Indigenous Australians have experienced institutional racism in Australia? Students research...
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Road to Russian Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how historians can form a picture of a society based on primary sources such as diaries of people who lived through a period. They are explained that there is no proof that Nicholas II kept a journal at Ekaterinburg,...
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Chapter 10: Racial and Ethnic Relations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this racial and ethnic relations in America worksheet, learners answer 15 matching questions and respond to 7 short answer questions regarding various racial and ethnic groups terms and issues in U.S. society.
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Voices from the Holocaust: A Message of Hope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop a sense of historical empathy as they discuss The Holocaust and roll play activities designed to highlight prejudice in today's society.  In this Holocaust history and The Diary of Anne Frank lesson, students...
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Globalization and the Standardization of Identity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze art of changing identities of cities and populations. In this art analysis lesson plan, students analyze the works of art that address constructions of identity in a consumer society. Students explore the role memory...
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Where Do Canadians Live?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate Canadian people by researching the geography of the country.  In this world geography lesson, students identify locations within Canada with large populations based on their access to waterways.  Students view and...
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American Pop Icons

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils analyze art and decide if the images are an attempt to celebrate or criticize American Popular Culture of the fifties and sixties and discuss how successful "Pop Art" mirrored society. Students also discuss the difference between...

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