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Mission Shield

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that is about the mission of a community oriented education plan. The class has created a plan and each member of the class has responsibilities. They draw a shield and use it as a graphic organizer and...
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Let's Learn About Jobs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students evaluate the jobs that their parents do. In this literature-based social studies instructional activity, the teacher introduces the concept of work both at home and on the job and leads the children in the creation of a Venn...
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The Hero: Writing and Responding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils identify heroic character traits that they admire and that inspire trust and result in service to others. They identify the heroic traits of a character of their choosing and defend their reasoning using evidence from the text and...
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A Haring Holiday

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a holiday ornament. In this Keith Haring art instructional activity, students use paper mache to make 3-dimensional ornaments that resemble his work. Young scholars cut out felt shapes of babies, dogs and angels...
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What is Bartering?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This PowerPoint features information about barter and money economies. Slides provide details that allow students to draw comparisons between barter and money economies. Students discover facts about wampum and explore problems with...
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Gazing Into the Faces of AIDS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider whether or not there are generalizations that can be made about people who are infected with H.I.V. or who have the AIDS virus. They create public service ad campaigns to educate the public and consider other ways to...
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A Question of Honor - The Selective Service

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders define conscription, jingoes and jingoism. They relate the chronological order of documents to the events of the specified time period, then describe the preparedness program as presented by President Wilson.
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Reaching Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, explore the needs of the cities and citizens of New York City and Washington, D.C. and develop an action plan for a community service outreach project that they can...
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Over-the-Counter Culture

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the changing consumer habits of Americans of various socioeconomic classes. They examine the exact costs of products, services and interest rates mentioned in the article and reflect on their own spending habits and...
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Give a Little, Get a Lot

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research a specific charitable organization on the Internet, focusing on the organization's history, services, and importance in society. They develop an outline for a charitable organization with a mission statement.
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Driving the Digital Highway

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners research a specific type of innovative computer technology in automobiles or other commonplace products or services and create a radio advertisement 'selling' this innovation.
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Use Or Abuse?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explain the meaning of "use value" of nature's resources by researching and writing studenT books personifying an aspect of nature. They produce public service announcements regarding use value for their local community.
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Prescriptions for Disaster?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about prescription drugs and prepare public service campaigns to inform peers and adults about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. Their ads also offer prevention techniques and possible methods of treatment.
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Just Can't Get Enough

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research modern addictions and create public service announcements about them. They research modern additions such as food, shopping, and video games.
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Protecting Our Space

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners share opinions and information about safety issues and concerns on social networking Web sites, and develop public service announcements designed to inform their peers and parents/guardians.
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Summer Bummers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Brainstorm popular summer activities and their risks after having your class read an article. They will discover the risks of sun overexposure and in groups develop public service announcements for young people. They also propose a media...
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Pitching Patriotism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the use of color, images and type used in print advertising, then "pitch" a company. They, in groups, brainstorm products and services of companies that may be affected by the war in Iraq.
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Phishing Tales

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research different types of identity-theft fraud and ways to avoid falling victim to various scams. They create focused public service announcements in different media, targeted to individuals most susceptible to consumer fraud.
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Electric Blues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of electrical devices used in their home. They read an article about electricity usage in a heat wave. In groups, they create public service announcements promoting energy conservation. They share their ideas...
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Do Ask? Do Tell?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore debates regarding gay rights following the Supreme Court's Lawrence v. Texas decision. They participate in a fishbowl discussion, exploring questions on marriage, adoption, custody, employment, and military service.
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Controlling Substances

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider their own understanding of household safety, examine the latest remedy deemed poisonous by physicians, and research the hazards of household products. They create public service announcements regarding potential hazards.
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A Nation in Mourning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on what the deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Lauren Bessette mean to them. They then work to compose and read aloud found poems from The Times' coverage of the burial and memorial services.
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What Do You Want to Sell?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how companies describe their products and services. They write business plans for companies based on their interests or needs.
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Home Bound

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the detainment of students by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and, imagining that they are detained Students, compare and contrast what life as a child is like in their homelands versus in I.N.S. custody.

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