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\nBenjamin Franklin: The man, the scientist, the inventor, the statesman, the legend. A 10-lesson collection introduces high schoolers to the many facets of Franklin’s character. Although developed for the International Traveling...\n
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\n2020 Election Lesson Plans\n

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\nWith all the hyperbole of an election year, it can be difficult to find the facts, just the facts about candidates, issues, and ballot measures. Young political scientists, with the help of 21 resources from a nonpartisan, information...\n
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\nVaccine Makers Project: High School Lessons\n

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\nFour units make up the Vaccine Makers Project. The Human Immune System unit module, the first in the curriculum set, teaches young scientists how viruses attack and reproduce and how the immune system works to protect the body. The...\n
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\nBen Across the Curriculum: Middle School\n

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\nBen Across the Curriculum is a set of interdisciplinary lesson plans that highlight the five central themes in the international traveling exhibition Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World. These themes are Character Matters, B....\n
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\nSocial Scientists\n

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\nIn this social scientist instructional activity, students respond to 10 matching and short answer questions about the work of economists, archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and political scientists.\n
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\nWhat \"Draw-A-Scientist\" Reveals about Gender Stereotypes\n

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\nWhat do you picture when you hear the word scientist? Challenge scholars to put pencil to paper, draw a scientist, and then reflect on the patterns they observe. Learners read an article about a female scientist and write a story about a...\n
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\nHow One Scientist Averted a National Health Crisis\n

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\nBetween 1957 and 1962, thousands of infants born in Canada, Great Britain, and Germany had serious deformities due to thalidomide, a drug marketed to pregnant women as a mild sleeping aid and to relieve pregnancy nausea. However, the...\n
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\nMy Life As A Social Scientist\n

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\nMiddle schoolers examine different areas of social studies and tell classmates about what social scientists do. They work in small groups: each group member researches a different social science focus, then presents to the class.\n
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\nGeorge Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher\n

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\nUsing video clips along with primary and secondary documents, scholars analyze the life of George Washington Carver, one of America's best scientists and inventors. Class members then create music, posters, and skits about this amazing...\n
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\nSocial Interaction and the 'Bliss Molecule'\n

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\nIncreased oxytocin helps people read facial expressions with greater accuracy. Video explores the way this hormone impacts social interactions and highlights the way scientists perform research to confirm the findings. Then the video...\n
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\nThe Exceptional Life of Benjamin Banneker\n

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\nIntroduce your class to Benjamin Banneker, self-taught mathematician and scientist, with a short video that details some of the many accomplishments of the son of freed slaves and contemporary of Thomas Jefferson.\n
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\nCynthia Breazeal\n

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\nMIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal is a pioneer in the field of social robotics. Introduce your classes to this amazing woman with a colorful poster that details some of her many accomplishments.\n
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\nPerspectives on Peace\n

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\nIs peace simply the absence of war, or is there more to the story? Young social scientists define peace in the second installment of a 15-part series. Groups work together to explore cultural concepts of peace and the peacemaking process...\n
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\nMaintaining Trusting Relationships\n

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\nWhat role does trust play in diffusing a tense situation? Young social scientists explore trust on a personal and global level during a lesson on peace and conflict. After participating in a trust sit, participants work in groups to...\n
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\nWhere to Draw the Line: Balancing Government Surveillance with the Fourth Amendment\n

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\nThe question of how to balance Fourth Amendment Rights with national security concerns becomes critical in an age of planned terrorist attacks, election interference, and fake news. Get young social scientists involved in the debate with...\n
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\nMLK: Nonviolence is the Most Powerful Weapon\n

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\nA short video interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provides young social scientists with an opportunity to hear directly from King about his commitment to non-violent organized resistance and why he believed it is the most powerful...\n
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\nPlants Use An Internet Made of Fungus\n

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\nIf a tree is infected with bugs in a forest, can it warn the neighboring trees? Amazingly, this communication happens regularly. Scholars observe the phenomenon and learn how scientists discovered the way fungus works as a neural network...\n
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\nAsk a Scientist About Mummies\n

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\nMany are aware of the mummies found in the tombs of Egypt. But in addition to the mummified bodies of the ancient pharaohs like King Tut, archaeologists also found cat mummies, dog mummies, and alligator mummies. In a video interview,...\n
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\nSocial Studies Wonders: An Exploration\n

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\nHelp middle schoolers conduct Internet research and develop a working definition for the discipline of social studies. From a list of websites, they develop classification skills and differentiate between primary and secondary sources....\n
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\nThe Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities\n

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\nIt is pointed, powerful, and painful! The first of three lessons about laws and practices that support inequality looks at how government policies created and reinforced segregated communities. Young social scientists read excerpts from...\n
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\nWhat are Reparations and Should We Enact Them?\n

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\nYoung social scientists investigate recent legislative proposals for reparations for African Americans. They examine the rationale behind the proposals by viewing videos and reading related articles. To close the activity, scholars craft...\n
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\nSocial Studies Lesson Plans With Science Connections\n

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\nThere are great social studies lesson plans that can help students make historical connections to science.\n
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\nScientists study all sorts of things. For example, studies show that it feels good to feel grateful. Feeling grateful also contributes to physical health and strengthen relationships. In the second lesson about gratitude, class members...\n
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\nAlexander Hamilton serves as a model in a lesson that asks young political scientists to consider the strengths and weaknesses of six different leadership styles. They read a brief overview of Hamilton's activities before, during, and...\n
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