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Facilitating the Difficult Dialogue: Role Plays

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share stories and role play about a time when they participated in, or facilitated, a discussion on racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, or another form of oppression that took an unexpected turn and caused conflict that was...
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Executive Decisions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the reasons behind key presidential decisions throughout American history and, by debating the pros and cons of these decisions in retrospect, students consider how these decisions affect us still today.
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Catch your Breath

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students measure lung capacity and explore factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.
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Marshmallow

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners learn the value of self-control and delaying gratification.
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Assessing Self-Concept

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders complete a self-assessment worksheet. They discuss the worksheet and write their responses. Students create a personalized list of things they can improve or maintain their positive self-concept. Students create a list...
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Problem Solving and Decision Making

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help your teenagers learn to plan ahead before making a decision. With hypothetical examples and an online format, this could be a good addition to a language arts, teen issues, or health class. The format itself is not very...
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Making Binding Agreements

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore "offer" and "acceptance" in relationship to making binding agreements.
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McMUN Model United Nations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
If you have been searching for a plan to run a model U.N. simulation, this plan provides some bare bones for your activity. Scholars break into blocs to research and discuss global issues and come up with collaborative solutions. In...
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Recognizing and Reducing Stress

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
A simple chart can help your class heighten self-awareness by identifying the ways they experience stress -- physically, emotionally, and behaviorally. They also determine actions they can take to reduce stress in their lives.
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A Big Purchase

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Investigate the process of buying a car. High schoolers will use the internet to find cars that are for sale, that they are interested in, and review each car in detail in order to prepare a 3 page paper on which they give the details of...
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Stress, Coping and Health

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on possible reasons for stress and how to cope with it.
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Real Life, Your Life?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils explore difficult decisions that students have to make. In this vocational lesson, pupils examine various case studies and discuss how they would handle the situation and what decisions they would make.
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What Will She Do/What Will He Do

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the effect of holding misconstrued beliefs about their peers and the impact it has on their own decisions. In this social norms lesson, students study handouts, engage in discussion and problem solve cases concerning...
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'And Maybe I Can Change That Too'

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Students watch a video featuring Toni Morrison that presents a...
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Confronting the -Isms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students keep "Mindwatch" diaries to chart their own prejudices and stereotypes. In this social justice lesson, students monitor their own reactions to people who are different from themselves. Students identify and discuss patterns of...
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Poverty and Inequality in the World's Richest Nation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine poverty and inequality in America. In this current events lesson, students read the provided articles "Poverty," "Inequality Growing in America," "Inequality: Views on Causes, Effects, Remedies," and "Theories on the...
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Redistricting: How Our Representatives Select Voters

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars examine the practice of redistricting. In this American politics lesson, students read the provided articles "The Gerrymander," and "Reforming the Gerrymander." Young scholars respond to the provided discussion questions.
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IS MY SCHOOL EQUITABLE?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the students handbook and revise each section to make it equitable for males and females. In this stereotypes instructional activity students engage in a discussion of gender inequality and then look through the student...
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Character Worksheet Three

For Students 7th - 12th
In this character worksheet, students answer questions about themselves in relation to their family, relationships, and day to day life. Students complete 29 questions.
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Digital Sexism Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this digital age quiz, students respond to 10 true or false questions based on their opinions of gender bias in contemporary society.
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Don't Have to and Mustn't Exercise

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students differentiate between choice and prohibition. Students insert either 'don't have to' or 'mustn't' to complete the sentences.
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Who Said It? A Re-Perception Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this controversial issues instructional activity, learners read 15 famous quotations onĀ controversial topicsĀ and identify who said each of them.
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Relationship Role-plays

For Students 4th - 10th
In this role plays worksheet, students role play different scenarios having to do with different kinds of relationships. Students have 5 scenarios to role play.
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Decision-Making Model

For Students 4th - 10th
In this decision making learning exercise, students fill out the choices, skills, cost, and more when making decisions. Students fill out 25 boxes total.