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The Science of Papermaking and Paper Recycling
Students practice bleaching recycled fibers. Using colored copy paper, they cut it into strips and put it in a blender with water. They filter the pulp and stir in the bleach. They compare the original paper with the bleached sample...
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Ramadan
Students investigate the Muslim month of fasting and festivities which occurs between September 24 and October 23 called Ramadan. They complete a pre-quiz, a reading task, a listening task, and a research project about their own religion.
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Smoking and Smoking Bans
Students examine the health issues associated with smoking and discuss smoking bans. They study the associated vocabulary, take a quiz, and discuss the issue of smoking bans. They read newspapers articles written by different people...
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Introduction of Primary Sources
Students will use the internet to access information about artifacts to justify their use as primary sources of information. The activities can be done as a whole class or in groups. The differences between primary and secondary sources...
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Parents and Parenting
Students examine the language of families including step families. They look at qualities needed to be a good parent and read about how parents are involved in the lives of students even at the university level. They take a parent quiz...
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Immigration
Students examine the concepts related to immigration first by examining the word and then by answering questions. They complete a creative writing task and role play as a person sending a postcard home telling what it feels like to be...
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Data Analysis, Probability, and Statistics: Exploring Websites
Students measure their pulse rates and place the number on the board. They arrange the numbers in order and discuss the differences between isolated facts and data. Students explore websites that relate to data analysis and report their...
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Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Local Dynamics
Students are introduced to the topic of human trafficking. They identify the main reasons why people are trafficked. Using the internet, they research the trafficking routes, rehabilitation centers and the magitude of the problem in a...
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Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Debating the Fundamentals
Students research the trafficking and slavery issues in a country of their choice. In groups, they prepare arguments which support their point of view. They reverse their positions to make the debate more interesting.
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Learning Your Home, The Tour
Students work in groups to research the history and uses of several buildings at the University of South Carolina. They then act as tour guides for the rest of the class.
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The Elderly Poor: Human Rights
Students examine facts about the elderly population of the United States that lives in poverty through the context of universal human rights. They participate in class discussion, review census records, read case studies, interview...
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Getting the Children Off The Street
Pupils are introduced to the characteristics of street children. They identify the causes of the children leaving home and the international and regional organizations that are trying to help the situation. Using the internet, they...
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Local Dynamics of Taking to the Street - Causes & Consequences
Students are introduced to the topic of street children. They identify the main reasons children leave home. Using the internet, they research the availablity of healthcare and education of children in an assigned country. They develop...
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The Prevalence of Street Children in the World Today - Introduction
Students are introduced to the topic of street children. They identify the main reasons why they are lead to a live of living on the streets. In groups, they discuss the extent of the problem throughout the world today. They create an...
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Local Dynamics of Child Prostitution - Causes & Consequences
Students are introduced to the topic of child prostitution. They identify the main causes that drive children to this type of life. Using the internet, they research a country and how access these type of children have to healthcare...
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Getting the Children Out of the Business
Students are introduced to the topic of child prostitution. They identify the main causes of being directed this way and the international and regional organizations that are trying to stop the cycle. Using the internet, they research...
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Human Rights Around the World and at Home
Students research a set of statements from their worksheet. They generate a list of affirmations and abuses that are specific to their own country and ocmmunity.
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Rights Abuses Around the World: What Can We Do?
Students read about an Urgent Action information sheet from Amnesty International and a petition about human rights abuses against sexual minorities outside the USA. They discuss the situation, read about other similar cases and then...
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Taking the Human Rights Temperatutre of Your School
Students evaluate their school's human rights climate using criteria derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They discuss the results and develop a plan of action to begin addressing the problems they find.
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Why is it important to earn a GED?
Students write a profile describing themselves. They access the internet site and complete the "Self-appraisal" section called "Employment Search Readiness Inventory." Students look at other options provided by this site to find other...
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The Meaning of Genetic Variation
Students investigate variation in the beta globin gene by identifying base changes that do and do not alter function, and by using several Internet-based resources to consider the significance in different environments of the base...
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Economies of Scale
Students define economics of scale as it applies to the electronic industry. They determine how some industries benefit from being very large not just from offering bulk buying.
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Financial Systems within the Travel and Tourism Industry
Students examine the financial systems that are in place in the travel and tourism industry in the United Kingdom. They look at how the expansion of the European Union affects the financial systems in the travel industry.
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How Typical or Atypical is Your Community?
Students analyze and answer specific questions posed by the teacher about their community. They assess how typical a community is by comparing its characteristics to those of the whole nation. They determine how typical or atypical...