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Utah Statewide School Testing Results: 2002

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the statewide school test scores for the year of 2002 in Utah. They use critical thinking skills to analyze the results. The target of the lesson is to measure the effect of using instructional technology in the...
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Cut It Out program helps spot abuse

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research the Cut It Out program and advertise it to local salon owners and beauticians. Students research the program and the extent domestic violence is a problem in the community. Pupils determine if Cut It Out is worthwhile...
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Environmental Issues in South Carolina

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research governmental agencies that deal with the environment and chart aspects about each agency. They role-play a city council meeting to address the topic of building a waste to energy facility.
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Local Government Internet Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use given websites to gather information needed to complete a worksheet regarding county, city, and school governmental districts. They write and create presentation on their county to share with class.
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The Media

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore political advertising. They discuss what informed voters should know about upcoming elections and identify the four main types of ads and view a video to identify the types of ads. Evaluating the ads, they identify...
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Creation and Interpretation of Voter Participation Graph

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research information about voter participation in the United States based on age. They develop generalizations about voting patterns in the U.S and use Microsoft Excel to analyze the information.
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Licensing Standards

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars identify current childcare licensing standards and laws. They examine regulations for licensing and become more critical of conditions in day cares and what they can possibly do to improve things as a caring, responsible...
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Freedom from Oppression

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars investigate instances of genocide and role play as reporters writing news stories and editorials.
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Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete a...
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What's The Plan?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify how the human activities in the state of Maryland have changed/ evolved over the last 50 years. They evaluate a land planning document and prepare a fictitious planning document for a given area of land.
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Mapping Lab and Lead Poisoning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to GIS and its uses. They make predictions before viewing the actual lead poisoning cases by location of Dade County. Pupils use actual Miami-Dade County spatial data to explore basic principals. Students
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Gauri and Prithvi: Nuclear South Asia

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine South Asian relations. For this international affairs lesson, students explore the relationship between India and Pakistan as they participate in role play activities and conduct research regarding the relations among...
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The Struggle to End Apartheid

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners research the occurence, history and politics of apartheid in South Africa. They study Canada's involvement through sanctions and other pressures on the apartheid movement.
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United States Entry into WWI: Two Diametrically Opposed Views

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils reconsider the events leading to US entry into WWI through the lens of archival documents.
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Tracking a Legislator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers track a member of the Connecticut legislature whose political life and choices during the course of the semester provide the opportunity for students to gain greater civic literacy and understanding through in-depth,...
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Lead Contamination In Our Environment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the sources of lead in their local community and how to prevent further contamination. As a class, they watch a video about the effects of lead on the body and use the internet to discover any new technology that can...
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What are the Economic Functions of Government?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the role of government in market economies. In this economics lesson, students analyze the 6 economic functions of government as they explore current newspaper stories and categorize them. Students debate the role of...
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Candidate Obama Support and President Obama's Agenda

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students research categories within President Obama's agenda and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this President Obama agenda instructional activity, students research a category within President Obama's agenda and present their...
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Political Movement: Political Parties

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore politics by researching Australian government law. In this political parties lesson, students define the different active parties in Australia and their roles within the country. Students complete a word bank activity...
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The Monroe Doctrine: U.S. Foreign Affairs (circa 1782-1823) and James Monroe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read the test of the Monroe Doctrine then list the key points and discuss its central tenets.
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Lincoln's Spot Resolutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the controversy and varying points of view leading up to the 19th century Mexican War. They research examples of anti-war movements throughout history and write editorials about their findings.
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Six Billion and Beyond

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider the idea of a world with Six Billion people and subsequent results and ramifications. Then students will gather data regarding the state of these diverse nations and then create a presentation as a culminating activity.
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Bioweapons - Are You Safe?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate bioterrorism and bioweapons as ways to transmit contagious diseases. Student examine the way the US is protecting itself from bioterrorism.
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School Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of abiding by the school rules in order to keep safe at school. Students identify why it is important to attend school regularly. This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.

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