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Love Letters to the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice personal decision making. In this philanthropy lesson, students compare three different projects, identify the opportunity cost of each, and make a personal decision about which project they feel the class would pursue.
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Was the Dred Scott Decision Judicial Activism?

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students debate the validity of 4 different foundations of judicial decision-making. They describe Lincoln and Douglas's adherence to any of 4 different foundations of judicial decision-making in their analysis of the Dred Scott decision
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Steps to Responsibility

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the steps in decision making and responsibility. In this lesson, 6th graders analyze a scenario and decide what actions should be taken. Students write in their journals.
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Credit: Buy Now & Pay Later

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine credit and how it works. In this financial literacy instructional activity, students review the pros and cons of credit in order to purchase goods and services by answering provided questions and working within a group...
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Ethics and the World of Medicine

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the ethical issues and concerns that emerge in the medical field.  In this Ethics lesson, 9th graders summarize the foundations that shape individual professional, and institutional positions.  Students...
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Refusing to Budge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore fair play. In this character education lesson, students examine being fair in decision-making as they participate in role plays and read The Zax.
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Making Predictions

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of probabiility and outcome through several decision making activities. Making accurate predictions in daily life including weather forecasting, stock market selections, or job changes are all dependent on...
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UN resolution on Iraq

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students take a quiz and examine the decision making exercise: How the UN Security Council makes decisions on global security. Three main areas covered: UN membership, UN Security Council and the UN resolution.
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Creating a Savings Chart

For Teachers 3rd
Student create a savings chart given a set allowance per week. They explain how people in the local community make choices about using goods, services, and productive resources, and how they compare costs and benefits in economic...
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Cooperation Game

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students determine their own and other's attitudes about the value of cooperatation in promoting improved social decision making.
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Individualism

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students demonstrate knowledge of the understanding of American individualism, specifically four areas: decision making, expressing opinions, competition, and obligation.
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My Inspiration Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students reflect about decision making in their lives and explore their feelings about these life events. They create 100 word narratives and poems with specific details then create Power Point presentations of their project.
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Pathway to Philanthropy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students implement a plan to carry out a service project with a nonprofit organization. In this philanthropy lesson, students use a decision-making model to choose a local organization to work with and keep a journal of the service...
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It's About You

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the U.S. Census and come to understand more about it. In this census lesson, students build reading confidence, explain who is counted in the census, and recognize the connection between census information and community...
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It's About You

For Teachers K - 4th
Students build connections between census information and community decision-making by reading a reader's theater script. In this reader's theater lesson, students practice reading fluently and learn about the government. The reader's...
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Canada's System of Government Overview

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover the resources, topics, and issues in the Canadian government and actively participate in decision-making.
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Human Sexuality Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders determine how mass media influences human sexuality by looking at advertisements for their sexual content and how the ads affect their decision making. After evaluating the advertisements in a PowerPoint presentation they...
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Case Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice decision making strategies by analyzing case studies. They apply decision making skills to three case studies related to genetics.
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Favorite Times

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this decision making learning exercise, students determine their favorite activities throughout the day and complete a chart showing the time of each activity. Next students determine their favorite activities throughout the year and...
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Strong Feelings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how emotions affect the decision-making of peacekeepers and design simulators for training emergency-response personnel.
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Mercury in the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry. They develop an understanding of chemical reactions, structures and properties of matter. They develop decision-making skills in natural and human-induced hazards.
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Consumer Surplus Lesson Plan: 1 X 1 Hour Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners investigate the concept of consumer surplus as it relates to economic policy and decision making. They determine the difference between the value they place on something as compared to the price that they actually pay for it...
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Freedom of Expression in Special Places

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify at least three places presenting First Amendment problems. They analyze how the First Amendment applies to school newspapers. Students argue for and against limiting First Amendment rights in school. They analyze th...
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Values and Goals

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine values, goals and decision making.

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