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How Media Shapes Perception

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze how media shapes their perception of events. In this media lesson, students research the home pages of assigned web sites to determine how media influences how they feel about tragic event. They look at head lines...
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Open & Operating: The Federal Reserve Responds to September 11

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the purpose of a central bank.  In this economics/consumer mathematics lesson, students explore the actions of the Federal Reserve after the events of September 11, 2001.  Young scholars investigate the role of...
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Nobel Peacekeeping

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the goals of eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy--outlined in Kofi Annan's 2001 Nobel Peace Prize lecture--as they apply to today's news.
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Speak Out!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider their opinions on various topics and issues related to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Then, focusing on one specific topic, each student supports his or her opinions in a...
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Math 312 Fall 2001 - Complex Polynomial Equation

For Students Higher Ed
In this complex polynomial equation activity, students find all solutions of an equation and write answers in rectangular form and exponential form. This two-page activity contains three problems.
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Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Over the history of the world, music has been at the heart of some of the greatest social and political movements. Scholars discover their musical roots as they dive into the sounds and emotions of renowned jazz players. They see how...
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The Renewed Glory of Old Glory

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how increased patriotism as a reaction to national crisis can serve as both a uniting and a dividing force.
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Picking Up the Pieces and Putting them Back Together

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how a breaking news story is constructed, first by predicting what facts and details must appear in what order, and then by assembling the story from cut-up pieces. They practice writing their own 'breaking news' lead...
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Making Magic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students assess the elements of J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series that have made it such a success. They incorporate these elements into a short film, incorporating such concepts as pop culture mythology, urban legend and archetypes.
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Holidays Seasoned with Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider how the world events of the past year have impacted their perceptions of this holiday season. Each student then explores one general theme related to his or her feelings about the season by creating a news-based collage...
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More Harm Than Good?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the controversial 'harm reduction' approach to drug use and debate the various sides to this approach.
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Old Style in High Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how fashion has mirrored the attitudes and lifestyles of people in different cultures throughout history and create fashion magazines reflecting their findings.
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Conflicts of Current Interest

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use conflicts in the Middle East to explore tactics of conflict resolution.
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By the People for the People

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore, using discussion, writing, and data collection, how different social factors affect civic participation and equality across the country and in their own school community.
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Small Wonders

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate some of the 'mysteries' of the animal, marine and insect worlds, and create student books explaining their findings to younger students.
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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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Trying to Make Sense of the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view video clips of September 11 and the assassination of John Kennedy. They discuss why these events hold such an importance to the United States. They also examine the role of coincidence and conspiracy in these types of...
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Here's an Instant Activity for November 5, 2001

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice spelling ou words. In this phonics and spelling lesson, 3rd graders brainstorm words using the 'ou' spelling pattern. Students review compound words and brainstorm compounds words. Students complete the 'instant...
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A Balancing Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the response to Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the response to terrorism in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001. They conduct Internet research, complete a worksheet, and develop a plan based on their own ideas how the...
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Discrimination in the Workplace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers become familiar with civil rights law, particularly Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, which addresses instances of discrimination in the workplace. Students then recognize instances of workplace discrimination...
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The Truth About Human Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of human rights. For this human rights lesson, students watch 2 videos regarding human rights violations around the world since 2001. Young scholars explore several websites that feature human rights...
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The Test for Being Human: Thematic Links Between AI and Frankenstein

For Teachers 12th Standards
"It's alive!" Or is it? Scholars tackle the question of what it means to be human in a lesson plan that asks them to research the Turning Test and other devices that attempt to prove whether AI devices can pass as humans. After...
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Unit: Hamlet

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Encourage readers to determine if Hamlet's madness is actually divinest sense. Class members analyze the words of the play before studying related texts, including T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," scenes from...
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Geography Action! Rivers 2001-Runoff

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students experiment with how rain affects topsoil using dirt and red tempera paint. At the end of the activity, students find red water in their collection jar, representing nutrients in the soil.

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