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School discipline includes paddling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze corporal punishment, debating the pros and cons. Students investigate, collecting background information and interviewing school community members. If high schoolers disagree with the district's policy, students...
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Police patrol the city's garbage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students debate the pros and cons of police searching the trash of suspected drug dealers. Students collect background information, and students interview city officials and garbage collectors. Students develop a strategic plan for...
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Buckling Up May Not Help Bus Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the issue of putting seat belts on school buses to increase safety. Using the internet, they research the school bus safety record for their district. In groups, they interview school administrator's and debate the...
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Safe In the City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a report about the most dangerous cities in America. Using the internet, they research their own community in regards to how safe it is. They interview local law enforcement and determine the degree of local danger. They...
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Political statements and protected speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research and investigate what laws exist about freedom of speech. They write an article about this topic. Students interview the learners at their school on this topic. They take a stand and support their stand with facts.
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Social Studies: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students review the U.S. military's policy concerning gay and lesbian soldiers. They research the "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" approach and determine its meaning. Students interview military personnel and present their findings...
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Racial Violence in America: Lynchings, 1877 to 1920

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners analyze racial violence in America. Students listen to interviews with survivors of racial violence. They discuss the reasons behind the violence. Learners explore the African-American community's response to racial violence and...
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Sea Changes: A New England Industry

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars conduct research in order to use primary and secondary sources. They interpret and analyze information from textbooks and nonfiction books for young adults, as well as reference materials, audio and media presentations,...
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Accident Pinpoints Dangerous Site

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read about local accident sites and conduct research of areas of high incidence. They interview police and insurance agents and explore what can be done if a site has multiple accidents. They write a news feature about the...
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Athletes And Gay Teammates

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research the issues surrounding gay athletes and the way their leagues, their teammates and their fans react. They interview local athletes about their views and present their findings to the class.
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Police Arrest MySpace Users

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the background of websites, MySpace and FaceBook. In groups, they interview local experts about Internet crimes. They investigate what their school's policy is and write a news feature how local schools are...
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Destressing: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students interview peers, teachers, counselors, parents and local health providers to see how they identify "good" stress and suggest teens cope, write news feature about stress, complete with extra boxes, such as list of signs to spots,...
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The Young Basketball Player

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the history of basketball by reading and listening to a book entitled, "The Young Basketball Player." Afterwards, they create a trivia basketball game and write an interview for their favorite player. As a...
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Surviving the Winter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate given cultures using the internet, personal interviews and other sources, They examine how the civilizations of six Native American tribes and six Australian Aboriginal tribes survived during their respective...
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Back In The "Old Days"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect data during their worker interviews while in groups to compile job changes. They analyze the data to determine the categories of changes, patterns/trends of change and future projections. Each group then develops a...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders interact with the story of Alexander's horrible day by connecting it to their lives. They practice predicting, writing paragraphs, reading aloud, discussing his problems, making a card to cheer him up, and designing a pair...
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What's the Context Worksheet

For Students 9th - 11th
What is context? The class researches a family treasure carefully for its hidden significance as well as its obvious story. They interview family members to gain more insight and context clues to determine point of view and meaning...
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"Oh, Kingdom in the Sky"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write a poem. In this historical figures lesson, students learn about Mary Ann Camp, read an interview, read vignettes about life in her host countries and read her poem "Oh, Kingdom in the Sky." Students answer questions about...
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South Korean Women at the Turn of the Century, with a Focus on the Modernity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the role of women in South Korea. In this global studies instructional activity, students examine articles and interviews regarding women and educational achievement. Students discuss women's issues in South Korea and...
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Career Education for Early Elementary Grades

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
It's never too early to connect children with the real world meaning of their work. A series of four one-hour sessions, plus a field trip, make up this unit on college and career readiness for first and second graders. After viewing a...
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Immigration/Migration: Today and During the Great Depression

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare experiences of their families to those living through the Great Depression using famiy interviews, photographs, films and document from the Library of Congress.
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Weather and Dialect

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
What's the difference between an accent and a dialect? Examine the difference between the two with your scholars. In groups, they compile a dialect dictionary. They interview adults to gather information about accents and ethnic words....
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The Maya Files

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What a creative approach to studying about the ancient Mayan civilization! Learners will become investigators in the case of the "disappearance" of the Classic Maya by examining a variety of primary and secondary source material,...
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Bbc News School Report: Bringing a Radio News Story To Life

For Students 7th - 8th
In this language arts worksheets, students read six tips for bringing a radio script to life. Students then add five tips of their own. No actual radio script is provided.

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