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Figuring Solutions
Students discuss their attitudes and feelings to discover possible ways to constructive respond to their resistance to learning academic concepts.
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Dorothea Dix: Reform in Massachusetts
Pupils examine the life and reform efforts of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They discover how her efforts resulted in the passage of legislation. They also examine the care people with disabilities receive.
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The Duties of Governments: Dix vs. Pierce
Students examine the role of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They discuss President Pierce's veto of legislation she helped create. They address the rights and responsibilities of citizen's and the role of government.
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A Woman's Crusade: Dorothea Dix
Pupils examine the life and reform efforts of Dorothea Dix on behalf of people with disabilities. They also examine the role of women in the 1840s and 1850s. They discover different sources of examples of citizen's rights.
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Elders As Resources
Students engage in a instructional activity that uses discussion groups for communication. The focus of the instructional activity is upon the respect for authority that should be given to older adults. Students engage in class...
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Alcohol Tolerance in Drosophila and You
Young scholars develop and run a laboratory comparing alcohol tolerance in flies with and without the ADH enzyme.
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Dreaming of a Healthy City
Ninth graders design a healthy city. They identify the essential elements of a city and describe how climate and geography can determine the layout of a city. They create a blueprint of their design and share in small groups.