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And Then One Night, The Making of Dead Man Walking: Classroom Content

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how art and music help to define and unify a social movement and also how they can function as symbols of protest. They watch KQED program And Then One Night: The Making of Dead Man Walking and discuss what happens when...
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The Power of Images

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore emotions represented in artwork.  In this cross curriculum social studies and art lesson, students explain examples of political and social issues expressed in artwork by Dorthea Lang, Diego Rivera, Dan Eldon, as...
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Kentucky: Past, Present and Future

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze how Kentucky's past is different from the present. They research why Kentucky was even explored and settles. What social issues face Kentucky now. Discussion lies on how Kentucky can be improved for the 21st century.
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Abuse and Neglect: United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the consequences of inadequate or inappropriate care giving (e.g., the effects of neglect or abuse). They analyze the influences that have impact on growth and development during adolescence. Pupils analyze services...
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Muppets as Mediators

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore current social issues in the Middle East to create their own student television programs for Palestinian and Israeli Students.
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Industrialization of the American Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students summarize the three sectors of industry and how these sectors applied to the Industrial Revolution. Students apply their skills in research and note-taking, as well as vocabulary building through web organizers. Students...
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Cultural Issues

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe another culture using a provided simulation script and then make assumptions about that culture based on what they witnessed. They will later be debriefed and talk about the assumptions they made that were not accurate.
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Homelessness – A Bottom Line Issue

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a fact sheet about homelessness in the U.S. and Texas. In this homelessness awareness lesson, students design a budget based on minimum wage earnings and evaluate how basic needs can be met. Students discuss and write about...
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Women's Suffrage: Examining Both Sides of the Issue

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders reflect on the main ideas behind Women's Suffrage.  In this history instructional activity, 8th graders discuss the pros and cons in relation to Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment, then divide into small groups...
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Constitutional Issues: Watergate and the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students take and defend positions on what conditions contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a constitutional government. They debate whether or not the government should have prosecuted Nixon over the Watergate scandal.
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Planning a Service Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine global issues by planning and participating in a service project. For this Peace Corps activity, students use the provided guidelines to determine the type of service project they will complete in their community...
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Exploring the Global Security Matrix

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
Using online and newspaper resources, small groups explore the issue of global security. They answer 13 different questions on three pages that have them consider multiple risks posed by a global security system. 
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The Election of 1844

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Briefly detailing the goals and issues within the Polk election and presidency, this presentation can help your students to bridge their knowledge of American politics and issues prior to the Civil War. It includes photographs of Polk,...
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Being Involved in My Community

For Teachers 2nd
Discuss community jobs with this handy resource. While just a simple exploration of jobs people do in the community, this presentation could be used as a way to talk about a variety of issues. Learners can make a list of jobs, discuss...
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African Development: Cultures, Settlers, and Policy Debates

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Discuss the waves of settlers that attempted to colonize the African continent. Racial, social, and political issues relating to each wave of colonization are included. Note: Text is scant and will need to be fully described for the...
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Supreme court Decisions on Freedom of Religion

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze the limits and bounds of religious freedom issues in the United States through several Supreme Court case decisions.
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Studying Florida's Constitution: State's Rights

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the basic rights in their state's constitution. They vote on a class issue, analyze how an amendment is passed, develop a flow chart to demonstrate the steps, and write and illustrate a booklet about their basic rights.
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The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers list some ideas proposed and debated during the Constitutional Convention, and discuss the important issues requiring compromise during the Constitutional Convention.
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The Airline Ticket Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use newspapers and television stories to search for mysterious behavior. Using mysteries in the airline industry, they identify the economic concept and the steps to unravel the mystery. They answer a mystery question to...
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Indian Boarding Schools

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore differences in cultures while researching Indian boarding schools in the United States. They explore issues related to the forced acculturation of American Indians into the American culture and examine different...
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The Ladder of Torture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The awful practice of torture is the focus of this sociology instructional activity. Students examine their own personal values regarding torture. They participate in a class discussion that considers the moral issues surrounding the use...
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Forced Migration of Refugees

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the issue of refugees being forced to migrate. In groups, they focus on different groups forced to migrate and discover how it has changed their lives. They compare and contrast a forced migration in the past and today.
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Who Can Vote? Chart

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students become familiar with historic and contemporary issues connected to voting rights around the world. They research the voting rights history of their country and then compare information about voting rights in at least three...
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Window Into Another Culture

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine cultural conflict issues. In this global studies lesson, students read the Robert W. Soderstrom essay " A Single Lucid Moment." Young scholars discuss the essay and confrontation that may occur between cultures.

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