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I Didn't Do It! (Is Anyone guilty Anymore?)

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the concept of "reasonable doubt" in our criminal court system and compare it to "preponderance of the evidence" in the civil court system. They discuss the trials of OJ Simpson and other historical criminal defendants.
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Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

Van Jones: Police Brutality

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Develop an understanding of how the media and society are connected and responsible for the defense of universal human rights. Learners investigate and examine the conflicts of police brutality as it is portrayed in the media and through...
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How Would You Feel?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders put themselves in the shoes of aborigines who were displaced from their homes in the 1800s by Europeans who came in and took their land from them. They discuss the social injustices suffered by these people, and write a...
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Protecting Athletes with Genetic Conditions: Sickle Cell Trait

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Should school and professional teams test athletes for sickle cell trait? Will it protect them by providing knowledge or lead to discrimination by not allowing them to participate in sports? After learning about this genetic disorder,...
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Human Factors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain the psychological effects of living in space. They esign the houses and interior of a space settlement, make decisions about the running of a space settlement, and explore the human factors involved in space colonization.
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Globe Game

For Teachers K - 12th
Students are arranged into groups and are given a map or globe. Students select a location on the map. Students as yes and no questions to guess the specific place that was chosen.
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Multiplication BINGO

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils receive a multiplication BINGO card. Students are given the answers to the fact cards that may be given during the game. Pupils arrange these answers in random places on their BINGO board. As each fact card is shown, students do...
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FACS: Communication Games

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students practice sending and receiving messages (nerf balls). They practice eye contact, focusing despite distractions, nonverbal communication, getting along with others, problem solving, and listening skills.
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Los Artistas Unidos

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the diversity of characters in popular television shows and movies, then investigate the backgrounds and careers of famous Hispanic actors.
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ESOL Family and Parenting

For Teachers Higher Ed
Sstudents discuss disciplinary options when parenting. They compare and contrast what was acceptable in their native country with what is acceptable in America. They list courses that are available to parents. They write one paragraph...
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Cuisine Art

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the history of the foods of different ethnic groups and the significance of these foods in perpetuating culture.
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The Scramble for Wealth And Power

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students participate in a simulation activity involving the distribution of the world's wealth and power. The activity starts when 100 pennies, representing wealth and power, are spread on the floor and students must grab as many...
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California's First Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read excerpts from speeches made at the California Constitutional Convention. They predict what the state constitution say about slavery and other issues concerning race.
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"Place the State" Game

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners participate in a computer game in which they locate and place the U.S. states on a blank outline map. In small groups, they take turns dragging and dropping the states in the proper location on a map.
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National First Ladies' Library

Don't Be a Duffer! Understanding the Sport of Golf

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students are divided into six groups to access the "History of Golf Since 1497" website, and familiarize themselves with the data on one of the six pages of the website. They then work together as a large group to construct a timeline of...
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Touchdown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice throwing, catching and defending a receiver.
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Technology and the Great Depression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners examine how technology affected the Great Depression era. They view a video, conduct Internet research, and write articles for a class technology magazine.
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Tic-Tac-Toe, What Do You Know?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students review learned material with a game of tic-tac-toe. Students are divided into two groups, x's and o's. Teams are posed a review question and when answered correctly, they place their mark on a tic-tac-toe grid on the board. This...
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Halloween Carnival

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners, in order to participate in the carnival, dress out and participate in a Fitness Activity for the day, e.g., 2 minute jog, warm-up by stretching, etc.
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Making the Changes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the two chords of G/F in the 4/4 meter within the acceptable boundaries. They practice listening and performing the chords using the method of improvisation. Students also recognize the relationship of notes and...
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Pin Soccer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice soccer skills and game strategies in an active game setting.
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Where to shop?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils study a topic of an environmental nature that is relevant to them (as individuals) on a local level, but with global implications. They consider whether their family's shopping habits have any lasting effects on the environment.
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Whose Land Is It Anyway?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders comprehend the interaction and conflict beween Native Americans and white settlers in the years following the Civil War. They listen to T"his Land is Your Land." Students are asked what their interpretation of the...
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Fitness Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students elevate their heart rate and work together in groups.