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The Supreme Court and the Fourteenth Amendment
Students examine the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. In this Reconstruction Era instructional activity, students read and analyze 4 Supreme Court decisions regarding the Fourteenth Amendment and determine how the decisions...
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Spraying Strawberries
Students examine the concept of dimishing marginal productivity. They role play the role of a farmer who has to decide how many times to spray his strawberry crop. They complete a chart and discuss the results.
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The French Revolution
A quick overview of the last five years of the 18th century in France, this presentation provides students with key concepts and details about the major changes taking place amidst the Revolution. Though brief at nine slides, a teacher...
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What Are the Ethical and Legal Aspects of Radon?
Students research a legal or ethical aspect of radon. They create their own legislation regarding radon and real estate. They present their information to the class.
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Love in a Time of Tv Hysteria
Students read a longer text and participate in a number of comprehension activities.
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The False Parliamentarism of 1791 (3rd Canadian constitution)
Students gain an understanding of the concept of false parliamentarism after the Constitutional Act. They, in groups, represent different members of government as they draft, debate and try to pass a bill into law.
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Economics: Property Rights and the Rule of Law
Students examine the economic value of property rights. In a classroom activity, "You're the Economist," they analyze actual research data from establishing land holding titles in Para, Brazil. They assess several case studies about the...
National First Ladies' Library
Mrs. Wilson's Alley Bill
Learners read and understand Ellen Wilson's bill. They review the federal law-making procedure and understand the implications of an appropriation bill to redress housing concerns during a time of looming war. Classmates are split...
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Combining Sentences Using Plural Possessive Nouns
Does your pupils’ writing present the probability that they need practice with the plural possessive? Help is here! Learners combine pairs of sentences using a plural possessive noun. An answer key is provided.
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Does My Hair Disrupt Your Learning
Students research the laws and policies for school dress codes in their school and others in their state or area and explore what others say about these policies. After research is complete, students divide into two teams to develop...
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Does My Hair Disrupt Your Learning
Students research the laws and policies for school dress codes. They interview school employees to find out opinions of the policies. This they compare the findings with student interviews that are conducted.
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American Political Culture
Examine American political culture with your scholars using this self-assessment lesson. Individuals rate a list of 14 values from highest to lowest, including ideas such as financial security, right to private property, justice,...
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Equal Rights
Students experience what it would be like for any one group to make the laws that all people are to follow.
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Bycatch
Bycatch is the unwanted and discarded marine life caught during commercial fishing. Young marine scientists review bycatch litigation and analyze graphs of bycatch data and answer questions about it. This raises awareness while...
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Life on the Moon
Students study the physical properties of the Moon. In this life on the moon lesson students describe the ways life on the Moon would be different than on Earth.
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Elapsed Time - Practice 13.2
In this reading clocks learning exercise, students study the analog and digital clocks and then tell what time it will be using the instructions for each example. Kids then look at the pair of times and write how much time elapsed...
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Holiday Writing Prompts
Students experience and practice their writing skills during the holiday season. They express themselves in a variety of ways including writing about a favorite part about the holiday break, what's the best gift you've ever gotten and...
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Word Roots 2: FIN, SED, FER Beginner - Context Story 1
Promote understanding of vocabulary words with this audio recording. You or your learners click on a character image to hear a vocabulary passage read out loud. The audio recording repeats each bold word twice, giving your class a chance...
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Altering Text Size, Color, and Font
Students explore computer text. In this word processing and computer lesson, students practice changing color, font, and the size of their text with guided instruction from the teacher.
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The Ancient Middle East
Unlock the mysteries of the ancient Persian Empire with this presentation. Focusing on the militaristic and philosophical pursuits of the kingdom, the slides include photographs and maps to bring new life to Persepolis.
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Lewis and Clark and the Native Americans
Students practice using maps and identifying landmarks on the Lewis and Clark expedition. They research Lewis and Clark's relationship with the Native Americans and report their findings to the class. They identify the impact of the...
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Putin: 'No way back' from democracy
Imagine a meeting between President Bush and Putin. Get your class thinking about global awareness, democracy, and totalitarian modes of government. They examine how two leaders approach major governmental issues and run their countries...
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Word Roots 5: Nat, Tract, Sequ Advanced-Context-Story 3
Give your class an example of vocabulary words in a paragraph. Once your learners know the definition of the twelve vocabulary words used here, hearing the words in context can help round out their understanding of how to use the words....
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Air Quality Issues
Students identify the different layers of the atmosphere. They examine the different types of air pollutants. They also discover laws in effect that work to protect the environment.