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Bill of Rights in the News: Election Issues 2008

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners consider First Amendment rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students complete an activity guide regarding constitutional rights issues raised in the 2008 presidential election. Learners respond to discussion questions...
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Understanding the Theoretical Basis for Civil Disobedience

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Henry David Thoreau's 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience' and Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In this civil disobedience lesson, students read Thoreau's essay and answer 6 questions for the...
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Citizenship Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive civics worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about the history and civics of the United States. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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World Geography Final Exam Review Quiz #3

For Students 6th - 10th
In this world geography learning exercise, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions based on their knowledge of the world's places and features. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Exploring the West Using Fiction

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore post Civil War development of the American West. They investigate the conflict among various groups involved in the settlement of the West and select a novel by a western writer and complete questions from the...
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Shiloh Chapters 13 and 14

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
For this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 13 and 14 of Shiloh and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 12 questions.  
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Citizenship Worksheet 4 - Selecting Leaders

For Students 8th - 9th
In this United States citizenship instructional activity, students learn the process for how leaders are elected in the United States. Students are challenged with discussion and research questions and exercises that support the...
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Designing Samples/Simple Random Samples

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of sampling techniques. For this sampling techniques lesson, students identify possible sources of bias in situations such as phone polls, supermarket surveys, and drawing names from a phone book. High...
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Girls are Drinking Like Boys

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore alcohol use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Girls are Drinking Like Boys", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based on the...
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Using Extrapolations

For Students 6th
In this using extrapolations instructional activity, 6th graders use data analysis to answer nine questions about data prediction and extrapolation.
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Elections - Mobilization Versus Suppression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze voter suppression. In this voting practices lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture comparing voter suppression and voter mobilization. Students respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Favorite Prize

For Students 1st
In this graphing worksheet, students focus on the usage of a pictograph. Students poll classmates and respond to 2 questions about the graph that they have created.
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Sample This

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gain a greater understanding of how statistical samples are conducted by taking polls of specific populations. These polls be expressed in graphs, which be compared with the same questions asked of other populations.
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Do You Like to Spend or Save?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students, after briefly discussing spending and saving habits, take a poll to see how their peers like to manage money. Then students graph their findings and discuss the survey results.
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What Is Hot?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore why: Schools are hotbeds of popular young opinion about what to wear, which music to listen to, and what TV shows to watch. In this activity, students extend their fascination with "what's hot" to the books they read by...
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History or Mis-story?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars explore some of our country's founding myths and legends by participating in an online poll. For example, did George Washington really chop down a cherry tree, then confess to his father about the deed, saying, I cannot...
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Problem-Based Research Lesson: Wal-Mart Debate

For Teachers 10th - 12th
To prepare for class, learners will read several articles (links included). Students discuss the articles, and ways to deal with the proliferation of big-box stores in rural areas. The class takes two minutes to generate a research...
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Problem-Based Research Lesson: Wilderness Issues

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students read and discuss articles relating to the theme "How should we deal with the growth of towns and human populations into wilderness areas?" Based on the class brainstorm, each student generates a research topic. They are grouped...
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Looking at Our Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the way that the media views the community that they live in. They poll residents about the strengths and weaknesses of their community and devise ways such as community service projects that they can improve the...
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Phil's Fish Shop

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students role play the role of new employees in a pet shop. They offer advice to customers and answer their questions about pets. Using the internet, they identify the steps in establishing a new fish aquarium and summarize the...
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Why Survey?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this survey worksheet, learners take surveys and answer questions about famous Americans, inventions, and teen ethics. Students answer questions about 3 surveys.
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Breaking News English: German Election Turmoil

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "German Election Turmoil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ethics: Cheating and Plagiarism

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the reasons why students cheat and plagiarize material. They discuss what could have been done to avoid cheating and copying material. They answer questions to end the lesson plan.
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Research Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students poll the class regarding their favorite pet and then research that pet using Internet research. They create reports including pictures made on KidPix.