Agriculture in the Classroom
Understanding the Columbian Exchange Through Old World and New World Foods
If you're interested in teaching your class about the impact of the Columbian Exchange on contemporary society, this is worth a look. The plan begins with an introduction to the topic, which stems from a cell phone poll...
PBS
Dear Pen Pal
Explore cultures from around the world with an engaging pen pal resource. Through a series of classroom activities and written correspondence, children learn about the favoritec pastimes, schooling, geography, and weather that is...
Teaching for Change
A Documents-Based Lesson on the Voting Rights Act
How did the Voting Rights Act affect the daily lives of American citizens? A document-based lesson developed by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating committee (SNCC) presents a case study of the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on...
ProCon
Fighting in Hockey
At best, fighting in hockey makes the sport more entertaining; at worst, fighting could lead to death. Pupils read background information about the prevalence of fighting in hockey since the 1917 formation of the National Hockey League....
NASA
The Types of Clouds and What They Mean
Learn to forecast the weather using cloud types. Budding meteorologists identify cloud types and learn to use a dichotomous key. As scholars develop observation and identification skills, they discover how different cloud types cause...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Pedigrees and the Inheritance of Lactose Intolerance
What, exactly, causes lactose intolerance? Scholars view a video describing a Finnish study that determined why some people are tolerant while others are intolerant. They then use the data from the study to reenact the experiment and...
Curated OER
The Old Electoral College Try
Students examine defining issues in the race for the White House and evaluate important issues in several of the swing states. They create and administer a poll in their community and make predictions by analyzing the data.
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Campaign Hot Buttons
Students participate in a simulation that asks them to work as staffers for a candidate running for office. They are assigned to design, administer, and analyze a simple poll on an important community issue. Students develop a position...
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Bias Sampling
Students explore statistics by conducting a scientific study. In this data analysis instructional activity, students conduct a class poll about popular foods of their classmates. Students complete a worksheet and discuss how bias...
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Voter Qualifications Among the States
Twelfth graders research the voting qualifications for each state. For this American Government lesson, 12th graders complete a worksheet on the main ideas they have researched.
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Talking About the MySpace Generation
Pupils examine 21st century learning tools. In this digital tools lesson, students discover what the Internet is and explore the success of Google and MySpace. Pupils discuss what they think could be the next big digital tool.
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Our Opinions
In this opinion survey activity, students will work in groups of four to complete a survey of each group member's opinion on 20 topics.
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Issues Poll
Pupils chart out what an opinion poll is and its effects on issues in society. They view an authentic poll to compare/contrast. In addition, they type out a word association key to help assemble a poll and then take a survey on...
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A Presidential Election Poll
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 story problems pertaining to the Bush-Gore election of 2000. Students use all math operations to solve these problems.
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Family Law Opinion Poll
High schoolers discuss their feelings related to family rights and the law. Using the internet, they research information to back up their opinions and examine counter-arguments. They take a survey to identify their feelings more in...
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Breaking News English: Polls Put Obama Ahead in U.S. Election
In this English worksheet, learners read "Polls Put Obama Ahead in U.S. Election," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The 2004 Utah Priorities Poll
Students participate in a lesson that focuses on a state survey for Utah. The survey is intended to find the public opinion of how the state is doing in the public eye. They analyze the survey and create their own to research the status...
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"Last Man Standing" Lesson Plan: What Do People Want from Politicians?:
Students evaluate various methods of sampling opinions, consider the role of polling in elections, and consider the role of media reporting in the outcome of elections. They gain skills they can use to analyze and evaluate media...
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Election Graph
In this math worksheet, students conduct an election poll and graph the results on a bar graph. The graph is unlabeled and there are no directions.
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A Charming Graph
For this a charming graph worksheet, students poll at least ten people to ask each one what their favorite charm is and then graph their data.
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What's Your Favorite Planet?
Fourth graders, after listing the nine planets and their differences, choose one planet as their favorite. From the information acquired on each students favorite planet, they make a graph illustrating their favorites and then transform...
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Law & Ethics for Photojournalists
Students identify and discuss First Amendment rights, examine how to make sound legal judgements regarding photographs of private individuals, examine difference between public and private figures as far as libel law is concerned,...
iCivics
Candidate Evaluation
How can we decide between candidates on election day? After contemplating various issues and qualities, your learners will go through a step-by-step process of researching and evaluating sample candidates and determining their...
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Juvenile Justice in Missouri
Students are introduced to the juvenile justice system in Missouri. Using the internet, they familiarize themselves with the law and identify their rights and responsibilities as juveniles. They review the certification and sentencing...