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After considering the role that gasoline plays in our lives and our dependence on it as a society, learners participate in a reading activity discussing why oil prices are increasing. They will then simulate being members of a committee that must review a bill to suspend a fuel tax, acting as special interest groups and legislators.
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- The lesson plan was designed for North Carolina, but the activity and lesson objectives can be adapted for other state's policies
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