Students will examine different proposals to reform the Electoral College and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these proposals.
Students will learn about current political issues and formulate opinions about them.
Direct students to their textbooks and online resources to learn about what causes earthquakes and the scale used to measure an earthquake's magnitude. Then, organize students into small groups and assign each group one year between 1999 and 2008. Refer groups to print and online resources to learn more about the most significant earthquakes that took place in their assigned years. On a large map of the world, have students mark (with small circle stickers or markers) the locations of these earthquakes. Based on their observations, have students make hypotheses about why earthquakes occur where they do.
Students will create and evaluate public opinion polls.
Students will learn about the champions of voting rights in the United States.
Students will learn about the process of nominating a presidential candidate and the differences between caucuses and primaries.
Students will learn about U.S. environmental legislation
Students will learn about U.S. environmental legislation
Students will learn about the risks associated with taking anabolic steroids and human growth hormone to improve athletic performance.
Students will learn about the history and scope of the humanitarian crisis occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Students will examine different proposals to reform the Electoral College and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these proposals.
Students will learn about current political issues and formulate opinions about them.
Direct students to their textbooks and online resources to learn about what causes earthquakes and the scale used to measure an earthquake's magnitude. Then, organize students into small groups and assign each group one year between 1999 and 2008. Refer groups to print and online resources to learn more about the most significant earthquakes that took place in their assigned years. On a large map of the world, have students mark (with small circle stickers or markers) the locations of these earthquakes. Based on their observations, have students make hypotheses about why earthquakes occur where they do.
Students will create and evaluate public opinion polls.
Students will learn about the champions of voting rights in the United States.
Students will learn about the process of nominating a presidential candidate and the differences between caucuses and primaries.
Students will learn about U.S. environmental legislation
Students will learn about U.S. environmental legislation
Students will learn about the risks associated with taking anabolic steroids and human growth hormone to improve athletic performance.
Students will learn about the history and scope of the humanitarian crisis occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Students will learn about campaign finance and campaign finance reform.
Students will learn about the importance of monitoring their money and setting up personal budgets.
Students will learn about political parties in the United States.
Use these activities to encourage your students to learn about and appreciate the significant roles that women have played in shaping the world.
Students will investigate Fidel Castro's rise to power and his impact on U.S.-Cuban relations.
Use these activities to encourage your students to learn about and appreciate the history, culture and achievements of African-Americans.
Students will place Monday night's State of the Union speech in a historical context.
Students will examine recent, local output of goods and services to help identify their community's position in the business cycle.
Students will learn about different winter weather events, their causes and effects, and the regions most likely to experience them.
Students will learn about different types of stress and stressors and how the body responds to different types of stress. Students will identify ways to manage holiday stress.
Students will learn about the importance of budgeting and create their own budgets for buying holiday gifts.
Students will learn about the history of the AIDS pandemic and the status of AIDS in the United States. Students will create ways to inform various demographic groups in the U.S. about the risk of HIV/AIDS.
Students will learn about the causes and symptoms of depression and how it is treated. Also, students will examine how to respond to someone who is depressed or expressing suicidal thoughts.
Students will research MRSA's effects on the human body, how the bacteria spreads and how it can be prevented and treated.
Students will research MRSA's effects on the human body, how the bacteria spreads and how it can be prevented and treated.
Use the following activity to help students interpret televised political debates.
Students will conduct research to learn about the country of Pakistan and the political crisis that is taking place there.
Students will identify school-related safety concerns and learn about the safety measures that are in place at their school.
Students will investigate the contributions of Hispanic Americans to U.S. culture, and what it means to be an Hispanic in America today.
Students will learn about the Federal Reserve System and how monetary policy impacts the economy.
Students will identify contemporary applications of the U.S. Constitution.
Students will examine the historical significance of the September 11 attacks.
Students will learn about the causes and components of hurricanes and examine the factors that affect their intensity.
Students will learn about specific problems going on in their community and other parts of the world, and identify ways for young people to address some of these issues.
Students will identify and discuss key news events that took place during the summer of 2007 and evaluate and rate the significance of these events for inclusion in a history textbook.
