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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Oily "Grail": Debating the Current Season for Oil Exploration in Alaska's North Slope
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Writing Strategies, Life Sciences, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the quest for a balance between oil explorati...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFight for Your Rights: Examining Tenants' Rights and Responsibilities
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Geography, American Democracy, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore issues related to tenants' rights in New York Cit...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnder the Collar: An Investigation Into White-Collar Crime
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students first examine different types of "white-collar" crimes. T...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnionized We Stand: Creating a Union to Promote Student Interests
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Economics, United States History, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students compose a statement of basic rights to protect their own ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkControlling Substances: Examining What to Do if a Household Chemical Is Ingested
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Life Sciences, Chemistry, Health & Physical Education and 6 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider their own understanding of household safety, exa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkComparing Colleges: Exploring Future Possibilities of College Life Abroad
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Geography, World History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students begin the process of selecting suitable colleges by explo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkChanging of the Guard: Examining the Role of the United States in Democratic Transitions Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, World History, English-Language Arts, American Democracy and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students research case studies of U.S.-led regime changes around t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDigesting the News: Creating Online News Digests That Capitalize on Student Interests
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Economics, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the editorial concepts, site designs and business...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDead "Man" Walking: Considering the Fate of Juvenile Offenders in the Face of Capital Punishment
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Life Sciences, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about science's contribution to the debate over whe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTo Inspect or Not to Inspect, That Is the Question: Exploring the Points of View of Those Involved in the Decision Whether to Allow U.N. Inspectors into Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, World History, American Democracy, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students take on the role of a person, organization, or governing body...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkClosing the Gaps: Exploring Generational Categories Through History
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, United States History, Electives, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the defining characteristics of their own generat...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCulture Shock: Exploring 'Striving and Achieving' in African-American Culture
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Writing Strategies, Electives and 4 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider Al Sharpton's critique of the state of African-A...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBalance of (Nuclear) Power: Drafting Treaties to Govern the Nuclear Nations
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, World History, American Democracy, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students research the 11 nations that are either known or suspecte...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Eyes Have It: Examining Cosmetic Practices That Can Pose Health Risks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Personal and Community Health, Health & Physical Education, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the health risks associated with wearing deco...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBalance of Power: Learning About the Senators of the Women's Caucus
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, American Democracy, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this New York Times lesson, students learn about Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's possible bid for the 2008 Democratic presid...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFor Whom the Clock Strikes: Exploring New Year Traditions and Celebrations Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Geography, World History, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about celebrations marking the new year in various cult...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFrom Page to Screen: Exploring the Uses of Scanning Technology to Make Materials Available Online
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider how xerographic photocopy machines and scanners oper...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe New Fant-"Asia": Contrasting Animated and Live-Action Filmmaking
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Film & Video, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider the different stories and story-telling techniques o...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConversations With the Past: Exploring Holocaust Experiences Through Writing and Art
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Writing Strategies, World History and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider what they already know about the Holocaust and refle...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe State of Foreign Policy: Examining the Senate Confirmation Hearings for Condoleezza Rice as Incoming Secretary of State
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, American Democracy, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students analyze quotations from the Senate confirmation hearings to g...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0