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Resource Type: Website / HyperLink12 Angry Men: Trial by Jury as a Right and as a Political Institution
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Oral Presentations, United States History, Foreign Languages, History & Culture and 4 additional..The classic American drama Twelve Angry Men serves as the starting point for a discussion of the constitutional right and civic ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLife on the Edge: Cities on the Fringe
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Geography, EconomicsThis Xpeditions lesson focuses on centers of transportation and trade known as "edge cities." Students come to understand the ev...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOnline Music
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Technology, EconomicsIn this lesson, from EconEdLink, students explore whether trading MP3s online is piracy or simply sharing music. How many studen...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Mathematics, EconomicsThis NetNewsLine, from EconEdLink, features a series of lessons in which students explore whether or not Major League Baseball p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Economics of Voting
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Economics, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from EconEdLink, students try to answer the question: Why do so many voters stay away from the polls on Election...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Mystery of the Voters Who Don't Vote
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Economics, American DemocracyThis lesson plan, from EconEdLink, asks and tries to answer the question: Why don't more Americans vote? Americans are known aro...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean, My Vote Doesn't Count?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Humanities, History-Social Science, EconomicsThis lesson, from EconEdLink, explores the costs and benefits associated with voting in national elections. Specifically, the co...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Bill of Rights
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, U.S. Constitution, United States History, American DemocracyThis page from EDSITEment features resources relating to the Bill of Rights and presents information about the history and the c...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThat's Not Fair! Examining Civil Liberties With the U.S. Supreme Court
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, U.S. Constitution, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students work in groups to explore civil liberty issues by conducting Internet research on ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCourts to Classes
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, Branches of Government, American DemocracyCourts to Classes helps students learn about the federal court system. Teachers can use the site to connect court-related issues...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe American Jury: Bulwark of Democracy
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, Branches of Government, American DemocracyThe American Jury: Bulwark of Democracy is designed to help students, teachers, and citizens understand the American jury syste...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDue Process: Search and Seizure
Grades: 11 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, United States History, Theatre, American DemocracyIn this lesson, students observe first hand a simulation of what the New Jersey vs. T.L.O. (1985) court case was about. They lea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSusan B. Anthony voted on this date in 1872, leading to her arrest.
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States History, American DemocracyAfter assigning special privileges to an arbitrarily designated group, students write about how they felt during the simulation ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAmerican Civil Liberties Union
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionThis Web site, from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), provides in-depth information on any number of court cases heard ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe First Amendment Center: Student Expression
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionThis resource, from the First Amendment Center, offers information and advocacy resources related to freedom of expression and c...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIn Whom Do We Trust?: An Examination of the Separation of Church and State
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States History, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the issue of the separation of church and state by re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFor the Sake of Security: Analyzing Civil Liberties in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of proposed military ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIs the Internet Igniting Violence? The Internet, the First Amendment, and the Massacre at Columbine High School
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students understand how various issues regarding restrictions on t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStrike Up the Band: Exploring the Role of Organized Labor in the Entertainment Industry
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Music, American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, History & Culture and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students first examine the value of live music by writing about person...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Human Rights Are Wronged: Designing a "Bill of Human Rights" in the Social Studies Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, World History, American Democracy, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the concept of human rights by examining the arre...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0