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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen Human Rights Are Wronged: Designing a "Bill of Human Rights" in the Social Studies Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, World History, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts 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
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Mystery of the Voters Who Don't Vote
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis 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 First Amendment Center: Student Expression
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis 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 / HyperLinkThe Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean, My Vote Doesn't Count?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, Humanities, History-Social ScienceThis 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 Economics of Voting
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn 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 Economics of Professional Sports: Underpaid Millionaires?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, Mathematics, History-Social ScienceThis 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 Bill of Rights
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: U.S. Constitution, United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis 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 / HyperLinkThe American Jury: Bulwark of Democracy
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Branches of Government, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThe 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 / HyperLinkThat's Not Fair! Examining Civil Liberties With the U.S. Supreme Court
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: U.S. Constitution, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn 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 / HyperLinkSusan B. Anthony voted on this date in 1872, leading to her arrest.
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: United States History, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceAfter assigning special privileges to an arbitrarily designated group, students write about how they felt during the simulation ...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: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History & Culture, Reading Comprehension, Visual Arts 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 / HyperLinkSpy vs. Spy?: Reflecting on the Uses of Surveillance
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students consider their beliefs about proper and improper surveill...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOnline Music
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Economics, Technology, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn 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 / HyperLinkLife on the Edge: Cities on the Fringe
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, Geography, History-Social ScienceThis 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 / HyperLinkIs the Internet Igniting Violence? The Internet, the First Amendment, and the Massacre at Columbine High School
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn 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 / HyperLinkIn Whom Do We Trust?: An Examination of the Separation of Church and State
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn 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: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, American DemocracyIn 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 / HyperLinkElections the American Way: Voters
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, American DemocracyThis resource, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, discusses the history of voting rights in the United States. Fea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDue Process: Search and Seizure
Grades: 11 to 12Subjects: United States History, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Theatre, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn 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 / HyperLinkCourts to Classes
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Branches of Government, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceCourts 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