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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Powers That Be
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, American Democracy, United States HistoryIn this lesson, students investigate past energy legislation, then write letters to Congress from the perspective of citizens tr...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUnmasking the Middle East
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Writing Strategies, World History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, students explore many of the countries in the Middle East, developing research-based posters and a "spider web" ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCritical Path
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, students widen their understanding of the different points of view surrounding current news topics. They then re...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTrivial Pursuits: Playing with Internet Information: A Lesson in Fact-Checking
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, students reflect on the difference between trivia and other types of information and examine how the Internet ha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBlack, White and Digitized All Over: Examining the Pros and Cons of Print Newspapers and Online News Sites
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the pros and cons of getting news from print newspape...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhose Peace?: Analyzing Perspectives on the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, World History, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the perspectives of different groups of people involv...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat's in a Name?: Exploring the Relationship Between Places and the People After Whom They Are Named
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, World HistoryIn this lesson, students explore the connection between places and the people after whom they are named. Students investigate pe...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDigestible Computers: Exploring the Future of Embedded Computing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the pros and cons of "embedded computing" in the fiel...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEvery Picture Tells a Story: Photojournalism and the Elián González Story
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Career & Technical Ed, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider controversial photos of Elián González and decide ho...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExhibiting Tools of the Trade: A Lesson on Museums for the Language Arts and Social Studies Classroom
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Electives, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students design "mini museums" that exhibit both historic and current ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAppliances with Minds of Their Own: Exploring and Inventing Appliances That Think
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine how everyday appliances might soon possess the capaci...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBabes in Electronic Toyland: Exploring the Use of New Handheld Technologies in School
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, Technology, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, students explore the use of new handheld electronic devices in schools and investigate, through surveys and essa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Scoop on Local Business: Exploring the Importance of Local Businesses in Supporting Regional Economies
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Economics, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how local businesses support their state or regional ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAltered Genes: Exploring the Economic Implications of Consumers' Worries About Genetically Engineered Foods
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Economics, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the controversy surrounding the use of gene-alter...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWorld Consumption: Unequal Slices of the Pie--Evaluating Facts from the 1998 United Nations Human Development Report
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, World History, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn how to interpret the United Nations Human Development R...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFood's Altered Ego: Understanding International Positions on the Use of Genetically Modified Foods
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate various countries' positions on genetically modif...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCan We Talk? Exploring the History of Telecommunications Technology
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research the history and technology of telecommunications. Th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCasting a Wary Eye? Examining Views of Race in the Wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, World History, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConsider the Source: Comparing News Coverage About the Taliban Regime from Around the World
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Writing Strategies, World History, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn to critically compare news reporting from around the wo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Renewed Glory of Old Glory: Examining Patriotism as a Response to National Crisis in Recent History
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American DemocracyIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate how increased patriotism as a reaction to nationa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0