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voting rights
Lesson Plan August 14 2013

Racial equality: how far have we come and how far do we have to go?

Explore the challenges faced by the civil rights movement fifty years after the historic March on Washington
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Lesson Plan August 08 2013

Debating race, justice and policy in the case of Trayvon Martin - Lesson Plan
by Katie Gould,  Teacher Resource Producer for NewsHour Extra Subjects Government and…
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Lesson Plan August 08 2013

The Great Gatsby curve - Lesson Plan
By Katie Gould, Teacher Resource Producer for NewsHour Extra Subjects Economics, Gove…
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Lesson Plan August 05 2013

Lesson Plan: Child labor in Burkina Faso
SubjectsEnglish & language arts, geography, government & civics, media literacy, world and …
CICADA
Lesson Plan June 17 2013

Periodical cicadas are back! - Lesson Plan
By Jennifer Cutraro and Katherine Schulten. Cross posted from New York Times, The Learning Ne…
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Lesson Plan June 14 2013

Are colleges affordable? - Lesson Plan
By Mary F. Klein a mathematics teacher from Urbana, Illinois Subject(s) Second-year a…
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Lesson Plan June 13 2013

Lesson plan: middle east and North Africa geography
OverviewThis lesson plan gives students an overview of the region’s geographical past, while exposi…
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Lesson Plan May 16 2013

Is the world's climate changing? - Lesson Plan
Subjects Secondary science, Geography, Climate change Estimated Time …
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Lesson Plan April 30 2013

Lesson plan: Syria's role in the Middle East

A deep dive into the history of Syria and its unique regional role.
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Lesson Plan April 24 2013

What are your thoughts on the 2013 immigration reform Proposal?
OverviewFor several years, Congress has been struggling with the issue of immigration. After the 20…
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Lesson Plan April 19 2013

How do we define terrorism? - Lesson Plan
This lesson is adapted from Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy used with …
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Lesson Plan April 16 2013

Understanding your water: From source to tap and back - Lesson Plan
OverviewRoughly 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. Even though water seems to b…
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