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Lesson Plan August 13 2005

Paying for crime - lesson plan
OverviewThe number of people in prison in America has been rising steadily, resulting in overcrowde…
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Lesson Plan April 23 2005

Lesson plan: The history of the United Nations

Explore the history, mission and basic operation of the United Nations
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Lesson Plan March 21 2005

Lesson plan: The unspoken words of media ethics
By Lisa Greeves, English and journalism teacher Subjects Social studies, civics, journalism…
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Lesson Plan March 19 2005

Mercury emissions: "Cap and Trade" game - Lesson Plan
By Jason McGraw, a high school science teacher Subjects Economics Time 1…
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Lesson Plan September 10 2004

Lesson plan: The debate over embryonic and adult stem cell use
Editor's note: This lesson was published in 2004 and remains on News Hour Classroom for historical …
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Lesson Plan September 10 2004

Lesson plan: The juvenile death penalty
SubjectsLaw, Government, CivicsEstimated TimeTwo 45-minute class periodsObjectivesThe purpose of th…
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Lesson Plan September 10 2004

South Africa after 10 years of freedom - Lesson Plan
By Joanne Dufour, classroom teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum developer and educational consulta…
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Lesson Plan June 10 2004

You don't need a seismograph to study earthquakes - Lesson Plan
By Kevin F. Corrigan Frederick Douglass Charter High School Boston, Mass. Subjects Ea…
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Lesson Plan February 06 2004

Lesson plan: Ancient Maya — knowledge through art

Learn about the art of the ancient Maya as well as the Maya culture today
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Lesson Plan October 22 2002

Lesson plan: Vanishing verbs
ObjectiveThis lesson plan focuses on the evolving language of television news reporting. Through an…
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STEM Activity: Fail Better
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Lesson plan: A Mathematical Representation of the March on Washington
This lesson uses math to help middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities to und…
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