Drug Testing in Schools
Drug Testing in Schools Grade Level: Middle Overview: This lesson calls for students to take a stand on whether there should be drug testing in schools or not. Students stand […]
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Middle School
Introduction to the First Amendment
Introduction to the First Amendment Grade Level: Middle Overview:Students will inductively discover the First Amendment by reading and analyzing newspapers. They will discuss various circumstances involving the First Amendment, and
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Residential Property Signs
Residential Property Signs Grade Level: Middle and High Overview: This lesson uses City of Ladue v. Gilleo as the basis for discussion of First Amendment rights. Students will argue for
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Due Process and Equal Protection
Due Process and Equal Protection Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will be presented with various cases of discrimination. They will identify the discriminatory practice, and discuss the
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Equal Protection – What is it?
Equal Protection – What is it? Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will analyze the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection clause. They will distinguish between identical treatment and equal
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Realizing the Dream Today
Realizing the Dream Today Grade Level: Middle and High Overview:Students will analyze a political cartoon depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the title of his famous speech, “I Have
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Do We Need an Equal Rights Amendment?
Do We Need an Equal Rights Amendment? Grade Level: Middle Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about the history and current relevance of the Equal Rights Amendment. They will
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Different Treatment for Different Folks
Different Treatment for Different Folks Grade Level: Middle Overview: The lesson begins with an illustration of the “separate but equal” doctrine – two water fountains are depicted, one labeled “colored”
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Exxon Valdez
Exxon Valdez Grade Level: Middle and High Overview:This lesson highlights the Exxon Valdez story, including a photograph presentation, maps, personal stories, and Supreme Court documents. Individual parts may be selected
Environmental Laws – Then and Now
Environmental Laws – Then and Now Grade Level: Middle Overview: This PowerPoint presentation uses modern environmental images juxtaposed with historic images and facts, and then asks students: Is Going Green
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