MOCK CONGRESS GRADE LEVEL 9-12. The purpose of this activity is to get the students involved in the legislative process of law-making.. http: //ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/...
Community's Center In this lesson, students strengthen their understanding of the connection between their local government and the needs and interests of their community... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
Reaching Out In this lesson, students reflect on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, explore the needs of the cities and citizens of New York City and Washington... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
Analyzing Civil Liberties in the Wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks In this lesson, students evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of proposed military tribunals designed to fight terrorism. They will then compare American civil liberties... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
By the People, For the People In this lesson, students explore how different social factors affect civic participation and equality across the country and in their own school community... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
Examining the Key Issues Behind Death Penalty Cases In this lesson, students investigate several controversial issues in the criminal justice system relating to death row... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
Executive Decisions In this lesson, students examine the reasons behind key presidential decisions throughout American history... http: //nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/2...
