Our free "Teachable Moments" lesson plans supplement your own instructional materials, providing background
information and student prompts.
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Awareness is increasing about the importance of reducing waste and toxins from the environment. Explore what zero waste is
and how it impacts their community.
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What would you pick as the New Seven Wonders of the World? Learn about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and explore
those chosen as the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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Explore the educational, health, and financial issues related to the increasing banning of vending machines from schools.
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Challenge your students to consider what progress has been made in racial equality. Compare and contrast the only
two African American governors elected in the United States and evaluate their role in the history of civil rights.
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Examine current events to explore the concepts of national identity.
Consider the ways that nations respond to forces of unity and diversity as they affect order and security.
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Focus your high school students on new findings about
dark energy by engaging them in research and discussion about the nature of science and of scientific inquiry.
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Put mathematics, economics, and science to use by applying
them to this "teachable moment". This three page lesson provides links to news reports, information resources,
questions/answers, and ways to further extend the lesson.
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This 5 page lesson provides background information as well
as prompts and activities centered around the lost Robert Frost poem recently discovered. Exploring this
lost piece of literature engages students in exploring the structure of poems and poetic devices, and includes
live links to websites discussing this recent find.
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This 4 page lesson provides background information along with prompts and activities to engage students
in exploring this situation as an illustration of the ever-changing nature of science. This lesson plan
also includes live links to various news and astronomy websites as further useful material.
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