Students learn how warmer temperatures have impacted ice drift tourism on the northern coast of Hokkaido, Japan. They will then consider the ways a continued warming trend might impact other global tourist destinations in the future.

In this lesson, students learn how warmer temperatures have impacted ice drift tourism on the northern coast of Hokkaido, Japan. They will then consider the ways a continued warming trend might impact other global tourist destinations in the future.

Students examine and discuss responses to the recent suicides that have occurred amid antigay bullying and complete an optional campaign to foster safety and acceptance at their own school.

New York Times article from 1947 can be used as a primary source when teaching the Truman Doctrine.

This lesson allows students to see and experience how a story can drastically change when told from the perspective of a character whose voice was not heard in the story's original form. After reading and discussing a New York Times review of the latest Tarzan film, students will select a favorite children's story and rewrite it from another character's point of view, focusing on the character's view of the elements of the plot, other characters, and himself or herself.

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Students test their knowledge of childhood developmental milestones and possible disorders. Then, they ask questions and seek answers about autism from the point of view of a family member of a child with this disorder.

Students compose a statement of basic rights to protect their own health and well-being. They then research the history, power and purpose of unions in the United States before creating their own union to promote the interests of (middle school or high school) students. Copyright laws and music protection are heavily researched.

Students examine the past fifty years of NATO, focusing specifically on NATO's involvement and actions in conflicts around the world and the results of their involvement, as well as how individual countries in the alliance are affected by the international decisions that the organization makes. Students will work in groups, each focusing on a decade in NATO history, to examine the important actions and their results, then adding their information to "50 Years of NATO" timeline.

Students will consider their beliefs about antismoking laws before and after examining total smoking bans in various countries and the rationales behind them.

In this lesson, students watch an Op-Doc and note how the filmmakers build their argument.

Students explore how immigration, citizenship, due process of law, and the freedoms of speech and assembly have shaped American values throughout American history. The article for this assignment can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20011119monday.html.

Students share what they know about the Vietnam War before examining how the war was viewed and discussed by people who lived during that period. Students then write essays expressing their opinions on why it is still difficult for Americans to candidly and comfortably discuss the war.

Students develop their understanding of and knowledge about key issues in U.S.-China relations, and participate in a symposium on the subject. They then develop policy and diplomacy recommendations.

Students read about ways to make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. They learn about the health benefits associated with pedestrian-friendly communities, assess their own community?s level of pedestrian and cyclist access and make recommendations for improving these neighborhood attributes.

Students examine the causes and effects of air pollution, as well as ways in which various industries and government organizations are aiming to control it. Students first use the Internet to answer a series of questions about air pollution and to compile a list of related Web sites, and then use these Web sites to create informative posters about specific air pollution topics.

Students explore the way poetry"™s unique rhythms can be further enhanced by musical accompaniment. By pairing selected music and poems, students discover new ways to listen, interpret and appreciate these art forms.

In this article, the author investigatesthe changes in Chinese food production with the expansion of frozen foods and the impact this has on their culture, the environment, and food production.

Students explore the history and relationship between Cuba and the United States. They then speculate about the future of Cuban-American relations from a particular perspective.

Students examine where one develops his or her views about health and ways in which teen-agers exhibit these influences, focusing particularly on the rising trend of anabolic steroid use in teen-age girls. Students then participate in either developing and analyzing a survey of the student body regarding health and views of fitness or researching and designing an informational pamphlet containing information regarding steroid use and its dangerous effects, both which will be distributed to the student body.

This resource is an article from the New York Times which tells how incoming governor, Roy Cooper faced a veto-proof Republican majority in the state legislature as a result of former Governor Pat McCrory's decisions prior to his departure from office.