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Chilling Predictions: Exploring the Economic, Political, and Environmental Issues that Global Warming has Created for the Arctic
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In this lesson, students will research and prepare an almanac on the Arctic. They then examine the laws that attempt to provide jurisdiction over this area and consider how these laws will be affected if geography of the Arctic continues to change due to the effects of global warming.

Subject:
21st Century Global Geography
Civics and Economics
Earth Science
English Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
New York Times
Author:
Michelle Sale and Bridget Anderson
Date Added:
02/26/2019
A Chorus for Us
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Students will examine "serious" choral music written for children's choirs and the composers who write it.

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New York Times
Author:
Elyse Fischer
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Collateral Damage? Researching a Connection Between Video Games and Violence
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In this lesson, students read about studies exploring how video games affect gamers. Students learn about the challenges in adequately exploring this question, critically evaluate the evidence that both supports and rejects the connection between violent video games and aggression, and discuss the issue in a class talk show or structured debate.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
New York Times
Date Added:
10/26/2017
Comic Renditions
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Students explore the intersection between popular and high art by recreating comic strips in various artistic styles and then famous works of art as comics. Through this exploration, students will come to conclusions about what art is and the role that comic strips and comic books play in the art world.

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New York Times
Author:
Rachel McClain and Javaid Khan
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Comic Renditions - Exploring the Intersection of High and Popular Art, Part 1 of 2
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In this lesson from The New York Times Learning Network, students explore the intersection between popular and high art by recreating comic strips in various artistic styles and then famous works of art as comics. Through this exploration, students will come to conclusions about what art is and the role that comic strips and comic books play in the art world.

Subject:
Arts Education
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
New York Times
Author:
Rachel McClain and Javaid Khan
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Commercial Success?
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Students share opinions about the tone and content of two commercials presented during the Super Bowl.They then work with a partner to critique a commercial from a past Super Bowl, and then assess the commercials that run during a half-hour television show.

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New York Times
Author:
Jennifer Rittner and Javaid Khan
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Cook, Eat...Love? Learning to Prepare Nutritious Meals
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Students debate the merits of nutrition, economics, quality-of-life and taste when it comes to home cooking and restaurant meals. They can even roll up their sleeves to make a salad, stir-fry or grain dish, recipes the Times food writer Mark Bittman claims will make a home cook out of anyone.

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New York Times
Author:
Shannon Doyne and Holly Epstein Ojalvo
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Core Music: Creating Personal Soundtracks
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Students will create song lists, artwork, and liner notes for an original soundtrack reflecting their experiences, opinions, and perceptions of the world around them.

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New York Times
Author:
Michelle Sale, Javaid Khan
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Corporate Irresponsibility? Fashion's Hidden Cost in Bangladesh's Garment Industry
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Students will first imagine they are executives at major American clothing retailers who are researching and negotiating what policy changes, if any, their company should take in light of the recent disasters in Bangladeshi garment factories. Then, students will write their own persuasive letters to their favorite clothing brand advocating a course of action to improve safety standards for workers around the world.

Provider:
New York Times
Author:
Michael Gonchar and Tom Marshall
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Covering the Issues
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Students will learn about how art and music can be powerful tools for conveying a political or social message. After considering the issues surrounding rapper Paris's latest album, students will design their own album covers that reflect their political and/or social concerns.

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New York Times
Author:
Rachel Klein
Date Added:
06/24/2019
Cuba-ism: Learning About Cuba
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Students learn about Miami's Cuban exile community's response to the August 1, 2006, news that Cuban President Fidel Castro had temporarily ceded power. They then explore Cuba's leadership, government, economy, international relations, and exile community to present to fellow classmates at a teach-in.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
New York Times
Date Added:
03/26/2018
The Curator's Eye
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Students will do light research on medieval art and history in order to deliver a brief talk about the historical context of one work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art"™s collection.

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New York Times
Author:
Shannon Doyne
Date Added:
06/24/2019
The Curator's Eye - Examining the Historical Context for Works of Medieval Art
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In this lesson, students will do light research on medieval art and history in order to deliver a brief talk about the historical context of one work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.

Subject:
Arts Education
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
New York Times
Author:
Shannon Doyne
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Damage Control: Exploring Flood Prevention Around the World
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In this lesson, students investigate artificially elevated regions or cities around the world to compare histories, cultures, and strategies related to potential flooding disaster.

Subject:
21st Century Global Geography
Civics and Economics
Earth Science
English Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
World Humanities
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
New York Times
Author:
Annissa Hambouz and Javaid Khan
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Dancer as Athlete
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William C. Rhoden discusses dance as an athletic endeavor with Alicia Graf Mack, a dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Subject:
Arts Education
Dance
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
New York Times
Author:
David Frank
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Darwin's Pigeons: Learning About Evolution From Bird Traits
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Students read an article describing a study that sheds new light on Charles Darwin's hobby of breeding pigeons. They learn about the origins of genes responsible for certain traits in pigeons, explore how scientists unravel the connections between genes and physical characteristics, and simulate a selective breeding program.

Provider:
New York Times
Author:
Jennifer Cutraro and Alison Fromme
Date Added:
06/24/2019