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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

Special Interests: How Would A Legislator Vote?

In these role-plays, students act as elected officials who must vote on five bills that relate to special interests of groups that financed their campaigns. How will they vote?

Meet the Press

Students listen to candidate interviews that are available online.

Take a Stand!

Students take a unique approach to a classroom discussion/debate of the election process!

Campaign Ad Critique

Students learn a lesson in media literacy!

Termite Trails

Termites are small, soft bodied, usually pale-colored insects. These are social insects with a caste system. They live in colonies in the ground or in wood.