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Debates Viewing Guide

Use the following activity to help students interpret televised political debates.
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Producing Biodiesel Fuel

Students will learn about the process of producing biodiesel fuel.
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Women in Combat

Students will learn about the different branches of the U.S. military and the history and roles of American women in combat.
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The price of gas

Students will learn about the many factors that can influence the cost of gasoline.
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	May 14

• Discovering Jamestown


	May 9

• Lessons from Northern Ireland


	May 2

• Examine the history of U.S. immigration


	April 26

• Understanding Tornadoes


	April 24

• Examining the legacy of Boris Yeltsin


	April 16

• Green Homes


	April 10

• Examine the history of U.S. immigration policies


	April 3

• Understanding allergies


	March 28

• Understanding different types of cancer


	March 26

• Examining the history of the European Union


	March 20

• Addressing local environmental issues


	March 8

• Exploring Alcohol Myths


	February 21

• Greenhouse gas emissions


	February 12

• Examine the history of U.S.-Iran relations


	January 11

• Examine the works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Examine the history of the U.S. State of the Union address


	January 4

• Analyze the membership of the U.S. House of Representatives


	December 6

• Evaluate the role of the U.S. secretary of defense


	November 8

• Compose a "Political Contact List"


	October 31

• Analyze state midterm elections


	October 24

• Examining the United Nations


	October 17

• Analyze impacts of population growth


	October 10

• North Korea nuclear tension


	October 9

• Hispanic-Americans by the numbers


	October 3

• School safety


	October 2

• Investigating aerospace careers


	September 12

• The Constitution in action


	September 5

• Examine the historical significance of 9/11


	August 28

• Tracking Ernesto


	August 21

• Green Homes


	August 15

• Middle East cease-fire


	August 5

• Understanding Hurricanes


	August 1

• Skin Cancer


	July 26

• Middle East crisis


	July 19

• North Korea nuclear tension


	June 29

• Examining the Declaration of Independence


	June 20

• The crisis in Darfur


	May 22

• China's Three Gorges Dam


	May 15

• Investigating volcanoes


	May 1

• Exploring the field of engineering


	March 27

• Examine the history of U.S. immigration


	March 20

• Analyzing and formulating opinions about the war in Iraq


	March 6

• Examining health issues


	March 1

• Women's History Month


	February 21

• Investigate landmarks of the civil rights movement


	February 17

• Washington's Birthday


	February 13

• Explore the economic effects of winter storms


	February 8

• Examine the history of spying


	February 2

• Exploring alternative energies


	February 1

• Black History Month


	January 31

• Placing the State of the Union in historical context


	January 26

• Civil liberties and national security


	January 23

• Research whale species


	January 18

• Investigate Ben Franklin's famous maxims


	January 13

• Examine MLK's vision in today's context


	January 9

• Research the Supreme Court confirmation process


	January 3

• Considering Consequences


	December 16

• Evaluate the events of 2005


	December 13

• Democracy in Iraq


	December 6

• Bird flu facts


	December 1

• World AIDS Day


	November 28

• Examining consumerism


	November 22

• Analyze the impact of technology


	November 17

• Determining levels of physical fitness


	November 14

• Understanding tornadoes


	November 8

• Examine forms of protest


	October 30

• Examine the legacy of Rosa Parks


	October 25

• Examine the Kashmir conflict


	October 24

• United Nations at 60


	October 10

• Understanding earthquakes


	October 4


	September 27

• Examining good sportsmanship


	September 26

• One war, many opinions


	September 16

• Putting the Constitution to work


	September 12

• Consider the historical significance of 9/11


	September 9

• Examine hurricane relief efforts


	September 8

• Consider how to ease the transitions of displaced students


	September 6

• Research the Supreme Court confirmation process


	August 31

• Examine how technologies save lives from storms


	August 29

• Explore links between geography and natural disasters


	August 26

• Investigate women's suffrage


	August 22

• The price of gas


	August 19

• Federalism


	August 15

• Gaza Withdrawal


	August 12

• Space Shuttle
• Ernest Hemingway
• Geologic Hazards
• Women in Combat

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