Scientific misinformation abounds online. Improve students’ ability to evaluate scientific information on the internet with these curricular materials. These lessons and tasks can be used in a variety of subject areas, but we’ve compiled this group of materials specifically for science educators because they present students with science-related sources.
Civic Online Reasoning for the History Classroom
Historical misinformation abounds online. Improve students’ ability to evaluate historical information on the internet with these curricular materials. These lessons and tasks can be used in a variety of subject areas, but we’ve compiled this group of materials specifically for history educators because they present students with history-related sources.
Today’s Vote: Regulation of Commercial Drones
In this lesson students will take on the role of senators to create, discuss, debate, and vote on new regulations regarding commercial drones in the United States.
Today’s Vote: Intellectual Property
The program encourages students to think about representation in a democracy and examine important legislative issues within the structure of a Senate debate. In this lesson, students will work collaboratively to create a new bill on the topic of The Patent Act.
TVIC: Court Orders and Cybersecurity
This Lesson encourages students to think about representation in a democracy and examine important legislative issues within the structure of a Senate debate. Students will work collaboratively to create a new bill on the topic of Court Orders and Cybersecurity.
Technology Reform Policy Research
In this lesson students will research policy proposals related to technology reform. Students will take part in a jig-saw style activity- researching a policy related to data privacy, artificial intelligence, or social media, gaining a deep understanding of their group’s policy, and presenting their policy to the of the class.
Technology Policy Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students will take part in a jig-saw style activity where they will research a policy related to data privacy, artificial intelligence, or social media, gain a deep understanding of that policy, present it to the rest of the class, and complete a short debrief.
Class Discussion: Manufacturing and International Relations
In this lesson students will learn about the Chips and Science Act, a bill designed to improve semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. Students will watch a short introductory video, read speeches in favor and against the legislation, and then have their own discussion and vote on whether the bill should pass.
Background Overview: Data Privacy
In this lesson students will gain a deeper understanding of data privacy and consider the need for government regulation to ensure Americans have a right to privacy when surfing the web. Students will watch an introductory video and read multiple sources to deepen their understanding.
Background Overview: Artificial Intelligence
In this lesson students will gain a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence and consider the need for government regulation of the new technology. Students will watch an introductory video and read multiple sources to deepen their understanding.