Exploding Atom and Town Hall Meeting – Natural Resources

Topic: Natural Resources (Fracking)  CLI Strategy: Exploding Atom and Town Hall Meeting  Subject: Science  Grade: Middle/High Students will be able to: Take on a role to explore multiple perspectives and employ content knowledge around the use of natural resources. Procedure Exploding Atom  Class makes a circle. Explain that you are going to read a series of …

Artifact and Town Hall Meeting – Tarriff of Abominations

Topic: Tariff of Abominations  CLI Strategy: Artifact and Town Hall Meeting Subject: Social Studies  Grade: Middle/High Students will be able to: Make connections between their lives, worldview, and the Tarriff of Abominations. Procedure Artifact Ask Students: What do you think is the actual cost for a t-shirt from "raw materials" to you? What steps are involved …

Town Hall: How-To

Basic Instructions Introduce idea behind article. Example: “Should schools have uniforms?” Discuss who would be the stakeholders in the issue. Record the list of stakeholders on the board. Have students choose role or teacher assigns roles. After choosing roles, hand out note cards to students. Have them write a brief summary of their character's role …