• Develops literacy, vocabulary, geography, politics!
• Improves research skills!
• Explains the global issue simply and clearly, without bias!
• Helps make the current situation clear to the student!
• Encourages the student to "connect up", understand & look for solutions to problems!
• Hands-on activities make civics relevant to the student!
• Develops critical thinking skills!
• Develops study in a self-determined manner!
• Lesson plans are complete and ready to use!  Start now!

Began Terrorism this morning, and the first lesson took us two hours due to the conversations we had about it. No surprise there for us, your curriculum has always been our favorite!! C.L.J., Homeschool Mom of 5
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Another in STEPS series of Current Events courses for ages 9-adult.

These courses each start by defining a global problem. Then, the course leads the student through directed research, so that the student can get a real grasp of the current situation for that issue. The student follows this up with creative exercises which help define the issue and the student's response to it as a concerned citizen of the world.

For students ready to confront one of the ugliest and most frightening phenomenon of our time. The 9/11 terror highlighted the bitter truth, that no one can afford to not understand the problems and solutions to Terrorism, today.  It is an international plague, and scarcely a month goes by without an incident. Governments expend billions of dollars attempting to understand and limit terrorism, and generally fail.

In this course, first, the problem is defined. The long and ancient history of terrorism is explored. The student then starts structured research to uncover what terrorism is today, who does it, who supports it (such as the media), and what are the deadly consequences.

11 lesson plans.

Subjects covered in this course include:

• Defining terrorism
• Why terrorists do what they do
• The long history of terrorism
• Who are terrorists today
• The view that Terrorist's often talk of who the terrorists really are (an attempt to understand their rationale)
• The tools of the terrorist
• How the media contributes to the impact and the fact of terrorism
• The case of radical Islam and Terrorism
• How nations respond to Terrorism