Aids drugs and the long journey

The World story about how generic drugs from India get to a woman with Aids in Ivory Coast. Makes a big issue seem focused and close to home.

I got problems

Problem based learning at it's finest. The Buck Institute puts together some good stuff. They have a great page of links, including a link to the University of Delaware PBL Clearinghouse. In addition, they have their own down loadable units that include everything from background material, student handouts, and rubrics.

The economics units provides a variety of units.

The well done government units include projects that explain the Supreme Court, Campaigns, interest groups, and other relevant topics.