Banning Land Mines

Mini-Debates

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

This lesson introduces the topic of land mines and discusses the 1997 treaty signed by 133 countries, excluding the US, China, and Russia. Are landmines a reasonable form of self-defense?

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
law
health & safety
war
agreeing & disagreeing
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

maim
indiscriminately
victim
artificial
limb
rehabilitation
ban
significant
provide
elimination
civilian
funds
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