This unit, based on and including annotated lectures from a Stanford University course, provides students with the background and tools to define terrorism; understand the nature of liberal, democratic societies; evaluate specific counterterrorist measures; and decide on how they think terrorism is best countered.

Using annotated lectures of a Stanford University course and various activities, students explore five important environmental topics: the environment and security, population, the idea of "sustainable development," free trade and the environment, and climate change.

This unit provides students with geographic and historical context to analyze major issues facing contemporary Indonesia, as well as in-depth examination of its regional and global importance.

This curriculum unit offers students the opportunity to consider civil rights issues in the context of the Japanese-American experience during World War II. Lessons focus on the immigration years, the role of the media, diverse perspectives on the internment years, Japanese Americans and the military during World War II, and legacies of internment.

This unit allows students to gain a broader perspective on child labor and become more familiar with the issues, controversies, and debates that surround it.