When some of my students doubted that adults would act the same way as the children did, I used this activity. We spent a class period examining an online slideshow detailing the Stanford Prison Experiment (www.prisonexp.org). I had the students fill out this graphic organizer to help them sort through the complex website.
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Sometimes I have also selected key slides for everyone to view, and then allowed them to do other exploration on their own.
To prep the students for the activity, I have used a survey. See my item "Lord of the Flies Discussion Prompt--Are People Evil?"

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The 2008-2009 school year is my fourth year at the Bath Central School District and the third year in which I've had the honor of preparing my district's juniors for the NYS Regents Exam.
