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Curated OER

Roots: The Ancestry of Modern People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the models for the origin of modern humans and the conditions that facilitate speciation and evolution. The classification and nomenclature of hominid species is also examined.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars reflect on similarities and differences among belief systems. Using excerpts of translated religious texts, they organize these quotations into broad themes. The quotations will be posted on a Silk Roads map as reminders...
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Lesson Plan
Other

China Institute in America: From Silk to Oil: A Curriculum Guide for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Twenty-three curriculum units consististing of a lesson plan, written and visual documents, maps, tables, and even a Silk Roads board game. Covers the second century BCE through the contemporary period in Central Asia.
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Website
University of North Carolina

Unc Global: Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive collection of resources and information on Eastern European, Slavic, and Eurasian cultures and histories.
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Graphic
University of Texas at Austin

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
This outstanding collection of historical maps contains a wide variety of maps from various parts of the Soviet Union as well as the former Soviet Republics, and from different parts of history. Each map is accompanied by a brief...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Walking With Giants: The Grizzlies of Siberia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives lots of great information on grizzly bears in Siberia. Read about living near grizzlies, baby bears, and captivity of these animals.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Wild Horses of Mongolia With Julia Roberts Race Across the Steppe!

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer several multiple choice questions while participating in a virtual horse race across the Eurasian Steppe. Find out how much you know about Mongolia and discover what you don't already know!
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Activity
Other

Paleomap Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual reality animation map showing continental drift from 200mya to the present. The animation map is small but effective in showing the positions of the land masses.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Russia and Eurasia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different cultures that make up Russia and Eurasia. Using this alphabetical list, click on a specific group of people and read information about their culture, history, economy, sociopolitical organization, and religion.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Armenia: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Armenia in Southwest Asia.
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Graphic
University of California

Earthguide: Maps: Shaded Relief: Eurasia [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
View a digital image of a colored shaded relief map of Eurasia.
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Other

The Wonders of Eurasia on Kamchatka

For Students 3rd - 8th
"Kamchatka, a peninsula comparable in size to Japan, is washed by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering and Okhotskoe Seas." This site provides good geographical information about Eurasia with clickable links for maps and more related pages.