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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping the Past

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan requires the students to examine past maps from various cultures in order to learn how the people from that time period interacted and understood their world.
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Other

Mac Donalds in Hong Kong

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting site describing the cultural borrowing happening as MacDonald's opens around the world and particularly in China. Learn about this interesting topic and better understand the implications of cultural borrowing.
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Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
This resource will compare different regions of the world by climate, geography, animal life, and culture. The site focuses on the differences within the United States regions.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Comparing Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Excellent lesson in which learners make predictions and collect information about the United States, China, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After collecting data, students compare the information and create graphs to display the data.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Asian and Other Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about Asian cultures through national festivals and compare them to other cultures around the world.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: The Big Wet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan surveys the climate of Australia and compares it to the climate of other regions around the world.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: North American Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the wide variety of traditions and cultural practices in the United States and North America.
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Unit Plan
American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: The Japan Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore the many ways in which China has influenced Japanese culture and cultural borrowing has occurred.
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Handout
Other

China Tefl: Study in China

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site describes what it would be like to study at a school in China.