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Border to Border

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the Internet to gather information on the country of Mexico. They also discover the culture of their people and compare them with the United States population. They take a virtual tour of some of Mexico's most historical ruins.
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California-Becoming an Agricultural and Insustrial Power

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power. They trace the transformation of the California economy in its political and cultural development since the 1850's.
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Birth and Early Childhood

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read and compare creation stories of different cultures around the world. They identify and define the concept of the cycle of life and collect and analyze birth and childhood folk beliefs and stories in their families...
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Painted Dreams

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the importance of art in Haitian culture by analyzing the cause and effect within the story, "Allie's Basketball Dream." They examine all the aspects of the story and characters including their goals, dreams,...
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GET UP, STAND UP: Fighting for Rights Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore basic human rights as they explore music by black artists. In this human rights instructional activity, students examine music as a cultural reflection of the justice issues. Students analyze Jamaican roots reggae of the...
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Remembering to Never Forget

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discover how the history of a place or event affects one's present perceptions of that place or event. They examine the current tensions caused by the decision to make Weimar, Germany Europe's cultural capital.
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HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ANALYSIS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a variety of maps and documents to identify physical and cultural features of neighborhoods, cities, states, and countries, to explain the historical migration of people, expansion and disintegration of empires, and the...
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Conflict Diamonds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how diamonds are portrayed in American culture. They identify the political and social implications of conflict diamonds and the locations of these diamonds in Africa. They evaluate the effectiveness of the Kimberley...
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Shange's Novel Betsey Brown & Jazz

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a work of fiction and investigate literary values and structure of the work. They demonstrate understanding of the family values, cultural and historical context of the novel;
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Skippyjon Jones Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students meet an imaginative Siamese kitten pretends to be a Chihuahua when he is in time-out. In this Skippyjon Jones lesson plan, students develop an understanding of different cultures. They understand different dialects and...
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Byzantium

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the history of today's Istanbul. In this historical perspectives lesson, students research how Byzantium became Constantinople and later Istanbul as they examine the cultures of the city and create time lines that...
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Australia's Religious Diversity

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners identify major world religions and forms of spirituality and recognise the religious diversity of communities in Australia. They brainstorm for the definition of religion. Students brainstorm to come up with a list of religions.
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Establishing a Global Perspective: Do Values Cross Borders?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore values in global perspectives. They discuss values in popular films and complete a timeline of their personal, societal, and key events. They design a photograph that reflects the concept of values. They create...
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The New Segregation

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students use census data to analyze the racial and economic diversity of their community. They discuss the role of diversity within communities and the impact that land use decisions can have on the composition of a community.
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Korean Dance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the various types of dancing present in Korea. In groups, they discover the history and cultural purposes of the dances and how society influenced the role of dance in its culture. They answer discussion questions and...
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Power to the People: Social Movements of the 1960s

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are...
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Thanksgiving Mourning

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the way diverse groups can perceive a shared experience in a dramatically different light.  Students read commentary written by Native American writers and find examples of different points of view. ...
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Cinderella Map Key

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students design a map key in order to show where the different Cinderella stories have taken place. In this map key lesson plan, students place symbols on a map to show the diversity of the stories.
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The Shape of Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the diversity among homes in the world. For this diversity lesson, students share the story "Connected to Everything" which features the story of a family that was forced to leave their land and move to a reservation....
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HIV/AIDS: Our Fear, Our Misery

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students in an ESL classroom brainstorm their thoughts, fears and perceptions about HIV/AIDS. In groups, they review how one contracts the virus and how it affects them and their families. They read true stories about people living...
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Now I See You... The Changing Perception of Women

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the changing view of women during the 20th century. Using art, literature and music, they identify the various perceptions used throughout history. They also predict what women's' perceptions are going to be in the next...
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This is Me Class Book

For Teachers K
Students identify similarities and differences between people. In this diversity lesson, students share things that they like about themselves and complete a page to make into a "This is Me" class booklet.
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People Experts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine pictures of people and draw conclusions about them. Using worksheets, students take a second look and carefully examine the pictures to determine what influenced their perceptions.
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I am Canadian

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the concept of ethnicity through a survey, duscussion and a self-examination of ethnicity and diversity and what it means to them.

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