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Lesson Plan
Oklahoma Bar Association

Into Which Caste Have You Been Cast?: India's Caste System

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What was it like to fit into a certain class with no choice in the matter? Learners experience the caste system in a role-play activity, work individually on handouts to enhance their learning, and participate in an evaluation activity...
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PPT
Curated OER

Early Civilizations of Ancient India

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Taking your class through one of the richest and most influencial histories on earth, these slides detail the development and characteristics of Indian culture. Full of pictures of ancient relics, maps of migration and settlement...
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PPT
Curated OER

India: A Quick Overview of Indian History

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Only 18 slides, but they sure do cover a large time period! From Indian geography and the Aryan Invasion, to the Marya Empire and Buddhism, this overview touches on basic information regarding Indian history. Perfect as an introduction...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Culture of Ancient India

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A study of Ancient India can be a great way to cover a variety of subjects including art, history, and world religion.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ANCIENT INDIA

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders engage in a variety of activities in order to study the culture of Ancient India. They read text in order to answer specific questions. Students make a crossword puzzle to review vocabulary among many other exercises in the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Love And Marriage

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine and compare Indian and American culture in order to develop a better understanding of both.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Seventh Grade Social Studies Test

For Students 7th
In this Georgia social studies assessment activity, 7th graders respond to thirty multiple choice questions based on seventh grade social studies skills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Carter Center’s Work in Sub-Saharan Africa

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the state of Sub-Saharan Africa. In this geography skills instructional activity, students examine the work of the Carter Center in Africa as they investigate the strengths and weaknesses of linguistic, tribal, and...
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Curated OER

Ancient China Test

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography and history test worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer and multiple choice questions about the history and geography of ancient China.
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Website
University of California

Ucla: Manas: About India

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a robust site from UCLA with lots of information about Indian cultures, religions, social life and organization, history and politics. Don't expect a zillion pictures, but an in-depth look at the cultures and history.
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Handout
Human Rights Watch

Global Caste Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth article about the concern over caste system in such countries as India reveals how this form of social organization is discriminatory and racist.
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Website
InterKnowledge Corp.

Geographia.com: An Introduction to India

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Geographia.com treats the subject of India in a factual presentation of India's location, geography, climate, culture, people, and history. The format is easy to follow, but not necessarily attractively displayed.