Carnegie Mellon University
International Perspectives to Climate Change 1
After a lecture about how the first industrial revolution triggered the path to climate change, your environmental studies class discusses what the impacts are. In a culminating activity, they get into groups and identify countries on a...
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Contributions of Chinese Dynasties
Students recognize the contributions that major Chinese Dynasties have made that we still use today. They replicate and create their own timeline using the major dynasties.
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Keeping It Quiet
Students consider ways in which countries use censorship to control information. They examine China's recent abridgement of a politician's speech and consider China's recent history with other nations to better explain why censorship is...
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Making Sense of the World Economy
Students apply the economic principles of supply and demand, market economy, competition, unemployment rate, exports and imports and currency exchange rate to China's present economic success and Russia's economic strife.
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Explosive Knowledge
Students examine China's suspected theft of American nuclear secrets, as a springboard for the creation of a research-based, multi-tiered timeline that traces the development, regulation, and use of nuclear weapons from the 1940's to today.
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Chinese Ice Sculptures Melting
Students examine, critique and study a newspaper article on a famous ice festival in China that is being affected by rising global temperatures. They complete three worksheets on the article that deals with comprehension questions, a...
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Right To Privacy?
Learners examine privacy issues. In this global issues lesson, students discuss privacy issues, surveillance cameras, and national identification cards. Learners conduct further research about the pros and cons related to American...
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The All-American Slurp
Explore Chinese culture and customs with your class and allow them time to connect and compare their own experiences with experiences of character a from the short story The All-American Slurp. They create a short presentation on some...
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Storytelling Traditions
Students demonstrate an evaluation of how the culture of a time period influences storytelling narratives by comparing Adeline's story to the plot summary of Cinderella and Anne Sexton's poem Cinderella. They write a poem which reworks a...
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Fast Forward
Learners view a television program exploring social and economic changes at the close of the twentieth century. They discuss changes from differing perspectives including poor and rich citizens from various countries. Students write an...
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World Awaits Bush Global Policy
Students read an online article in order to participate in a discussion and writing activity based on it.
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Pop Quiz
In this geography skills practice worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about world population statistics.
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Beyond Chopsticks and Rice
Students explore the stereotypical American images of China. In this English and World History lesson, students read a novel to become familiar with China and its people. Students research various events in China's history and report...
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East Asia: Population Facts and Figures
Students examine population information from East Asian countries. Using a specified website, pupils explore the population of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. Classmates examine the population density compared to the world's...
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The Tank Man
Students explore the events surrounding the confrontation at Tiananmen Square between Chinese forces and "The Tank Man." They discover how censorship affects what the media reports and what the public learns. Students research China's...
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UN resolution on Iraq
Young scholars take a quiz and examine the decision making exercise: How the UN Security Council makes decisions on global security. Three main areas covered: UN membership, UN Security Council and the UN resolution.
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Why is the Middle East so Stereotyped in the West?
High schoolers examine the stereotypes used to classify the Middle East. After taking a regional literacy survey, they discover their own global awareness. They discuss how stereotypes are formed and how they persist over time if not...
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Comfort Women
Ninth graders analyze connections between WW II, the Cold War and contemporary conflicts. They discover a more global perspective, as well as a greater sensitivity to the atrocities of war, and how the atrocities against the...
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Students discuss character development, literary devices, events, and foreshadowing found in, "The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts" by Maxine Hong Kingston. They compare and contrast the main character's actions while...
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The Lesson: Disaster
Students study natural disasters. In this Chinese and Burmese disasters lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about earthquakes and cyclones and their devastating effect on the 2 countries. Students...
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Why Are Celebrations Important?
Students complete a variety of activities in their study of Chinese culture. They explore the Chinese New Year, zodiac, calligraphy, dragon kites, lanterns, games, and songs among others.
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Identifying Reasons for World Trade
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of world trade. They participate in a class discussion of international trade, read a handout about a specific country, and in small groups label a map with agricultural commodity...
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World Leaders List
In this world leaders worksheet, students match the 16 historical world leaders to the descriptions that match them in the right-hand column.
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Electronic Cultural Exchange Project
Ninth graders study the life of Chinese teens in China's largest and wealthiest city, Shangai. They compare and contrast their life with those of American teens.