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Creating a Caring Culture: Appreciating the Diversity of Your School
Students explore community diversity. In this character education instructional activity, students read the book Is There Really a Human Race? discussing it with their classmates and teachers. Students design paper dolls to represent...
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell Author Study
Students complete various activities based on books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to a number of books written by Curtis and Cornell, then complete worksheets by finding...
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Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
Young scholars complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find synonyms,...
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Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find synonyms, make...
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell Author Study
Pupils complete various activities based on books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to a number of books written by Curtis and Cornell, then complete worksheets by finding...
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Comparing mtDNA Sequences to Learn about Human Variation
This computer-based lesson will enable students to test their notions of "racial" similarity and difference by comparing mtDNA sequences as the students do in the first episode of RACE - The Power of an Illusion.
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Organ and Tissue Donors
Eighth graders discuss the ethical implications of organ donations. As a class, they examine the questions one must ask if they are considering becoming a donor. Using the internet, they read a poem and write a reflective paragraph on...
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Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity
Young scholars read a collection of student essays addressing racism and racial disparities and discuss them. In this racism lesson plan, students discuss the essays and talk about their impact.
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The Short Answer
Students examine the discovery of the Flores man. In this anthropology lesson, students discover details about the Flores man and the work of anthropologists. Students are challenged to create their own stories that explain Flores man.