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Protecting Philippine Reefs
Young scholars watch a slide show about the Philippine Reefs to explore the topic of fish populations. In this reef and fish population lesson, students watch a slide show about fish populations and how the Peace Corps works with...
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One Step at a Time
Young scholars investigate the customs and habits of other cultures by reading letters from a Peace Corps Volunteer. For this global customs lesson, students discuss how analyzing a culture is similar to analyzing art, no two people see...
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Respect for Authority
Students develop cross-cultural understanding. In this democracy lesson, students discuss core democratic values as they examine the governance in their school and their local community. Students also discuss the effectiveness of...
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Soil Runoff Challenge
Students find ways to decrease soil runoff for an African Village as a part of a Peace Corps project. In this soil runoff lesson, students play a soil runoff challenge online. Students complete online activities and view a slide show to...
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Water Contamination Challenge
Students play a game to analyze further the effects of water contamination. In this environmental concerns lesson plan, students play an online game about water contamination and may visit the additional links to further their studies on...
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WebQuest: The Growing Challenge in Senegal
Students examine the issue of soil infertility in Senegal. In this agriculture lesson plan, students follow the steps to complete the provided webquest that requires them to learn about the issue and create a 3-year plan for planting in...
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When a Country Loses Its Songs
Students explore music as a cultural tradition. In this global studies lesson plan, students consider the implications of the loss of childhood songs to a cultural group. Students determine the type of musical "treasures" that are part...
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Working With Environmental Issues
Students consider the source of disease and parasites in West Africa. In this environmental issues lesson, students read "Working with Environmental Issues," by Fred Koehler. Students participate in an activity that requires students to...
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Capturing the Reader with Vivid Images
For this using vivid images worksheet, learners identify vivid images and analyze their effectiveness in John Deever's "Mr. John and the Day of Knowledge." Students then write rich images for their classmates to imagine.
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Defining Culture
Students examine the role that culture plays in forming beliefs and behaviors. In this culture lesson plan, students describe the attributes of their culture and explain how their culture shapes them.
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Do You Really Know What Wealth Is?
Young scholars explore what it means to have wealth in Mali and in the United States. In this economics activity, students read "Music in the Fields." Student groups answer discussion questions. Young scholars reflect on the purpose...
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Planning a Service Project
Students examine global issues by planning and participating in a service project. For this Peace Corps activity, students use the provided guidelines to determine the type of service project they will complete in their community and...
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Searching for Meanings Beneath the Surface of the Poem
Young scholars analyze poetry. In this cultural perspectives lesson, students read the poem "Soccer Until Dusk" by Mark Brazaitis. Young scholars analyze the poem and consider the cultural perspective it reveals.
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Seeing the World in New Ways
Students examine the Muslim culture in Morocco. In this global studies lesson, students read Three Lessons by Craig Storti. Students compare the culture of Morocco to their own as they write stories pertaining to lessons they have...
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Waking Up, Stepping Out
Students examine cultural differences. In this Peace Corps lesson, students compare their culture to Nepali culture as they read and discuss Waking Up, Stepping Out by Steve Iams.
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Water: A Source of Life and Culture
Students explore water as a feature of culture. In this visual arts lesson, students consider the necessity of water in every culture. Students select water symbols and use their artistic skills to create water symbol silhouettes.
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WebQuest: Water, Sanitation & Health
Students examine water issues in Africa. In this global issues instructional activity, students complete a webquest that requires them gather information. Students use the information to prepare for a World Water Summit simulation.
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What is Good Use of Time?
Students analyze the best uses of time in other cultures. In this time use instructional activity, students read the poem 'Soccer Into Dusk' and 'The Meaning of Time' as analysis of time usage in other culttures. Students complete a...
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What's Integrity?
Learners explore the trait of integrity. In this character education lesson, students read letters by Steve Williams pertaining to jobs that help others. Learners discuss the jobs WilIiams shares as well as integrity in their lives.
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Window Into Another Culture
Students examine cultural conflict issues. In this global studies activity, students read the Robert W. Soderstrom essay " A Single Lucid Moment." Students discuss the essay and confrontation that may occur between cultures.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly and Order of Operations
Study order of operations using a peanut butter and jelly sandwich activity as your guide. The class watches you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich based on a volunteer's instructions. They discuss the importance of following...
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Hire the Best Unit
Students complete a activities to improve their career awareness. In this career awareness lesson, students complete a 41 page packet of activities to learn how education can increase earning power, learn about employer attitudes and...
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Friendly Letters: Interactive Writing Project
Students practice writing friendly letters. In this friendly letters lesson, students take a field trip and then write a friendly thank you letter for the experience. Students follow the three given steps to complete the lesson.
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Acting from Inside a Memory
Students work in pairs to out act and then retell a story. In this personal experience lesson, students act out an event in their life and their partner retells the story. Students discuss sequence of events and dialogue. Students...