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Curated OER

A Colourful Family of Pilgrims Walking the Nam Tso Kora.

For Students 9th - 10th
Lake Nam Tso in Tibet is presented in 30 quality images. A short description of the area is displayed at the top of the page.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Snowy Nyenchen Tanglha Massif (7111M) at Lake Nam Tso.

For Students 9th - 10th
Lake Nam Tso in Tibet is presented in 30 quality images. A short description of the area is displayed at the top of the page.
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Graphic
Curated OER

A Black Crow With the Nyenchen Tanglha Massif in the Background.

For Students 9th - 10th
Lake Nam Tso in Tibet is presented in 30 quality images. A short description of the area is displayed at the top of the page.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Nomads From Changtang Province on the Road From Lhasa to Nam Tso.

For Students 9th - 10th
Lake Nam Tso in Tibet is presented in 30 quality images. A short description of the area is displayed at the top of the page.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pilgrim Squeezes Into Deep Slices of a Cliff Face as a Means of Sin Detection

For Students 9th - 10th
Lake Nam Tso in Tibet is presented in 30 quality images. A short description of the area is displayed at the top of the page.
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Graphic
Curated OER

A Family of Pilgrims Walking the Nam Tso Kora.

For Students 9th - 10th
Lake Nam Tso in Tibet is presented in 30 quality images. A short description of the area is displayed at the top of the page.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Lost Treasures of Tibet: Designing a Mandala

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructions for designing a mandala.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module includes several lessons about The Global Oneness Project, a collection that features films, photo essays, and accompanying lesson plans, In each resource, cultural, social, and environmental issues with a humanistic...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

For Students 9th - 10th
The main image in this painting is Avalokiteshvara (1), the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He is the principle patron deity of Tibet. He sits on a lotus throne upon a lunar disc. This god takes many forms, such as the Dalai Lamas of Tibet,...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tibetan Buddhist Orders

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the centuries four religious movements in Tibet evolved into the four religious orders of Tibetan Buddhism. These orders are all based on Buddhism from India, but they have different founders and lineages of teachers, prefer...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tibetan Thangka Painting (Sacred Pictures)

For Students 9th - 10th
In Tibet, religious paintings come in several forms, including wall paintings, thangkas (sacred pictures that can be rolled up), and miniatures for ritual purposes or for placement in household shrines. Thangkas were commissioned for...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cabinet for Storing Offerings

For Students 9th - 10th
This black cabinet was once stored in the gongkhang of an unknown temple in Tibet. Forbidden to the uninitiated, the gongkhang is a special room set aside for the worship of wrathful deities, where only the initiated monks of the...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: Unmistaken Child

For Students 9th - 10th
'Unmistaken Child' is an independent film by Nati Baratz about the search for the reincarnation of Tibetan master Geshe Lama Konchog, who died in 2001. His disciple, Tenzin Zopa, was charged with the task of finding his reincarnation and...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Asian Educational Media Service

For Students 9th - 10th
A tremendous resource for finding sites, multimedia, and other resources for teaching about or studying Asian countries. Search by country, media type, or grade level. Includes lesson plans and links to great online resources.
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Other

Benefits of Prayer Wheels

For Students 9th - 10th
A teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the use of the Tibetan Prayer Wheel. Explains why Tibetan Buddhist use the prayer wheel. Discusses the different kinds of prayer wheels and the mantra Om Mani Padme Hung. Includes a glossary of...
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Website
Other

The Royal Geographic Society: Imaging Everest

For Students 9th - 10th
The online version of an exhibition created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953. The photographs, maps, and artifacts in the exhibition trace Everest from its early exploration in the...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Country Profile: China

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive compilation of news, media, audio, video, and more about China from the BBC.
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Website
Other

Music From China

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Lao Tzu Meets Yin Xi, the Guardian of the Gate of Tibet.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Chebucto Community Net provides a biography of Lao-tzu and short description of Taoism. Contrasts Taoism and Confucianism as well. Some black and white pictures accompany information.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Vajrayana

For Students 9th - 10th
An article on Vajrayana, one of the three Buddhist routes to enlightenment. The article includes the history of Vajrayana and its teachings, as well as information about its development in places beyond India, such as China, Japan, and...
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Activity
Other

Earth Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This fun site can give you something to celebrate every day. Whether in a social studies or science class, the information on holidays can be fun and informative. For the record, this evaluation was written on the day of the Chungbacixi...
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Website
Other

World Heritage Sites in China

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about historical and other sites in China that have been declared World Heritage Sites. Photos, virtual tours, and maps are available for sites like the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Great Wall, the Chengde Mountain Resort,...
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Website
Other

Peter Sis Official Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can read a biography of Peter Sis, watch a video on how he came to write "Tibet Through the Red Box." You can also check out some games, and get a list of his books.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Dalai Lama

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about the Dalai Lama, and his fight to free Tibet from Chinese occupation. This article includes links to further information on the Dalai Lama's life, exile, and work.

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