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- 6th - 8th
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Students draw conclusions why Mesosaurus has only been found in Africa and Brazil and how its fossil remains serve as important evidence that shows where two continents were once joined together. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how countries and religions have celebrations unique to their culture, beliefs and values. They verbalize the customs and traditions of Mardi Gras and Carnivals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the benefits and drawbacks of free trade from the perspective of the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and Mexico. For homework, they each write a letter to the editor expressing their personal viewpoint on trade. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students say hello in five different languages (Spanish, Swahili, French, Portuguese, and Japanese). They are introduced to the countries of these languages (Mexico, Tanzania Africa, France, Brazil, and Japan). Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students write a movie review on the challenges of making a film in Latin America. They focus on the countries of Brazil and Venezuela and work in pairs to interview a Latin America filmmaker. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students imitate rhythmic patterns created by the teacher or taken from the drum performance of "Oshossi." They study and perform some of the layered and interlocking rhythms of the drum ensembles of Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Suriname, and Venezuela using classroom percussion instruments and combine three different rhythmic ostinatos written in TUBS (Time Unit Box System) notation to produce a composite ensemble pattern. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the economic value of property rights. In a classroom activity, "You're the Economist," they analyze actual research data from establishing land holding titles in Para, Brazil. They assess several case studies about the importance of enforcing property rights and land title reforms in India. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students compare the way Taiko and Samba drum performances have influenced each other. They explore the cyclic patterns in drumming styles and how polyrhythmic traditions share common performance procedures. Students receive a part in a drumming ensemble and practice for a performance. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students discuss the importance of understanding what we read. They discuss the strategy of summarizing and they practice summarizing a passage about tropical region of the Amazon in Brazil. Students locate the main ideas of the passage and summarize what they read. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about a nun's murder in Brazil. They assess key vocabulary terms found within the article, answer a variety of comprehension questions and study how to write a letter to a newspaper. Full Review »
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