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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the five major religions of the world: Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism. They research an important holiday from one of these religions and design an invitation to the celebration. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read about and research the symbols of Buddhism and discuss the aspects of this religions. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students research and identify various aspects of five major world religions including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. They use Microsoft Word tables to chart and compare their findings. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students complete their study of India by constructing crafts, creating objects, and producing a book. They design a Batik map of India, and describe Buddhism's spread throughout India in a book. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare belief systems. In groups, pupils research an assigned religion. They create a chart displaying the geographic origins, founding leaders and major teachings of Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam. In cooperative groups, students simulate a reporter interviewing members of religious groups. They play games to explore main topics of religions. Students write a summary of their findings. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study at least two major world religions. They create comparison Venn diagrams or other graphic organizers. Students recognize the similarities that most religions share. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the true meaning of karma and the related concept of samsara by reading the Jataka Tales. Students work in groups to become familiar with one form of Buddhist storytelling and examine how Jataka Tales are used as teaching tools. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students identify the origins of Buddhism and the basic teachings of it known today. They show and explain the pictures they have brought of Buddhist art. Students also discuss the major religions of China and Japan today and compare them to Buddhism. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss the Shinto religion including the ethnic religion unique to Japan, the importance of the natural features, and the coexistence with Buddhism. Students use included web sites to find supplemental information about Shinto. They complete a teacher selected reinforcement activity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. They conduct research using a variety of resources and specifically practice the use of a map to find significant historical places. They use the information to create notes that can be used in later lessons. Full Review »
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