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\nUSA Today: Global Awareness Edition\n

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\nBring global awareness into the classroom. Young politically minded learners read an article about the ban on arms sales to China and discuss political concerns about this issue. They research other embargos on foreign trade and use a...\n
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\nA Global Perspective on Immigration\n

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\nTo gain a global perspective on immigration, groups investigate and create a map of the migration patterns in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Class members then examine the background, immigration history, and...\n
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\nTake Action Haiti\n

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\nUsing an online internet simulation, learners will role-play various members of a family living in rural Haiti. The objective is to increase global awareness by requiring them to consider poverty as an obstacle to education in Haiti....\n
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\nThe Five Pillars of Islam\n

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\nIn order to better understand Muslim civilization, culture, and politics one must first familiarize themselves on the 5 Pillars of Islam, ideas which dominate much of Muslim societal and cultural norms. Provide your learners with a...\n
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\nWeather: A Global Awareness Tour\n

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\nUpper graders and middle schoolers make up a scenario of planning outdoor concert locations for their favorite musical group. They do this by looking into the weather patterns in a variety of tropical regions. They research where and...\n
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\nImage of Africa: Building a Global Perspective\n

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\nI thought this was going to be better than it turned out to be. The lead question in this presentation asks students to write down what they think Africa is and then compare it to what Africa really is. Unfortunately, instead of rich...\n
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\nPutin: 'No way back' from democracy\n

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\nImagine a meeting between President Bush and Putin. Get your class thinking about global awareness, democracy, and totalitarian modes of government. They examine how two leaders approach major governmental issues and run their countries...\n
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\nPanorama of the European Union\n

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\nExplore the concept of the European Union interactively. Young travelers go on a European Union scavenger hunt through the \"Panorama of the European Union\" map publication. The scavenger hunt worksheet provides answers and detailed...\n
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\nGlobal Grover: Get To School\n

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\nThere are so many way to get to school. Grover shows us how children get to school all over the world. This would be a good clip to show as an introduction to a lesson on compare and contrast, transportation, or global awareness.\n
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\nThe Ethics of Outsourcing to China\n

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\nAfter viewing clips from a documentary on factory work in China and US outsourcing, learners have a fishbowl discussion. They work in groups to build both personal points of view and strong arguments on the effects of outsourcing in...\n
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\nConceptualizing Module III\n

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\nMany researchers focus on one impact of climate change in isolation, but researchers gain a global perspective when they come together. A timely lesson teaches scholars about the projected impacts of global temperature increases. Then...\n
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\nThe Hare and the Water: A Tanzanian Folk Tale\n

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\n\"The Hare and the Water,\" a Tanzanian folk tale, lends a global perspective to literary analysis. Learners spend the first two days reading and storyboarding. On day three, they examine folk tale elements (worksheet included), and design...\n
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\nI’ve Got the POWER! Solar Energy Potential at Your School\n

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\nShould every school have solar panels? The 19th lesson in a series of 21 has scholars research the feasibility of using solar panels at their school. They begin by gathering data on the solar energy in the area before estimating the...\n
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\nA New Era for Palestinians\n

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\nGet a global perspective and examine the challenges facing Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected president of the Palestinian Authority. Thoughtful classroom citizens write letters to Mr. Abbas, asking him questions and suggesting advice....\n
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\nMigrations and Intensification: Crash Course Big History #7\n

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\nWhat happens when the earth reaches its carrying capacity of humans? As human populations grow, societies change from hunters and gatherers to agriculture to the industrial age and beyond. A video takes a global perspective of migration...\n
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\nSpherical Geometry: A Global Perspective\n

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\nStudents investigate spherical geometry using a globe and an apple. In this spherical geometry lesson plan, students translate Euclidean geometry terms to spherical geometry terms using a globe. They answer 3 questions about spherical...\n
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\nShari'ah: An Islamic Law Simulation\n

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\nConsider the role that shari'ah played in the development of Muslim civilization during the Abbasid caliphate. Learners become acquainted with both the religious and scholarly basis of Islamic law to help them understand the differences...\n
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\nGlobal Precipitation\n

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\nA lack of rain created deserts on one-third of the earth's land surface, while excess rain created rain forests on only six percent. Scholars observe a global perspective of rain fall. They see the satellite imagery over a six-month...\n
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\nWomen and Confucianism\n

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\nYoung historians consider the far-reaching effects of traditional teachings on the debates about the current attitudes toward women in society. The discussion begins with a list of New-Confucian sayings and expands to a global perspective.\n
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\nWhen Fish First Breathed Air\n

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\nMany species find breathing a convenient way to survive. The PBS Eons series explains how fish learned to breathe air. It details what scientists know about evolutionary history as well as many species that developed this skill...\n
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\nChapter 7: Measuring Domestic Output, National Income, and the Price Level\n

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\nYoung economists will enjoy this approachable and informative presentation. It is full of helpful graphs and definitions. Especially interesting will be the graph that measures the global perspective of the underground economy as a...\n
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\nBuilding the Aggregate Expenditures Model\n

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\nA good accompaniment to an economics lesson, this presentation explores the aggregate expenditures model, detailing the relationship between consumption and saving using graphs and charts. Additional information includes investments and...\n
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\nWhat is a Square?\n

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\nAdd a global perspective to your next math lesson. This learners-created presentation shares things everyone needs to know when they are trying to determine if something is a square. She defines what a square is, provides real life...\n
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\nWhat Makes The Good Life\n

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\nWhat makes a good life? What makes life hard? Get your class thinking about the global picture with this extensive packet. They read quotes from around the world, analyze statistical data from every continent, then read and answer...\n
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