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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain how Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. They discuss how her actions were heroic and how they affected the civil rights movement. They reflect on the lesson in journal entries. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a simulation of inflation to help them consider how the German depression of the early 1920's contributed to the support of Adolf Hitler. They discuss how they would vote in a similar situation. 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 - 11th
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Students use various primary and secondary sources to examine, interpret, and compare the main ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism. They compose a short history of Hinduism and Buddhism by writing sentences that link given terms to the next. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students become familiar with the history of India and the emergence of the Caste System as well as the economic and geographical problems that exist in India, as well as religious differences. They break into groups from which they cannot change and wear a name card on their forehead on which they have no idea what is written. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine the origin of the Punjabi people in northern India and investigate the conflict between the Muslims and the Hindus. They locate Punjab and Pakistan on a map, listen to a Punjabi folktale, conduct research, listen to a guest speaker, and write a story about the Punjabi culture. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students are presented with a hypothetical scenario with a problem that needs to be solved: You are an analyst for the State Department and look at various countries to determine their threat to world peace. The report is to be given to the president. The scenario calls upon students to be observers and active problem solvers. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss "Indo-Aryans." They read their text or a web site (link provided) to find a brief history of this culture. Students trace the route the Aryans used when they invaded India. Students discuss the meaning of a caste system. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students familiarize themselves with antisemitism and the ideology of Nazism. They explore prejudice and discrimination throughout World War II. They analyze Nazi rise to power and evaluate the effects of Kristallnacht. They examine treatment and transportation methods within the ghettos. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students discuss the events leading up to antisemitic behavior in Europe during World War II. Through various activities, students acquaint themselves with the political ideology of Nazism and assess responsibility for the Holocaust. Materials to complete this unit are included. Full Review »
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