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- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a panel discussion in which they assume the roles of Laozi, Confucius, the Buddha, or their followers to discuss the similarities and differences of their respective belief systems. They consider the social impact of religion. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create Venn diagrams showing the differences and similarities between the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the important belief systems in Korean culture and display them in a Venn diagram. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify major Asian religions and their characteristics. They recognize factors that contribute to their decline or spread. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast beliefs of the Hindu and Buddhist religions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study American transcendentalism through readings of Emerson and Thoreau. They make cognitive connections to the similarities to Buddhism in these writings. The connection of the literary movement is explained in the art of the time also. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the characteristics of Buddhism and Hinduism. Using the internet, they research the importance of religion to people in Nepal. To end the lesson, they compare their religion to either Buddhism or Hinduism and answer specific questions on the role of religion in the United States. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the world's major religions, focusing on India as presented in folktales. They take notes while reading the stories and retell them orally. Students research belief systems and write one-paragraph reflections about them. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the different religions that make up the world today. They complete an interest inventory about their belief systems and the influence it has had on their lives. In groups of two, then four, then eight they discuss their responses and share their conclusions with the remainder of the class. Full Review »
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