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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine India's caste system. After learning about the history and development of the caste system, students discuss how new political power granted to women in lower castes is affecting the political and social climate of India. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students assume role of casting directors and use their knowledge of Steinbeck's setting, style, and characterization to create a cast of actors and actresses for a film version of Of Mice and Men. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students make a plaster cast of tree bark. They use plaster casts of tree bark to make a simple classification system. Also, they use plaster casts of tree bark to identify individual trees. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a narrative about slave, mulatto and free African-American experiences in Louisiana. They split into three groups reflecting a caste society and vote on a matter of interest to the class. They write a paper about the simulation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students critically analyze readings through group discussion, research, and writing as a way to explain India's caste system, its origins, and its social impact on Indian culture and society. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students create impressions with paper cast. They paint them or cover them with rubbing plates. The artwork is put on display and they respond to each other's artwork in writing or through discussion. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students use a recycled basket to explore a variety of media and techniques in creating a cast paper basket. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the ancient glass casting technique called P??te de Verre. They discuss safety procedures when working with glass and then design a relief sculpture that will be successfully cast in glass. Full Review »

