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- 4th - 6th
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Students read labels from their own clothes and shoes. Using this information, they create a world map pinpointing the country of origin for their clothes. They graph the countries represented on their map. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students read several articles about West African strip weaving of Kente cloth. They explore the cultural context in which strip weaving occurs. They answer four comprehension questions and compose a magazine article about strip weaving. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read fables about entrepreneurs who buy grain and turn it into clothing, or resell the grain and use the proceeds to import clothing. They use the fables to determine why people trade, and to analyze costs and benefits of trade policies. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students check the manufacturer's label of each others' outerclothing and write where all items were produced on individual sticky notes. They stick the notes to a map according to the country listed on the note. They discuss and graph the results. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine international trade and the U.S. economy. They complete a survey of ten items made abroad from their own closet, complete a handout, and develop a composite map of countries that manufactured clothing of students in the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students participate in a simulation of wool trading in the 1800's. They pass around a ball of yarn at various stations to simulate the interdependence of each stage of the wool trade, discuss what happens when there is a problem in the process, and write a narrative titled, "A Day in the Life of a Piece of Wool." Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore commercial manufacturing in Ohio using the state's natural resources and investigate products that allow Ohio to participate in domestic and international trade. To enhance the lesson, students try custom paper manufacturing and apply the process of trouble-shooting to solve problems in the manufacturing process. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research and observe the patterns and colors in Asimevo cloh of the Ewe people of Ghana in Africa. They compare the Asimevo cloth to other African textiles, such as Kete, Adinkra, and Kente cloth. They then create visual representations of woven Ewe cloth by repeating patterns and changing the orientation of their papers. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine colors, patterns, and meanings of the designs in a traditional form of weaving from Ghana called a Kente cloth. They create a replica drawing of a Kente cloth using paper and Crayola Overwriters Markers. Drawings can be duplicates of authentic patterns or may be created using own symbols. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students research designs of traditional Samoan Siapo bark cloth and identify the fabric's features. They reproduce traditional Samoan designs on a torn brown paper bag. Afterwards, they solve the division and decoration of the area of their individual art project, recalling concepts in math and geometry. Full Review »
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