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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain how various elements of the US foreign policy system operate and gain practice in conflict resolution. They engage in a simulation of a real-life foreign policy issue, taking on the roles of the press, presidents and ambassadors. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in a simulation in which they do not have the same civil rights as others. They also view and discuss video of the classroom of Jane Elliot, the Iowa teacher who first pioneered this simulation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They conduct research, participate in a discrimination simulation, write a poem, and create a collage. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define the concepts and create a list of push and pull factors after reading a narrative about migration. Each distinct factor be written up on index cards labeled "Push" or "Pull." students engage in a tug of war to simulate history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a simulated form of discrimination as they divide into groups of blue-eyed and non-blue-eyed students. They reflect on their experiences during the role-play and compare their observations to the former system of Apartheid. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students analyze historical abolitionist speeches to gain knowledge of the social, economic and political effects of institutional racism and discrimination. They write an essay analyzing an abolitionist speech. Pupils write about the speech that they researched that an abolitionist gave. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read and discuss the book "Goin' Someplace Special" and examine examples of discrimination and segregation in the story. They discuss what makes a place special, analyze the examples of discrimination, participate in an activity that simulates the atmosphere of the Jim Crow laws, and write a letter to a friend about their experience with segregation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the contributions made to our country by Barbara Jordan. They read and discuss the books "The Sneetches" and "Building a Bridge," write journal entries, participate in a discrimination simulation, create a class bulletin board, and create a poster about tolerance. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine the contributions made by Martin Luther King Jr. They discuss civil rights, conduct research in small groups, participate in a discrimination simulation, and create a collage. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students, in groups, create Web pages about the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case. They discuss the concept of separate but equal and how they felt during a discrimination simulation at the beginning of class. Full Review »

