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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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- 4th - 6th
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Students demonstrate their understanding of the themes and symbols that are associated with Diwali. They participate in a service project centered on spreading good luck and fortune in their community. 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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- 2nd
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Students, through the following 10 lessons, role -play the caste system, explore humanitarians, partake in a festival, and identify Indian music and instruments. 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 - 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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- 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students write a persuasive essay explaining how religion and/or spirituality serves as both a guide and a source of conflict for both an individual and their culture. They develop a definition for the terms spiritual and religious through a class discussion. Students research Hinduism to compare and contrast with their definitions of spiritual and religious. Student read Nectar In A Sieve for examples of Hinduism in the daily lives of the characters and Indian culture as a whole. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students research the civilization of the Indus Valley. They describe the major river system and physical setting of the valley. Pretending to be an archeologist, students go on a "dig." They describe the Harappan civilization, the physical setting and the climate of the site. Using a specified website, students tour the valley. Students examine why the Harappan civilization declined. They write a report justifying their theory. Full Review »
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