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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how the epic poem, "Ramayana" teaches dharma, one of Hinduism's most important tenets. They read the abridged version of the "Ramayana," identify the main plot points, complete a chart, and write an essay on a moral dilemma from the poem. 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 - 12th
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Students are introduced to the five major religions of the world: Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism. They research an important holiday from one of these religions and design an invitation to the celebration. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students considers the piece of art work entitled, The Nataraj, Lord Shiva and Lord of the Dance to visualize several of the most important ideas of Hinduism. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students work in pairs to research the major religions of Asia including Hinduism and Buddhism. They prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the class to present their findings. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate one of the largest religious structures in the world, Angkor Wat, a temple in Cambodia. The temple's place in Southeast Asian history, its history and the migration of ideas of both Hinduism and Buddhism is examined in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the principal religions which are alive today: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and the Philosophies of the Chinese. They determine that there are scientific explanations for many of the subjects that dealt with sacred stories. 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 »

