Peace Corps
Peace Corps: Defining Culture
Online lesson plan for facilitating student exploration of culture and how culture shapes the individual.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Food, Demographics, and Culture
This unit probes into the role food plays in society in terms of culture, economy and global awareness since the primary globalization in the 1500s through videos, various readings, and activities.
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Yes!
An organization for diverse young people to come together for community activism. Go on a learning journey with this organization to see how people around the world are working for peace and global awareness.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Spotlight on Muslim Identity [Pdf]
This downloadable booklet is a comprehensive teacher's guide you can use to help students' understand Muslims and their countries and cultures of origin. 100 pages include background information and teaching tips, activities and...
Education.com
Education.com: What Is Culture?
[Free Registration/Login Required] Help your students become global citizens with this instructional activity that teaches the about culture. Students will explore their culture and the cultures of their classmates in this engaging,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Global America
Comprehensive teaching unit on globalization's influences on the political and social structure of America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Includes a look at how immigration has affected a changing America. Contains video and...
Microsoft
Microsoft: Globalization Comes to the Table
Students examine globalization by researching the issues surrounding one of the several controversies involving food, and then grappling with those issues in a summit. The lesson plan includes student activities, resources, and a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Visions of the Future
In this activity, you will brainstorm a problem affecting the world, envision how you think this problem will affect the world in 100 years, and propose a solution. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is used as an example of a current world...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Global Trek
This site is for learning about different cultures and countries. Students choose a destination around the world and the Global Trek takes them there. There are activities and journal topics throughout the site.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Haiku as a Cultural Icon
These detailed lesson plans let students research about Shiki and Haiku, compose on their own poetry, and learn about Japanese culture.
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Jane Goodall Institute: Roots and Shoots
Find out how you can become a global citizen and bring about positive change for communities, animals, and the environment. Here's a program from the Jane Goodall Institute that can help you become involved.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: A Role Playing Debate About Globalization (Lesson Plan)
An instructional plan that asks students to consider how sweatshop factory labor impacts living conditions in China and to determine how U.S. corporations and consumers contribute to their continued existence. The plan requires students...
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Global School Net: Internet Projects Registry
This clearinghouse is a central place where you can find collaborative projects from across the globe to bring into your classroom. It contains field trips, online expeditions, geo-games, etc.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Maajid Nawaz: A Global Culture to Fight Extremism
"Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed where democratic movements have a harder time taking hold?" Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist extremist, talks about the new "age of behavior" and why people join extremists movements...
TES Global
Tes: Mindfulness Activity
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Mindfulness Activity, students will engage in mini-creative writing tasks. The sheet will simulate each part of the brain as they make lists, draw pictures, and respond to high-interest questions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project: Rethinking the Fabrics We Wear
For this lesson, students examine natural and synthetic fibers. Students explore the photo essay in groups and discuss how the sheep farmer offers an alternative to mass production with a focus on the themes of resiliency and...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: Down the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use?
Meet another classroom and study how much water your class uses compared to another class that may be in another part of the world. Through a variety of activities and gather data be able to collaborate with others via the internet to...
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Safe Water Science: Lesson Downloads
A collection of downloadable, ready-to-use lessons and student worksheets aimed to raise awareness of the need for safe drinking water. Lessons are investigative in nature and utilize inexpensive materials that can be purchased at most...
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife provides information and interactive media to teach students about planet Earth and its' inhabitants. Students can research endangered species (over 50 listed here), learn how to defend and protect the environment,...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Create a New Climate for Action
The wealth of information and tools available on this site will assist students and teachers to develop and promote active awareness of the impact human beings have on the environment. Resources are provided to guide them in how to lead...
iCivics
I Civics: International Affairs
Students learn about the complex interactions that exist in our globalized world. They examine the evolution of diplomacy and international interdependence by looking at recent and historical global events. It includes games and...
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Gapminder: Dollar Street
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
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Union of Concerned Scientists: The Great Green Web Game
An interactive game tests knowledge of how choices affect the environment. Become more environmentally aware of how shopping behavior impacts the environment.
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Global School Net: How to Design a Successful Project
Before you begin a keypal exchange, read this article about project design.These guidelines, along with the template for writing you own "Call for Collaboration," will help guide you through a successful online learning experience with...