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Migration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils gain a deeper sense of how culture is transmitted from one society to another. They emphasis on migration as one means of such transmission. Students look at reasons why people choose to leave their home countries and how their...
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Understanding Korean Culture

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the meaning of immigration by looking it up in the dictionary and discussing it. They determine the location of Korea on the map and brainstorm ideas about it. They listen to a read aloud of Helen Recorvits, My...
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Rome Comes to Third Grade

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore the world of Ancient Rome in this thirteen lessons unit. the rise and fall of the Roman Empire is probed. The ideals that inspired the people's sense of purpose are developed in these lessons.
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Baga Drum

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine a Baga Drum in order to explore the history of the Baga people of West Africa. In this art history lesson plan, students recognize figures used in Baga Drum design that represent aspects of Baga culture. They also design...
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Animal Encounters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and artwork.
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Wappo Indians of Napa County

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe the American Indian nation in their local region long ago and in the recent past in terms of national identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions. They synthesize their findings into a...
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Children in the United States and Japan

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students locate Japan on a map or globe and describe the relative location of Japan. They use the Internet to investigate cultural characteristics of children in the United States and in Japan. They use a Venn Diagram as an...
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Our Way of Life

For Teachers K - 12th
Students interview Native American Elders about animal migration, traditional food gathering, and subsistence. They research endangered animals, draw a game cycle, and create maps of local migration of animals.
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Hajigul's Story: A Creative Drama

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students listen to stories about and research the life of an Uighur child from China. They investigate their own cultural heritage and design a mural.
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Our Barrio: Our Community/Adams & Normandie

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine various structures and people, including the region of Adams and Normandie, in Los Angeles. They conduct Internet research, and identify and locate features in the Adams/Normandie region during the past 60/70 years.
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Create a Globe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make globes using balloons and papier mache. They demonstrate the ability to follow directions.
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Destination Investigation!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interpret a map or Atlas. They determine latitude, longitude, and absolute location and create and evaluate a travel itinerary. They identify the benefits and drawbacks of an itinerary and conduct online research as a means to...
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Introduction to the United States Map

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the United States of America and it's states on a map. In this mapping lesson, students examine a globe and find the United States as well as a few land marks (Florida and the Great Lakes).  Students then look at a...
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My Diary From Here To There: Understanding Mexican Culture Through Research and Diary Entries

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the adventures of an immigrant as she comes to the United States. They discuss the difficulties the immigrants had and they research the Mexican culture and society. Students create a diary of their own.
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The Search for the Northwest Passage

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to lectures and research the motivations and history of the Spanish, French and English explorers searching for the Northwest Passage to India. They trace routes on maps and consider how these explorers helped shaped...
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Nunavut, Our Communities

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research the Online Atlas of Canada to locate the communities of Nunavut. Students examine the geographic area and characteristics of the communities.
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Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students list the similarities and differences seen as they compare and contrast historical and current street maps of their local communities.
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The Melting Pot: Diversity is the Spice of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify from which continents different foods come, sample foods from other cultures, identify spices used around the world, and respect culture of others through food.
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Listen to Grandfather - Say and Write Korean Words

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a calligraphy piece using Korean words. They use han'gul script and write with a brush after learning the words. They pay attention to line and space as they create their work of art.
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Taro

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate taro growing areas on a map and how it got there, explain intercultural contact and how taro has been adapted in Hawaii and trace human/taro migration to Hawaii.
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States of Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars participate in physical activities coordinating to divisions on a map.
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The Silk Roads Big Map

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Pupils generate oversized rendition of the Silk Roads from Europe to East Asia, apply elements such as political and topographic features, the Silk Roads, products of the regions, and the routes of key travelers.
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BOUND TO BE NEW HAMPSHIRE

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners identify neighborhood, town, and state boundaries. They distinguish between natural and man-made boundaries. They identify major state geological features and explain how NH boundaries have changed over time.
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Country: Africa

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students access a variety of Africa themed websites. They locate information about African people, governments, languages and culture. They interact with timelines and explore African history or art.