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Japan: Images of A People

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study Japan and explore the use of screens.
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Shinto, Stones, and the Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars examine how Shinto and Buddhism are reflected in the Japanese art and life-style, especially as seen in the relationship people have with the land (gardens). This lesson is for the elementary classroom.
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Changes in the Community

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and describe a series of primary sources (mostly photographs) to observe and analyze changes over time. The focus is on the local community. The local community might be a city, township, county or surrounding area.
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Ships: Which is Which?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the functions of four different ship designs, both historical and contemporary. They study their photographs and answering questions about their uses. Students discuss the different designs of the four ships and explain...
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Japan

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Japan worksheet, students read a 2 page article on Japan, answer 3 facts about Japan with multiple choice answers, fill in 4 blanks in 4 statements and answer two statements as true or false.
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Building Bridges: Living in a Diverse Society

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Young scholars participate in various activities that help them build esteem, and explore racism. In this multicultural lesson plan, Students increase their awareness of, and appreciation for, cultural differences and similarities. ...
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India: Where Remarkable Differences Are Ordinary

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research India and Indian culture. In this Indian research lesson plan, students research and report on the lives of Indian children. The report will be in the form of a mock interview between a journalist and an Indian child....
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Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students understand what primary and secondary sources are. In this primary and secondary sources lesson, students take a list of sources and break down to primary and secondary sources.
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Rock Art Around the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze rock art. In this rock art activity, students research cultures that created rock art, analyze their art pieces, and compose essays regarding their findings.
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A Festival Day In Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders present a Greek festival. In this Greek festival instructional activity, 6th graders experience many facets of an ancient Greek festival. Students in sixth grade present the Greek festival to second grade students.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Lesson 1: What Is the Purpose of the White House?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils view images of presidents working and living at the White House. They list activities that take place at the White House and discuss the many purposes of the building.
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A Monster's World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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Chinese Dragons

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use texture, line, shape, pattern and color to create their own dragons to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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Onward and Upward!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study the changes in travel methods over time.
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The Birth of a Dynasty

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view a video about the rise of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They complete a chart comparing Medieval Europe to Renaissance Italy.
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The Magnificent Medici

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners watch a video about the internal power struggles of the Medici family of Renaissance Italy. They compare the Medici family to the Mafia and produce a written response to the film.
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East Meets West: The Art of Simplicity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the influences of Japan on American life through this three lesson plan unit. Feudal Japan with its traditional arts and culture is contrasted with current developments of the country.
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Me Oh Maya

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare basketball to Mayan ring-ball. They write a newspaper article that may have been published during Mayan times.
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Eastern Europe: Passport to Understanding

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore Eastern Europe. They analyze data on select countries. Students prepare a short oral presentation on the country they researched. They locate their country using an interactive map.
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Understanding Europe: A Cultural Mosaic (Theme 1)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the cultural similarities and differences found in Northen Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe and create daily journal entries charting their discoveries. This lesson is the First Part in a Four...
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Earth Day - Grow A Seed Garden

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover how things grow and how they can take better care of the environment in this Earth Day lesson for the elementary classroom. The activity can be accomplished in one day and left in the sun until the "beans" begin growing.
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The Byzantine Church and the Schism

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the role of the church in the Byzantine Empire, and the importance that relgion has played in the development of socieites. They research the events that led up to the division of the Byzantine church, and the...
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Introduction to the Byzantine Empire

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the founding of the Byzantine Empire in this lesson. They examine the geographic advantages of Constantinople, and the establishment of the empire. Finally, they compare the Byzantines, Romans, and present-day...
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The Sixties Protests and Social Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils identify, examine and analyze photographs of the sixties to determine the forces of social change at work in America during this decade. They determine the goals of each movement and the methods used by each to achieve those goals.

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