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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Russell Simmons

For Students 9th - 10th
Hip-hop's master impresario brought marginalized voices to a mass audience -- and cross-marketed a youth cultural movement in music, comedy, fashion, poetry, and social action.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Art to Teach Environmental Responsibility

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use art to consider the effects of industrial culture on the environment, and envision how to create a more positive and sustainable future.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Art: Book of Multicultural Images

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Pictures of people, clothing styles, spiritual deities, places, and animals from around the world to color, to paint, and to use as inspiration. Different historical periods and cultures are represented making this a good resource for...
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Other

Egypt and Art: The Egyptian Book of the Dead

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interesting site from artist Richard Deurer that breaks down the Egyptian Book of the Dead into understandable sections. Everything is cross-referenced, and the resource even contains the complete translated text. RL.9-10.6...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on looking at endangered art and cultural heritages. Click on the links for more information about each of the topics. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger website, this site focuses on a Saskatchewan Metis Fact Sheet. The information is in point form covering numerous communities. A link at the bottom of the page opens to several other themes within in the site.
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PBS

Pbs: Wonders of the African World

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS presents a fascinating report on Ethiopia's rich history and culture.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular Music Lessons From Frontline/world

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three cross-curricular lessons that explore the cultural and social content of music.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Addressing Communication Style Difference in Conflicts: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to use strategies and techniques for addressing communication style differences in conflict or conflict resolution situations.. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Addressing...
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Other

Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Poor Pat Must Immigrate

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Cross-curricular plan for lessons on the immigration of the Irish to America in the 1800s. Source material includes ballads of the immigrant experience, letters, scrapbook pages and notices to the 'Catholic Herald' seeking information...
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Other

Tell the World About Your Country: International Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
Share your country with everyone by filling out the survey. Read how others have described where they live. All in English.
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Other

Review of the Monkey Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
The writer interviewed Lan Cao about her book. She includes some biographical information in the article as well as discussion of the book.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Intercultural Conflict Styles and Inventory: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that there are multiple instruments for evaluating conflict styles and more fully understand the usefulness of the Intercultural Conflict Styles Inventory. It is 1 of 3 in the...
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Other

Southern Cross University: Music of the Pacific Island Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of music in Pacific Island Nations. Includes Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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US Census Bureau

U.s. Census Bureau: Families and Living Arrangements

For Students 9th - 10th
Census Bureau statistics show the variety in living arrangements that exist in the United States. Find historical information as well as current figures.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Bridging World History: Family and Household

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Turn from the typical studies of society's politics, economics, etc. to focus on the way the family unit fits into society in this unit.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Celebrate Holi the Original Color Run

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about the Hindu holiday of Holi that is celebrated in India. Includes video.
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Other

Global School Net: Internet Projects Registry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Identity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A kindergarten learning module on individual differences. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and image resources as well as a summative performance task. Students explore their own uniqueness and...
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Other

National Library of Australia: South Seas: Captain Cook

For Students 9th - 10th
South Seas is an online reference guide to Captain James Cook's momentous first Pacific voyage of discovery (1768-1771). As well as providing the full text of Cook's journal and other important contemporary accounts of the voyage, it...
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Yale University

Harlem Renaissance Births a Black Culture: 369th Infantry Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Very brief description of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the African American regiment also known as the "Harlem Hell Fighters."
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Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum: A Late Qing Dynasty Home

For Students 9th - 10th
A multimedia-rich exhibition that explores the traditional Chinese home of the Huang family. With excellent photographs and cross-sections of the structure of the home and its surroundings. Includes a fascinating genealogy of the family...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crossroads of the Ancient World

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of Afghanistan's geographical position -- on the edge of central Asia with India and China beyond to the east, and Iran, the Middle East and the numerous cultures of the Mediterranean and the rest of Europe to the west -- it was...

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