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CommonLit

Common Lit: "When Good People Do Bad Things" by Ann Trafton

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
In this informational text, Rebecca Saxe, associate professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT, and her colleagues conducted an experiment to study the way people behave in groups. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are...
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York University

Classics in the History of Psychology: Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Robbers Cave Experiment. This experiment focused on intergroup relations, mostly negative attitudes toward the out group.
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Virtual Salt

Virtual Salt: Creative Thinking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides information to help with generating ideas that would assist in group decision making. Detailed and thorough account.
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Other

Reuters: Boko Haram Kidnaps Wife of Cameroon's Vice Pm, Kills at Least Three

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the most recent terrorist acts by the group Boko Haram, including murder and the kidnapping of the wife of Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister. (Published July 27, 2014)
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BBC

Bbc: Week of 8 25 14: Profile: Photojournalist James Foley

For Students 9th - 10th
American photojournalist James Foley was killed after being kidnapped by the terrorist group ISIS ( Islamic State in Iraq and Syria). Learn about how he developed a passion for journalism in war-torn countries and how this shaped his life.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Holocaust Denial Laws

For Students 11th - 12th
The denial of the Holocaust, anti-Semitic rhetoric and the growth of hate groups has led many European nations to pass laws criminalizing hate speech to stop the resurrection of Nazism in Europe. This article discusses individual...
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Other

The Recovery Group: Compulsive Overeating

For Students 9th - 10th
The Recovery Group defines compulsive overeating and binge-eating disorder and provides diagnostic criteria that explains the signs and symptoms of these eating disorders. Included is information on eating disorder treatment and...
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Pushing Toward Party Politics? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood political goals in Kuwait and how it is making alliances with groups who are not in line with their religious and political views. The goal of the group is to create an Islamist state in...
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Other

Work 911: Cooperative Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines "Cooperative Communication" and provides examples and information as to how to apply it. Although the article is geared toward the workplace, it applies to all forms of communication, especially when negotiating....
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Extracurricular Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
There are often numerous choices a teen can make as to how to spend their time after school. This site provides numerous positive examples of activities that can be extremely beneficial. Finding the right activity and tips for becoming...
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BBC

Bbc: Crushing Iraq's Human Mosaic

For Students 9th - 10th
An insightful look at the troubling fate of small minority groups in Iraq often overlooked by the world. Includes e-mailed comments from members of Iraqi minority groups. (July, 2007)
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Papers: Islam, Militarism, and the 2007 2008 Elections [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The author argues in this article that 2007 will be a critical year in Pakistan when it comes to the development of democracy. There is a conflict between the Islamist political groups and the military under President Musharraf. Requires...
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace: Egypt's Islamist Problem [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A good analysis of the various Islamist movements at work in Egypt and how the government should attempt to bring these groups into the political process. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Dian Fossey

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about one of the foremost primatologists who undertook an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups over a period of 18 years in the mountain forests of Rwanda.
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BBC

Bbc: Mass Arrest of Egyptian Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
A June 2007 news story describing the arrest of dozens of people belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, an outlawed Islamic group.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Swarming Up a Storm: Why Animals School and Flock

For Students 9th - 10th
Insight into why groups of animals swarm, flock, an school together.
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Other

Tierramerica: Indigenous Peoples in South America

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reveals the plight of indigenous tribal groups in South America such as the Korubos of Brazil, the Tagaeri of Ecuador, the Ayoreo of Paraguay and others.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Malangan

For Students 9th - 10th
Malangan express many complex religious and philosophical ideas. They are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead,but they also act as an affirmation of the identity of clan groups. View pictures and descriptions of...
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Other

Nielsen Norman Group: Guidelines for Multimedia on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Guidelines on how to design presentations for web media. This is an old article and some of the information is outdated, but much is still relevant. SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals, RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format....
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Marlene Epp, "Narrating the Canadian Mosaic: Immigration and Ethnicity"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on Canada's efforts to create a series of booklets about the immigration for each ethnic group in Canada. Thus far they have completed 34 booklets. They have 200 different ethnic groups in Canada.
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Other

American Stroke Association: Stroke Knowledge

For Students 9th - 10th
This abstract from the American Stroke Association discusses the importance of education in the stroke community. Support groups are important partners in stroke education. German study
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Other

Maarec: The Colony and Its Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the group behavior of bees in a colony.
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Other

Ar Net: Hispanic Americans, an Under Represented Group

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent description of the problems facing the involvement of Hispanic-Americans in American politics. The essay covers 1948 to 1996, with a good discussion of the civil rights era.
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Other

Vegetarian Resource Group: Heart Healthy Diets

For Students 9th - 10th
Read tips for eating a well-balanced vegetarian diet, one low in fat and cholesterol and high in nutritional value.

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