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Korean Holiday Calendar
Learners engage in research in order to find the origin of a Korean holiday. They compare American holidays to the ones of Korea in order to find the true meanings of holidays in both cultures.
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Where Now Man Has Gone Before
Students examine the Apollo lunar landings and past theories about the creation and structure of the Earth's Moon as a springboard for investigating missions and milestones in space exploration since the creation of NASA in 1958.
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Futuristic Flights
Students study the orbital space plane, NASA's proposed spacecraft of the future. They work in groups to plan missions to take place twenty years from now and design orbital space planes in which to carry out the missions.
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Yut, a Traditional Korean Game
Students play a Parcheesi type game. They explore a new culture, to compare and contrast likenesses and differences in American and Korean families and leisure time and to experience a traditional Korean game. They identify where...
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Picnics-- Chinese Style
Third graders explore about the Chinese rituals of poetry competition. They compare and contrast Chinese picnics with American picnics. Students create short poems, celebrating their own spring poetry picnic. They discuss words or...
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Japanese Festivals and Celebrations
Learners investigate the importnce of celebrations anf festivals in Japanese culture and then create a story based upon an image from the lesson. Resource links are provided for images of events.
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Multicultural Holidays Through Student Artwork
An ESL class writes a description of an aspect of a holiday from another country. They illustrate their description and present their finished work product to their classmates.
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Holidays in Kansas
Students identify holidays celebrated by different cultures in Kansas and create a timeline of when they started to be celebrated. In this Kansas holidays lesson plan, students create a timeline wall in their class for each holiday.
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Chemical and Physical Changes
Eighth graders investigate different gas behaviors. For this chemistry lesson, 8th graders describe how changing volume and temperature affect gas particles motion. They collect data and make a generalization about these variables'...
CNN
Cnn: Gallery: Lunar New Year 2017: The Year of the Rooster
Fire, fireworks, chickens, roosters and dancing lions filled streets around the world celebrating the Chinese New Year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China Internet Information Center: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
An article about how the Chinese celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year.
Teacher Planet
Teacher Planet: Chinese New Year Resource Page
Great site for lesson plans and activities centered around the Chinese New Year. Find sources on the history of the holiday, traditions, dragon costumes, and clipart.
Youngzine
Youngzine: Asia to Welcome Year of the Rooster
Find out about the Chinese calendar, or the Lunar Calendar, and the celebrations that accompany this tradition.
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China Internet Information Center: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
An article about how the Chinese celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
This site from EDSITEment provides a fun look at the Chinese culture by examining the animals of the Chinese Zodiac and the traits of the Chinese calendar.
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibit: The Chinese Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Chinese calendar.
Other
Torah.org: Seven Questions About Rosh Hashanah
A question-and-answer fact sheet about Rosh Hashanah that addresses when, why, and how the festival is observed. Tells why the shofar is sounded on this day and why apples dipped in honey are eaten. Also explains the differences between...
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibit: The Jewish Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Jewish calendar.
Read Works
Read Works: Nights of Light
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about seven different holidays that are celebrated with lights. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.