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2nd - 4th
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Good Apples

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Students investigate diversity. In this diversity instructional activity, students look at a variety of apples in order to compare and contrast their physical characteristics. They apply the concept to people by listing how people are the same and different. They listen to a reading of People by Peter Spier and make an associate bulletin board.

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cultural awareness, iowa

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cultural comparisons, iowa, place in society, social studies

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