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Water: The Flow of Women's Work

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This Water: The Flow of Women's Work lesson plan also includes:
  • Daily Usage: Lesotho
  • Global Issues | Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
  • Water in Africa: Lesotho
  • The Kingdom of Lesotho
  • Viewing Lesotho
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Students view photographs, read, and reflect on their own environments to gather information about gender roles in Lesotho and the United States. Students role-play gender role related scenarios and write about their reflections on the activity.

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gender roles, gender, water, africa, the peace corps

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africa, gender roles, lesotho, peace corps, water, social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
5 days
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