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Race: Teacher Guide: Race Unit PlanRace: Teacher Guide: Race Unit Plan
Publisher
Anthropological Association
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Scientific Equipment
Year
2007
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Race: Teacher Guide: Race

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How has the concept of race changed over time? Explore the genetic, cultural, and social aspects of race through a series of impactful activities. Scholars discover how race is influenced by inherited traits, examine census records to compare racial concepts, and take part in a greeting simulation that illustrates cultural differences.

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Concepts

race relations, genetic traits, genes, traits, inherited traits, dominant traits, recessive traits, the census, genotypes, phenotypes, alleles, world cultures, racism, racial profiling

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite the class to share stories about other cultures they've gotten to experience
  • Use some of the 5-10 minute lessons as fun class openers

Classroom Considerations

  • Students need prior knowledge of genetics terms
  • Some lessons are geared more toward high school-aged pupils

Pros

  • The resource is innovative in its whole-picture approach to teaching about different races, cultures, and ideologies
  • Helpful tips in each lesson make planning and preparing much easier

Cons

  • None

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