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North Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student examine the unique physical and human characteristics of Russia and the former Soviet Republics, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. They are able to compare how cultural characteristics affect different...
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The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers construct a sketch of the planets in our solar system using concentric circles and angles. In this solar system lesson plan, students plot the position of each planet on concentric circles using graph paper. The sun is...
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Understanding Reconstruction in South Carolina

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Reconstruction activity, 8th graders research the role of Reconstruction in South Carolina by simulating the environment of East Bay...
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Creating a Map

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create a map of their community. In this mapping lesson, students identify various geographical features and the cardinal directions on maps displayed in the classroom. Students are divided into three groups to create a large...
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Middle Eastern Lakes, Rivers, Bays, and Seas Map Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz activity, students examine the map that includes 13 bodies of water and rivers in the Middle East. Students match the names of the bodies of water and rivers to the...
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Middle Eastern Seas Map Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes 8 seas in the Middle East. Students match the names of the seas to the appropriate places on the map.
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Teaching Spanish Heritage in the Context of the Ancient Mediterranean

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and interpret Spanish heritage, including the Mediterranean culture, language, history, trade, and migration. Following, they began an in-depth study of Egypt, the Middle East, Greece, and Rome and were able to make...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Keep Current Through a Cartoonist's Commentary

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze political cartoons about the Middle East and American domestic issues. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.
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Electronic Cultural Exchange Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the life of Chinese teens in China's largest and wealthiest city, Shangai. They compare and contrast their life with those of American teens.
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Transportation in East Asia

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners engage in research about the subject of transportation in Eastern Asia. The size of countries and population pose challenges that are studied and reflected upon in student writings from the information found.
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The Role and Influence of Salem's Merchants in Building Salem's Wealth and Expanding the East Indies Trade Through an Examination of Elias Hasket Derby

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the role of Salem's merchants. Using the live of Elias Hasket Derby, they identify how he helped open up Salem's ports to the world and how it helped America grow as a country. Reading primary source documents, they...
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Meet Me at My House

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders improve their writing skills by writing directions from school to their houses to give to a friend. The directions must be sequential and include direction words (north, south, east, west), landmarks and specific street names.
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The life of William Ah Ket - Building bridges between East and West

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story of William Ah Ket, an Australian-born Chinese man who became a respected leader in the community in the early twentieth century. This story is used as the context for research, vocabulary development and creative...
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The Four Religions of East Asia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the four main religions of Asia (Buddhism Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto). This lesson is intended for use in the middle school Social Studies classroom.
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Immigrants East and West

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils investigate the personal, political and economic events that drove people to leave their home countries. They research Chinese migrations in the 1800s and the English migrations in the 1600s. They create an identity based on...
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The Search for Mid-East Peace

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders demonstrate an understanding of the competing forces and their demands in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by completing a "Force Field Analysis" (developed by John Rossi at Virginia Commonwealth University) and by...
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Teaching the Hindu-Buddhist Tradition in East Asian Culture Through Asian Literature and Film

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore various intellectual traditions which dominate human history through a variety of contemporary pieces of literature which exemplify the traditions. Biblical monotheism, Greek rationalism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism...
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Creating a New Media in the Arab World

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils explore the pros and cons of government-sponsored media into a war-torn country and determine whether the news will be considered information or propaganda.
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East Asian Studies Seminar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the economic impact of Hong Kong and Shanghai. They research the political and social importance of each city. After completing research, pupils create a presentation supporting their view of which city will be the...
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East to West: Africa's Influence on Mexico

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Your historians and social anthropologists study the relationship between peoples of ancient Africa and ancient Mesoamerica. They relate in written or verbal form the African presence in the ancient Americas. They create their own...
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Questioning Authority

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the perspectives of different groups involved in and affected by support for the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. They create slogans to summarize the viewpoints and goals of each affected group.
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On This Day With Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark as they discover the wonders, beauty, and dangers of the American frontier. After gaining background knowledge about Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase, young explorers use primary...
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Compass Rose

For Students 7th - 10th
There isn't much learners do on this compass rose worksheet- an image includes degrees of direction and abbreviations of both cardinal and intermediate directions. There is a blank for students to fill out the compass #, however it is...
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How to Win a World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers are have begun to learn  the art of diplomacy with each other, but do they understand how diplomacy works at a global level?  The second in a series of four lessons, guides scholars in evaluating primary sources....

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