Curated OER
Resolving Conflict Lesson : Islamic Civilization
Learners explore the spread of Islam in ancient civilizations. In this Islam lesson, students research and discuss the Muslim beliefs, stereotypes, and history. Learners write essays that address the topic and create posters to inform...
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Art Appreciation
Students explain that everyone has their own opinion about what they think is good art. They study images, then put a heart behind the one they like the best, the least and the one they think their mom or dad would like.
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Responding to Social Crisis
Students, through discussion, identify ways to cope with and process unexpected community or world crisis, such as terrorism or violent acts within a school or community.
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The Power of Words Words That Reinforce Stereotypes
Students devise and discuss definitions for words that are promote stereotypes. They share the definitions and impressions in small groups.
Curated OER
Why Were the Japanese Interned During World War II?
Seventh graders analyze sources to determine why Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II. They discuss the fact that individual rights are sometimes taken by institutions because of fear and paranoia. They...
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Secret Agents of Dissolved Oxygen
Students determine the changes in different types of water in a sealed container over time. They investigate how to measure dissolved oxygen, temperature, and carbon dioxide with calculator or computer probe-ware. Students determine the...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Asians of Africa
The Asian population of Africa is a small but significant minority. Whereas there have been Asians, primarily merchants, who lived on the east coast of Africa for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, a great influx of Asians came to...
Other
Asia/canada: Meeting of Cultures
Asians immigrants have had to battle hardship and prejudice to make new lives for themselves in Canada. That path is described here as well as the defining moments that politicized Chinese Canadians and acted as catalysts towards...
Other
Miami University: Intergroup Bias in American Culture
This article examines intergroup bias in American culture. They discuss the levels of bias and try to explain why it happens. At the bottom of the page there are links to different places where bias takes place (political, academic, and...
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: A Multicultural Literature Bibliography
A list that provides either the teacher or the student with a list of books that gives a representation of the multicultural society that exists in the United States. A brief synopsis of each book is given along with a suggestion for the...
Northern Illinois University
National Campaign Materials 1840 1840: Political Culture: Nativism
This site has an article about pre-Civil War nativism as it was fueled by anti-immigrant groups and anti-Catholicism.
Other
Culture Wars of the 1920s: Sacco Vanzetti Case
A brief look at the literature, interviews, and art that are reflective of the conflicted opinions of the validity of the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti. Included are links to some of the literature, and discussion questions are suggested.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Prejudice
Children need to learn early to respect other people's difference and not to be prejudiced. Through the discussion questions, writing prompts, and activity ideas presented at this website, students learn "What's wrong with being...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Spotlight on Muslim Identity [Pdf]
This downloadable booklet is a comprehensive teacher's guide you can use to help students' understand Muslims and their countries and cultures of origin. 100 pages include background information and teaching tips, activities and...
Other
Gapminder: Dollar Street
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Fiction Can Change Reality
Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry...
Other
For Many, One: Eugenics in the Culture Wars of the 1920s
Read about the bizarre ideas of those who believed in the role of eugenics in society. Find out about "bad" heredity and "good" heredity and see the form from the Eugenics Society of America that determined the "fitness" of individual...
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Missing the Point
Understanding cultural differences is one of the main concepts taught in this lesson from the American Forum for Global Education. Students take a close look at communication and cultural differences.
Other
Exploring Definitions: Discrimination, Racism & Sexism
A challenging exercise to help students define prejudice, discrimination, racism, sexism, and homophobia in their own words.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance influenced not only African American culture in the Jazz Age, but all of American culture. Read about some of the shining stars of African American literature and music of the age.
Other
Anti Discrimination Committee: What Teachers Can Do
This site lists ways to combat bias and stereotypes of Arabs and Arab Americans in the curricula or with students of all ages. Includes a brief bibliography of suggested works on multicultural education.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Gold Rush
Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Irish Immigrants in 19th Century America
Here, you will find lesson plans through which students research, study, and discuss the problems faced by Irish immigrants during the 19th century. Provides bibliographies, as well as effective strategies for studying Irish culture and...
Other
For Many, One: Kulturkampfen (Wars for Civilization) of the 1920s
A brief overview of the tumult and change happening in the United States in the 1920s. Read about the resurgance of the KKK, prejudice against immigrants, modernism for women, and evangelical Protestantism. Hyperlinks to a more detailed...