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Executive Planet: Taiwan Culture Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource you can learn more about an international culture. Explore business culture customs, and etiquette with the variety of resources this guide offers.
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Emory University

Emory the Human Costs of Exiting and Revising Trade and Investment Agreements

For Students 9th - 10th
Helpful presentation of information to explain the theories, issues, and debate as to why so many people are opposed to globalization. Helpful resource in understanding anti-globalization arguments.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Global America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Comprehensive teaching unit on globalization's influences on the political and social structure of America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Includes a look at how immigration has affected a changing America. Contains video and...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Global Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how Shakespeare's work was influenced by other cultures, and how in turn it's been interpreted in other nations over 400 years.
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The Official Flat Stanley Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Remember the story Flat Stanley that has been around for over 40 years? Well, now there is an opportunity to make your own Flat Stanley and send him from your class to another class somewhere else in the world. The project was started in...
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PBS

Art21: Mel Chin

For Students 9th - 10th
This artist enjoys infusing art into unlikely places and uses current culture, such as technology, to bring about awareness of global issues.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Library of Congress Blog

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore, read, and discuss provocative topics in history, culture, politics, technology, society, and so much more.
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Miami University

The Little Ice Age: Was It Big Enough to Be Global?

For Students 9th - 10th
This website discusses the devastation caused by the Little Ice Age during the 16th century. Detailed narrative provides a multitude of possible causes for the Little Ice Age.
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.
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American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: How Many Systems Do I Belong to Right Now?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by the American Forum for Global Education. Using the concept of belonging to groups, children come to understand the concept of economics as it applies to "People Systems", or interdependence and cooperation.
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Human Rights Watch

Global Caste Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth article about the concern over caste system in such countries as India reveals how this form of social organization is discriminatory and racist.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Fiji: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the island of Fiji in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Italy: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for Italy located in Southern Europe.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Haiti: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for Haiti located in the Caribbean.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Papua New Guinea: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Papua New Guinea in Oceania.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Sudan: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Sudan in Northern Africa.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Somalia: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Somalia in East Africa.
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A&E Television

History.com: Day of the Dead: How Ancient Traditions Grew Into a Global Holiday

For Students 9th - 10th
The Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos is an ever-evolving holiday that traces its earliest roots to the Aztec people in what is now central Mexico. This article explains Day of the Dead Traditions.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Shakespeare to Defoe: Malaria in England

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed analysis of the spread of malaria in England owing to changes in climate during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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Understanding Slavery Initiative

Understanding Slavery Initiative: Legacies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the legacies left by the transatlantic slave trade made a huge impact on the development of Africa and on global notions of race and cultural identity.
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Progressive Humanism: Understanding Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Paper from Progressive Humanism focusing on cultural selection in conjunction with Darwin's theory of natural selection.
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Global Issues: Conflicts in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an overview of the conflicts in Africa and the incredible toll it has taken on its people. Specific country conflicts are discussed as well as the AIDS problem in Africa.
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Report International Religious Freedom: Austria

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999, referring specifically to Austria. Includes information on Freedom of Religion, Societal Attitudes, and Government Policy.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pop Art in the Uk

For Students 9th - 10th
While American artists were primarily inspired by what they saw and experienced within their own culture, early Pop art in Britain was fueled by American popular culture viewed from a distance. Learn more about Pop art in the UK here.