LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 12

The learner will assess the influence of major religions, ethical beliefs, and values on cultures in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Objective 12.01

Examine the major belief systems in selected regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia, and analyze their impact on cultural values, practices, and institutions.

Resources aligned to this objective

Government "Kooshball" Debate
Students will be presented with a situation where they will have to list pros and cons of an Islamic government and a democratic government. The students will be assigned one side of the argument and will write statements that support their side to be used in a debate. This lesson should follow a study of Islamic government and culture.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
By Terry Philbeck.
Mummy madness
This is a lesson for seventh grade Social Studies students to learn and demonstrate the mummification process used in ancient Egypt.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
By Jo Oliver.

Lesson plans on the web

Ancient Egypt: Stories and myths
In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine stories and myths about ancient Egypt through time. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 7 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: National Geographic
Cities in Asia
In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify the characteristics of cities and analyze the influence of geography on patterns of urban settlement. They explore the role geography plays in the types of cities that develop. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Cultural symbols and the characteristics of place
This Xpeditions lesson explores how the cultures of ancient and modern people are reflected in their cultural symbols. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Interpreting the evidence
This lesson, the second of a two-part series from Science NetLinks, offers useful information and activities to help students understand how scientists learn about civilizations that have disappeared. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science and Social Studies)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Making a mummy the natural way
Students examine the relationship between climate and the mummification process in ancient Egypt and other parts of the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Religion and spirituality in Nepal
Students contemplate the meaning of a statement regarding Nepalese religion and spirituality and look for evidence of religious customs and “spiritual richness” observed during one American's trek through Nepal. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Religion, culture, and diversity
In this lesson, students explore some of the tensions associated with religious and cultural differences, learn more about various religions and share their own religious traditions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–7 and 9 Social Studies and Guidance)
By Kathleen M. Cochran.
Provider: PBS
Unwrapping mummies
Students become famous archaeologists who specialize in ancient mummies. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
What masks reveal
Students explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Why civilizations fall
In this lesson, part of a two-lesson series from Science NetLinks, students find out about the social changes that caused the collapse of important ancient civilizations in Central America, Mesopotamia, the southwestern United States, and western Africa. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Science and Social Studies)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science