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The sounds of prayer in Southeast Asia

This minilesson uses audio recordings of the prayers of three different religions as an introduction to the cultural diversity of Southeast Asia.

Format: lesson plan

By David Walbert.

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Asia for Educators

Features classroom materials and teaching guides on Asia for use by educators and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Columbia University

CultureQuest

This program helps students to understand and appreciate other cultures of the world. It provides the resources that will make the culminating web project a success. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Center for School Development of the School of Education, The City College of the City University of New York.

My Hero

This web site, in English and Spanish, features information about "heroes" around the world. Some of the people are famous and some are everyday people striving to make a difference in other peoples lives and working for important causes around the world.... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: My Hero

Religion, culture, and diversity

Diversity and pluralism are hallmarks of North American society. Within our culture there coexist a plethora of traditions and values that are bound to conflict with each other and at the same time enrich each other. In a nation of immigrants, each new... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5–7 Social Studies)

Provided by: PBS

Trekking to Timbuktu—student version

In the eight lessons of this EDSITEment curriculum unit, students will learn about the geography of Mali and the cultures and economies along the Niger River, find out about the three kingdoms that evolved in ancient and medieval West Africa, discover how... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment