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¡del Corazón! Latino Voices in American Art: Find primary source materials featuring Latin American artists and their works at the Smithsonian Institution's American Art Museum. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Smithsonian American Art Museum

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War: The film Beyond the Fire introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. These stories tell of loss, hope, fear, strength and despair—and most of all, resilience. At this... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Independent Television Service

Big Apple History from New York to Your Town: Explore the history of New York City. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

Celebrations of Light: Use winter celebrations to help students learn about cultural differences and similarities in the community and the world. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Annenberg Media

Children's BBC Newsround: A United Kingdom news website with articles about events, arts and science that will be useful to anyone interested in what's happening in the world. Browse thematic picturecollections, play a game, participate in an online opinion poll, or just catch up... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: BBC News

Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World: Object-based art and history presented in images, video, and audio. Ancient Grecian, Ancient Roman and Ancient Egyptian artifacts are featured. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Art Institute of Chicago

Culture shock: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore how cultural customs differ throughout the world. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion, online learning, creation of a project, and writing assignments. Students will:... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

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.

A Dancer's Journal: Learning to Perform the Dances of Martha Graham: At the entrance to this site, users are invited to view the journals of Jordy Kandinsky, the newest member of the Martha Graham Dance Company. Entering the site produces a virtual locker full of notebooks, video and audio clips, a folder for teacher resources,... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: ARTSEDGE

Do You Speak American?: What are American dialects or varieties? Does anyone in America speak correct English? Explore the ways people talk and consider your views and prejudices about how Americans should speak. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: PBS

EDSITEment: The “best of the online humanities resources on the Web” including museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Fast food around the world: In this lesson from the National Geographic Xpeditions website, students use the Internet or the library to research the cultures of four other countries. Research results are then compiled into a plan for a fast-food restaurant in each of the countries,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

First class first? Using data to explore the tragedy of the Titanic: In this lesson, students analyze and interpret data related to the crew and passengers of the Titanic. They will draw conclusions to better understand the people who were lost or saved as a result of the disaster, and whether or not social status affected... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer/Technology Skills and Social Studies); Provided by: Science Netlinks

Five artists of the Mexican Revolution: In this ARTESEDGE lesson, students research the major events and personalities in the Mexican Revolution, and explore how these people and events influenced the art being created at that time in Mexico. Using the guided directives, students learn about... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, Second Languages, and Social Studies); Provided by: ArtsEdge

International food court: In this Xpeditions lesson plan, students learn about the characteristics of the world's regions by investigating the types of food that are common in those regions. They'll also conduct research to find out about the climate, landscape, and cultures of... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

King Tut's treasures: In this Xpeditions lesson that focuses on King Tut, students explore what artifacts can tell us about culture. This lesson introduces research skills, uses scaffolding, and provides opportunities for integrating technology. Students will: ... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

Learning Centre: Library and Archives Canada: Primary source materials in Canadian history and culture (and how to use them) presented by the Library and Archives Canada. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Library and Archives Canada

Making a mummy the natural way: This Xpeditions lesson has students examine the relationship between climate and the mummification process in ancient Egypt and other parts of the world. Students will conclude by writing paragraphs suggesting ways archaeologists and climatologists can... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

Modern culture: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore their own modern culture and compare it to other cultures around the world. Activities in this lesson engage students in whole class discussion, online learning, and development of visual literacy and writing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

Mummies: Honoring the dead: In this Xpeditions lesson, students think about how their own cultures honor the dead and how some ancient cultures, including the Egyptians, honored their dead through mummification. Students look at pictures of mummies and write or draw pictures about... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies); Provided by: Xpeditions

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