Covering content from 6th grade Social Studies: Standard 4 - Students will understand current global issues and their rights and responsibilities in the interconnected world. Objective 3 - Determine human rights and responsibilities in the world.
I chose to write on this subject because I love being able to open the eyes of students to the wide world around them. Many students will not have left the US in their years thus far. I want to be able to instill an appreciation of different cultures.
Pedagogy - I want to make this into an exploration of current world oppressions and allow students to realize that little is known of these circumstances around the world. So, I will have them do the exploration in pairs, so they can discuss the situations at each tour stop. They will then have a whole class discussion afterwards to share their discoveries and conclusions.
Technology - We will use Google Earth to tour several different countries. At each stop there will be pictures, video, or a news article about the current situation. This will link each location to other media and exciting technology.
| Location | Activity | Google Earth content |
| 1. Middle East Israel and the west bank | Pictures of the people and clashing cultures | boundary lines between Israel and the West Bank illustrated 3D images? Panoramics? |
| 2. Ghana | News | Polygon |
| 3. India | Caste system - personal account | Polygon 3D images? |
| 4. Iraq | Kurds - video | link to video |
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