The purpose of this lesson is to analyze how globalization is affecting the financial socialization of young people in Morocco and the broader middle east, and reflect on how notions of "tradition", "modern", "need", and "want" affect consumer behavior in varying cultural contexts.

This inquiry leads students through an investigation of modernization and development in three African countries: Kenya, Botswana, and Algeria. Students focus on the characteristics of development in these countries and respond to the challenges that each country faces in the light of modernization. The inquiry is designed to be a series of research case studies in which students work in groups to research one of the three countries and write a one-page research summary on their assigned country.

In this lesson, students will come to understand the different types of energy sources and how they affect the people living around them by looking at energy use in Japan and the United States. Students will also compare and contrast the nuclear events at Fukushima and Three Mile Island. Then, students will write essays on energy options and effects.

In this lesson, students will examine the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from its colonial roots to its 21st century situation. Students will participate in a jigsaw activity in which they teach each other about the history and major events of the conflict. Students will also examine Joe Sacco's graphic novel Palestine. As a culminating activity, students will create their own graphic novel illuminating the various perspectives regarding major events throughout the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In this lesson, students will explore the rise of Taliban power in Afghanistan and the impacts of Taliban rule upon Afghan women.

This presentation is intended for use with the lesson plan "Forbidden Faces: Effects of Taliban Rule on Women in Afghanistan." In this lesson, students will explore the rise of Taliban power in Afghanistan and the impacts of Taliban rule upon Afghan women.

This video describes how global communication has evolved throughout history, from the printing press to the internet.

Smithsonian Museum's Air and Space Magazine article about the contributions made by African Americans that helped propel the first US man to the moon.

In this lesson, students investigate the use of pesticides and associated issues that Carson revelaed in her book Silent Spring. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students will form small groups to discuss which policy the UN's World Helath Organization should adopt regarding the use of DDT to combat malaria.

This lesson aims to take advantage of The New York Times as a living textbook - a source that chronicled the Vietnam War as it took place and that continues to look back with the benefit of hindsight. The page offers a curated selection of three types of primary sources: photographs, original articles, and first-person accounts. Scroll down to find accompanying teaching activities that build students' analytical skills while encouraging inquiry.

In this activity, students examine a series of photographs and consider how technology impacted the war.

This unit brings together multimedia resources describing the Cold War. Multiple documents are available to explain and analyze conflict between global superpowers and the internal struggles that shaped them.

In this lesson, students will generate questions about what has happened to the environment and the people of Fukushima as a result of the tsunami and flooding of the nuclear power plant. Students will use primary source video testimony and interviews to gather information from many perspectives, share information orally, and take notes on ideas expressed by others. Then, students will integrate information on Fukushima into an opinion paper.

This supplemental material is meant to be used in conjunction with the lesson: "Voices From Fukushima." It covers the main concepts of the lesson as well as provides a glossary.

In this article, the author investigatesthe changes in Chinese food production with the expansion of frozen foods and the impact this has on their culture, the environment, and food production.