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Skow, Lisa M. – 1991
Growing out of the belief that children need to acquire tools that will help them understand and interact with people from different cultures, a study examined the effect of a global education unit about Africa on the images of Africa held by sixth grade students, specifically investigating whether such instruction would reduce existing…
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Grade 6
Zachlod, Michelle, Ed. – 2001
This model lesson for sixth graders about the beginnings of civilization in the Near East and Africa aims to have students focus on the cultural and geographical features of a region: landforms, climate, and vegetation. The lesson features three major topics: (1) Sumer and Mesopotamia, (2) Egypt, and (3) Kush. It addresses the uses and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Ancient History, Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment