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Curated OER

Increase Kindness, Defeat Bullying: Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation

For Students 7th - 9th
High-interest content captures your most reluctant readers and class participants. Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, in collaboration with Harvard University, seeks to nurture a culture of kindness and reduce bullying. Excerpts from...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cultural Contact and Exchange

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the concept of cultural change. In this global studies lesson, 9th graders examine how cultures interact and impact one another. Students research the evolution of popular cultural exchanges.
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Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of Western styles of clothing, in timeline format, inspire us with the vastness and novelty of human creation. Examples span 250 years of changing styles in fashion, with the earliest articles dating from the eighteenth century.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Acceleration, an increase in the rate of change, is occurring both in the Universe and in human culture on planet Earth. This article explains these fascinating changes.