Standard 7. Conflict and Cooperation
Lesson Plans and Activities:
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Tim Gavin - 7.1, 7.2 (3.3, 4.5, 8.3). Part of a unit on conflict and terrorism.
- Ancient Civilizations Comparison Unit - Troy Hammon - 7.1 (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 4.1)
- British Isles: WOW...What a Varied Culture - Joe Milharcic - 7.1, 7.3. Part of a Unit on Europe. See the Resources section for all of the lessons in the Unit.
- Conflict Where Three Continents Meet: Introduction to the Lessons – Hilary Steinhardt – 7.1, 7.2
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Mapping Assignment
- Map of Israel
- Central and Southwest Asia Map
- Vocabulary Requirement Sheet: Conflict Where Three Continents Meet
- Religious Divisions (Lesson 1)
- Religious Comparisons Activity
- Religious Comparisons Activity Key
- Religious Comparisons Slide Activity
- Roots of Conflict (Lesson 2)
- Timeline of Conflict
- Key Events Timeline Activity
- Losing Ground Maps
- Obstacles to Peace: Water article
- Fatah vs. Hamas: Continued Strife in the Gaza Region (Lesson 3)
- Fatah vs. Hamas Research Guide
- Fatah vs. Hamas Research Guide Key
- A Proposal for Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Lesson 4)
- Defining Poverty: Using Africa as an Example - Orvil Schlatter - 7.1, 7.4
- Dokdo Island. Who Does it Belong To? - Mark Riggins - 7.1, 7.2. Part of an East Asia Unit.
European Union - Steve Cisczon - 7.4 - part of a European Unit. See the Resource section for all of the lessons.
Focus on Germany - Joe Milharcic - 7.1. Part of a Unit on Europe. See the Resource section for all of the lessons in the unit.
France - What is it Like? - Joe Milharcic - 7.1, 7.2. Part of a Unit on Europe. See the Resource section for all of the lessons in the unit.
- The Harpoon: Understanding the Space and Time of a Valuable Indiana Resource - 7.1, 7.2 (4.5, 6.2)
a World War II era airplane is available for viewing at Mount Comfort Airport outside of Indianapolis (east in Hancock County, north of I-70). The aircraft is operated by the American Military Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 29061, Indianapolis IN 46229. Contact Penny Litz, AMHF President at 317.883.4721 or 760.835.7529 to find out additional information and to arrange a tour. Indiana is lucky to have such a resource as the Harpoon (http://www.amhf.org/aircraft/harpoon.shtml). It is the only one on the entire planet that is flying! A book with information about the Harpoon, and other PV Units by Alan Carey is available. The book provides background information about the Harpoon and other similar aircraft: rationale for development, successes, problems, international linkages and much more. PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2, ISBN 1-84176-383-7 can be found on Amazon.com or via Osprey Publishing (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/). Connect the Harpoon to the study of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the study of a Landing Ship Tank (LST) located in Evansville, Indiana for a more comprehensive unit.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 60 Years Later - Mark Riggins - 7.1, 7.2. Part of an East Asia Unit.
Maps, Current Events, Historical Events - Joy Lohmeyer - 7.1. Lesson VII of VII (An Introduction to Geography and History through Regions).
Other Materials:
PBS has available on-line information about Global Connections, historic and geographic change on the human and physical world focusing on Liberia and the Middle East. Maps, timelines, and educator resources are provided.
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, a clearing-house of oceanography resources as it relates to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Drug War in the Andes, a one-week curriculum unit from Cornell University's Latin American Studies program and the Andean Information Network, helps students to better understand the complexities of drug control and the harm illegal drugs cause society and individuals. www.einaudi.cornell.edu/LatinAmerica/outreach/pdf/DrugWarintheAndes.pdf