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Cultures of Countries and Ethnic Groups
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This 2:22 preview provides a great many short images of the many different cultures and geography of the world with film taken on the same day. A good way to get students to understand how diverse the planet is and the photography is impressive. This... was done for Earth Day 2012.
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April 22, 2012 at 03:50 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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The Lost Boys of Sudan are a group of Dinka youth who fled civil war in their native country, spent a decade growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, and were eventually resettled in the United States and faced many challenges while adapting to their new... lives and trying to maintain their cultural identities. This five minute video shows insights into their experiences. Would be a good start for a discussion about some of the insights they provide.
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March 21, 2012 at 02:51 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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This video briefly explains the history and cultural significance of the Buddhist based monkey festival in Lopburi, Thailand. It is good for a discussion/lesson on cultural traditions and differences.
November 29, 2010 at 12:54 AM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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Ancient Babylonians first celebrated the new year over 4,000 years ago. This video explores the history of this day from cultures around the world. Students would benefit of a map of the various places mentioned in the video to show the diffusion of ...the event over time.
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January 24, 2011 at 09:24 PM
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Ages: 6 - 18
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This video clip is a short film about a journey to source one of the most luxurious materials in the world. The Incas believed the Vicuña animals were rewarded with a coat of pure gold in return for giving life to their civilization. They called it ...“The Gold Of The Andes”. (7:17)
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March 5, 2013 at 01:25 PM
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Ages: 9 - 15
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A video showing a picture of each flag in the world. The narrator in the video says the name of the country and a picture is shown of that country's flag.(Computerized voice reads the countries' names)
July 24, 2009 at 03:59 PM
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Ages: 7 - 12
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This video shows glimpses of children around the world, with a song by Tim Janis, in support of CROP Hunger Walks. The song is sung by school children in Kenya.
July 11, 2009 at 03:18 PM
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Ages: 10 - 16
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This video shows children from the Muslim world. It gives the name of the country that each child is from. It is set to beautiful music.
July 11, 2009 at 03:15 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is home to the Xhosa people, one of the nation's largest tribes. They live in the modern world, but they maintain their traditions. This includes the ritualized transition to manhood for Xhosa boys. This vide...o is useful for discussing not only culture/tradition, but modern medicine and how sometimes these things can be at odds. (04:58)
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November 29, 2010 at 01:16 AM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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What happens when Palestinian youth are given an alternative to a life of violence and martyrdom? Deep inside the most radicalized refugee camp in the Palestinian Occupied Territories, The Freedom Theatre is an outlet for feelings of anger and frustr...ation, where expressions of violence can transform into expressions of art
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May 18, 2010 at 01:43 PM
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