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A skills-based workshop which offers teachers practical solutions to the challenges of reading, writing, and
analyzing primary sources.
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Workshop Resources Include:
- Material World
- Hungry Planet
- What's Going On DVD Series
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Poster Images
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Teacher's Guide
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PowerPoint® Presentation
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| Material World |
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By Peter Menzel. Twelve posters show families—in front of their homes, with all of their belongings—in Bhutan, Cuba, Iceland, Japan, Kuwait, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Samoa, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States. The curriculum guide includes a PowerPoint® presentation (with 4–6 slides corresponding to each poster) that helps students “read” each detailed photograph, draw inferences, compare and contrast, and make generalizations about our “material world.” The guide also supplies critical thinking questions and reading strategies. The related paperback and CD-ROM provide more details about the social and economic conditions of each family, as well as lessons on world cultures, geography, and economics. 17" x 22". Social Studies School Service. Revised edition. ©2007.
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| Hungry Planet |
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By Peter Menzel. Twelve posters show families—in their homes, with a week’s worth of food displayed around them—in Bhutan, Chad, China, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kuwait, Mali, Mexico, and the USA. The curriculum guide includes critical thinking questions, reading strategies, and a PowerPoint® presentation (with 4–6 slides corresponding to each poster) that leads students through the process of visual analysis. By examining the photographs, as well as the country facts (life expectancy, obesity rate) and nutrition information (distribution of food into food groups) provided with each 17" x 22" poster, students can draw inferences, compare and contrast, and make generalizations about our “hungry planet.” The related hardback supplies more country statistics and an essay about the lives and eating habits of each family, along with brilliant full-color photographs. Social Studies School Service. ©2007.
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Poster Images |
Teacher's Guide |
PowerPoint® Presentation |
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Winner—American Library Association’s Notable Young Adult Videos Award for 2005
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| What's Going On DVD Series |
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Boy soldiers in Africa toting AK-47s…Kids scrambling for garbage in a Rio slum…Cambodian girls maimed by landmines... Through affecting stories of children in crisis, each episode raises issues of human rights for discussion, writing, or research. Presented by such well-known personalities as Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, and Danny Glover, the programs correlate with NCSS standards on the study of people, places, and environments as well as interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions. Hosts travel to each location with UN personnel to meet the children, tell their stories, and offer help through the world organization. Grades 6 and up. Closed captioned. Color. Approximately 28 minutes each. RCN Entertainment. ©2003. |
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| Titles in Series
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Film Clips |
Teacher's Guides |
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AIDS IN THE CARIBBEAN
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CHILD SOLDIERS IN SIERRA LEONE |
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CHILD LABOR IN BRAZIL |
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LANDMINES IN CAMBODIA |
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POVERTY IN AMERICA |
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REFUGEES IN TANZANIA |
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GIRL'S EDUCATION IN INDIA |
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STREET CHILDREN IN MONGOLIA |
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INDIGENOUS CHILDREN IN AUSTRALIA |
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CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND |
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