Social Studies

This is the Frontline Video that explores how to teach racism/prejudice prevention.

Rethinking Schools is an organization committed to equity and to the vision that public education is central to the creation of a humane, caring, multiracial democracy. While writing for a broad audience, Rethinking Schools emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race. Rethinking Schools tries to balance classroom practice and educational theory. It is an activist publication, with articles written by and for teachers, parents, and students. It also addresses key policy issues, such as vouchers and marketplace-oriented reforms, funding equity, and school-to-work.

This is my go-to site! Thanks for posting it!

This is a great visual explanation of how diamonds are formed. While explaining the process it's quite useful to have a detailed image to refer to.

This clip shows the process of diamonds coming up through a kimberlite pipe. My students begged me to show it over and over again.

This is a seven minute video that I found from MSNBC. It deals with the journey diamonds take from the mine to the store. My students were surprised at how much goes into producing a diamond.

I used this site with my students in our study of diamonds and their origins. It's great interactive site that allows students to not only see the countries discussed on a map but also take a look at information on that particular country.

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