Sample lesson plan suitable for grades 7-12 that uses an updated article from 'Anthropology Explored, 2nd ed.'; see original article, Winter 1990, vol. 12:1, by Robert S. Laughlin and Kathleen Bragdon.
Summary of how former participants in the GWU/Smithsonian Institution 'Anthropology for Teachers' program incorporate anthropology into their teaching.
This review of an ethnographic documentary explores the evolution of basket weaving in Navajo culture followed by lesson plan suggestions; easily accessible to students from early elementary through college.
Two collaborative ethnographic projects emphasize the experiential: in the first, college students produce an ABC book for elementary students, and the second enables anthropology students to apply classroom learning to ...
Lesson introduces students to the concept that archaeologists study man-made structures, art objects, and artifacts in order to make interpretations about cultures of the past; suitable for grades 6-12.
Two activities that aim to increase student communication skills and competency in understanding and negotiating cultural diversity; suitable for grades 9-12.
Two-part approach applies anthropological concept of enculturation to the understanding of expressive style when studying ethnicity; suitable for grades 10-12 and college.