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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. Background

  1. China Factsheet with a Spotlight on Inner Mongolia
    Blank Fact Sheet
    Completed Fact Sheet
  2. Big Maps
  3. The Chinese Flag
    Flag Terminology Handout
  4. China's National Anthem
  5. History of the Mongol Empire (1200-1300)

II. Music

  1. An Da Union
  2. Instrument Making for Students and Adults
  3. World and American Music Links
  4. World Culture Links

III. Culture

  1. The Beijing Olympic Mascots
  2. Chinese Poetry
  3. Chinese Philosophy
  4. Nomadic Dwellings

IV. Here and Now

  1. Past vs. Present
  2. Sustainable Growth and the World's First Eco-City
  3. Electronic Waste Recycling and Toxic Exports
  4. Mongol Nomads in the Modern World

V. Community Connections

  1. Before and After Questions
  2. Intercultural Connections
  3. The Heritage Project and Oral History
  4. The Student Curator Project
  5. Class Newspaper or Web site
  6. Culture on Parade
  7. Student Participation in Arts Midwest World Fest

This curriculum was written by Jeanne Paliatka and Olaf Nelson for Arts Midwest.

China

II: MUSIC

Part 4: World Culture Links

Overview:
The links which follow are only the tip of the mountain that is the internet, and a quick search on any subject will demonstrate what a wide variety of materials exist. We hope these links will provide a starting point for teachers and student interested in learning more about the world.

Resources:
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The Free Dictionary is an online dictionary, thesaraus, and encyclopedia

Encarta World Atlas Online

Encarta Concise Encyclopedia

The Atlapedia is maps and facts about all countries and regions

Ethnologue, Languages of the World (every language, every country!)

National Geographic

National Geographic World

National Geographic Kids has great games, photos, activities and more.

Smithsonian Magazine

The World is an hour-long, daily world news show, with music and more.

World Radio Network has a large list of stations worldwide that broadcast online

The PBS broadcast schedule can be searched by day or by subject. It also allows checking local broadcast schedules, and offers a newsletter for teachers.

African Music Encyclopedia has tons of info, and it has a phenomenal links page.

A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources for the Classroom from the Folklife Center of the Library of Congress

Links to newspapers of the world in English

Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources on the The Library of Congress Web site. This portal has hundreds of excellent links.

The United Nations' Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Window to World Culture

Gateway to the World includes many links to world culture and geography.

KidSpace @ the Internet Public Library

TeenSpace @ the Internet Public Library

KidsWorld world culture links