Conflict & Conflict Resolution

International Conflict and the Media
Grade Level:6-12

This newly released curriculum guide, International Conflict and the Media, broadly examines the relationships between the media and the military during wartime. The intent is to expose students to the strengths and weaknesses of different media and to teach them to analyze, understand and challenge the ways in which their opinions can be manipulated. The guide examines the historical context of the American media and international conflicts, and focuses on the Gulf War as a case study. Twenty-five activities!

Conflict in a Terrarium
Grade Level:5-8

Children are subjected to a constant barrage of "conflict" on television, in the newspapers, and, oftentimes, in real life. This conflict often depicts violence and bloodshed, giving the students the impression that conflict is abnormal and wrong, when, in fact, much conflict (competition) that occurs daily in plant and animal lives is natural in any environment. The general goal of this activity is to lead students to conduct an experiment, to hypothesize about conflict that emerges over basic needs in the world of nature, and to allow them to analogize to the human world.

The Road Game
Grade Level:4-12

The Road Game is about competition and cooperation, teamwork and chaos, perception and misperception, communication and conflict resolution. It is a game about the many ways that people interact when they are members of teams and have a job to do. Complete activity!

Choosing A Site
Grade Level:7-12

This simulation involves the location of a housing project. It provides an opportunity to help develop students' abilities to respond constructively to events through analysis, decision making, and oral and written communication. Conflicts of many sorts are built into the activity. Students must analyze these conflicts, research the different positions their role characters might take, decide on the most effective arguments, and try to persuade others to accept a settlement. Complete activity!

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Lesson plans related to The China Project
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Lesson plans related to NY & the World
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Lession plans related to SEC

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Complete Publications online :

• Spotlight on Confucius
• Guidelines for Gobal and International Studies Educaion
• Myself & Others
• Spotlight on Japan
• International Conflict and the Media