China: Slide Units and Curriculum Units

Along the Silk Road (1993)
Grades: 6-12
This curriculum unit, which includes a video and text, teaches the history and geography of the Silk Road. It uses interactive teaching activities and draws on many primary sources to explore the historical route through the lives of people such as Marco Polo and Xuan Zang who lived and traveled its pathways.

Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels (1991)
Grades: 8-12
This curriculum unit of 5 slides and a teacher's guide explores how bronze vessels, made between 1700 B.C. and A.D. 200 for the rulers and great nobility of the early Chinese dynasties, teach current scholars about the past.

The Arts of Asia: China, Korea, Japan
Grades: 8-12
An extensive resource based on The Art Institute of Chicago's permanent installation of the arts of China, Korea, and Japan, this manual includes more than 100 pages of informative text, classroom teaching suggestion, a bibliography for teachers and young audiences, a glossary of terms written in English and Asian characters, and numerous illustrations and maps. Sixteen slides of objects on view in the galleries accompany the text. Designed to be used by teachers of all levels and as a supplement to any classroom discipline.

Introduction to Sovereignty: A Case Study of Taiwan (2004)
Grades: 9-12, college
An Introduction to Sovereignty: A Case Study of Taiwan examines the key issue of sovereignty and provides an in-depth look at the unique status of Taiwan among nations of the world. Video and workbook.

Porcelain Stories (2000)
Grades: 4-12+
Interactive unit from the Seattle Art Museum. Available for download.

Rabbit in the Moon: Folktales from China and Japan (Revised 1995)
Grades: K-6
Rabbit in the Moon introduces students to China and Japan through a cross-cultural investigation of eight Chinese and Japanese folktales. Fifty-one slides illustrating two of the Japanese folktales accompany the unit. The text is eighty-nine pages.

Traditional Chinese Celebrations: Continuity and Change in Taiwan (1985)
Grades: 1-8
This 16-slide unit introduces four important Chinese celebrations: the Lantern, Tomb Sweeping, Dragon Boat, and Moon festivals. Recognizing commonalities and differences between U.S. and Chinese cultural traditions is encouraged.

When Cultures Collide: China and the U.S. in the 21st Century (1998)
Grades: 5-12
When Cultures Collide is a 20-minute video exploring the relationship between China and the United States, both historically and today. Video comes with a 12-page teacher's guide, including activities, and 11" x 17" poster detailing important events and places.