Today you will be getting your chromebooks! I hope it goes better than the DDL!
- Do Now: students come in and pick up handout and independently read & write about the do now question
- Discuss do now together as a class
- Watch PBS The Difference Between Us VIDEO up until 15:32. Students should jot down ideas & notes on the Video Handout for Notes as they watch
- Discuss in small groups the video so far
- Watch and pause to discuss Eugenics
- Watch and pause to discuss the significance of Jesse Owens
- Watch & take notes on the science & impact of skin color and race
- Watch and pause to discuss: According to scientists in the film, what accounts for most differences in people? (37:42-41:04)
- Watch and pause to discuss: Why has there been so little genetic variation in humans? (41:04-end of film)
- Discuss and write about: After watching & discussing these research developments about the genetic reality of race how has your understanding of race changed? What impact does this research have on you? What impact does it have on the issue of race here in America? What questions does it leave you wondering?
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