The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

section G

Selecting a Unit number (such as 04.01.09) will take you to the Guide Entry for that Unit.

Gandhi, Mohandas K.

and Civil Disobedience
13.01.03 Being the Change
98.03.05 Mohandas Gandhi: The Art of Nonviolence
87.03.02 Non-violent Protest Through The Ages

Biography
98.03.05 Mohandas Gandhi: The Art of Nonviolence

Gardening

Organic
97.07.03 You Can Change the World
97.07.06 A Hands-on Approach to Environmental Quality

Urban
23.04.03 “Community Gardens: An Urbanite’s Connection to Nature, Community, and Self”
00.06.03 Gardens in an Urban Environment

Gender
23.03.02 Black & Queer Lives: Intersecting Identities of the Harlem Renaissance

LGBTQ
23.03.01 American History - LGBTQ Figures and Voices

Genealogy

Heritage
13.02.06 Exploring Bloodlines through Immigration and Migration
97.04.06 Cultural Discovery and Identity Project Generation Journey

Oral History

Video
01.04.07 Through Their Eyes: Video Taping Oral History

Research
97.04.06 Cultural Discovery and Identity Project Generation Journey

Genetics (see Biology)

Geography

Africa
03.01.02 Africa, Africans, and Film

East Africa
05.03.06 What Is Home?: Place as a Factor in Culture, History and Perspective

North Africa
07.02.06 An African Pilgrim-King and a World-Traveler: Mansa Musa and Ibn Battuta
07.02.07 Ibn Battuta's Journey by Land and by Sea: Investigating Cultural Landscapes

West Africa
03.01.05 A Story, A Story - Embracing Geography, Culture, and Diversity through Film

Ghana
08.05.04 The Science of Ghana

Alaska
91.02.07 The Inuit Family: A study of its history, beliefs, and images

American
05.03.02 Building Historical Understanding by Exploring American Landscapes
92.02.01 The Indians’ Discovery of Columbus
90.03.10 Regionalism as Seen Through the National Parks
78.02.05 Migration North to the Promised Land

Asia
03.01.03 From Beijing to St. Petersburg: Riding the Rails through Asia via Film and Literature

Basic
78.01.11 Content Reading Skills (7th Grade Social Studies) Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? So What?

Brazil
00.05.06 The Sounds of Samba

China
03.01.03 From Beijing to St. Petersburg: Riding the Rails through Asia via Film and Literature
81.02.05 China: Portrait of Change

Cities
03.01.11 The City Symphony- The Original Reality Show

Cultural
21.03.01 A Cartography of the Self: Making Meaning of the World through Life Maps
21.03.02 Mapping the Life and Times of Phineas Gage
21.03.03 Distance, Location, and Movement in Sing, Unburied, Sing

Energy Use, Comparative
04.04.09 Fueling around with Energy: A Comparative Study of Conventional and Renewable Energy Use among Nations

Fair Haven, Connecticut
89.01.03 The Community and You: Learning Your Way Around Fair Haven

Four Corners Region
90.03.08 The Four Corners Region of the United States Cultures, Ruins and Landmarks

Greater Antilles
85.04.04 The Geophysics and Cultural Aspects of the Greater Antilles

Ireland
03.01.01 Teaching Cultural Diversity through both Irish Film and Folklore
92.04.11 A Celebration of Cultural Richness in Our Community

Italy
92.04.11 A Celebration of Cultural Richness in Our Community

Lebanon
02.02.02 A Bash in Baalbeck: Creating a Lebanese Festival

Maps and Mapping
21.03.01 A Cartography of the Self: Making Meaning of the World through Life Maps
21.03.02 Mapping the Life and Times of Phineas Gage
21.03.03 Distance, Location, and Movement in Sing, Unburied, Sing
21.03.04 Mapping Genocides of the Early Twentieth Century
21.03.05 A Modern Scramble: Envisioning Colonialism in Africa using Maps and Literary Critique
07.02.08 The Expansion of Maps and Minds before 1500: Christopher Columbus, Ibn Battuta, and Google Earth

Mexico
87.01.07 Mexico: Introduction to History and Literature

Mayan
99.02.07 Broken Shields/Enduring Culture

Middle East

Art of
02.02.03 Islamic Art; Exploring the Visual Arts of the Middle East

Comparative Study: Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Saudia Arabia
02.02.01 ‘Desert Fever’: A Student-Centered Approach to Learning About the Middle East

Culture of
02.02.02 A Bash in Baalbeck: Creating a Lebanese Festival

New Haven, Connecticut
23.04.01 Mill River: Past, Present, and Future of New Haven
95.05.07 A Special Relationship: Connecticut and Its Settlers
95.05.09 Integrating PHysical Science and the Geological Environment
79.03.05 Fair Haven: An Historical and Ecological Field Study

Puerto Rico
92.04.11 A Celebration of Cultural Richness in Our Community
87.01.04 Puerto Rico . . . Its Land, History, Culture, and Literature

South America
82.05.05 Countries of South America

Teaching of

with Poetry and Drama
83.05.08 The Time Has Come: Poetry and Drama Use in the Geography Class

through Film
03.01.01 Teaching Cultural Diversity through both Irish Film and Folklore
03.01.02 Africa, Africans, and Film
03.01.03 From Beijing to St. Petersburg: Riding the Rails through Asia via Film and Literature
03.01.04 Cultural Snapshots: Reflections and Illuminations of Francophone Cultures
03.01.05 A Story, A Story - Embracing Geography, Culture, and Diversity through Film
03.01.06 The Geography of Learning: Creating the World through Film and Literature
03.01.07 Experiences of Diverse Populations via Film
03.01.08 Geography through Film: The Scale of Things
03.01.09 Anti-Semitism: Origins and Background
03.01.10 How Fear Threatens Freedom, A Thematic Approach: From the Inquisition to the McCarthy Era
03.01.11 The City Symphony- The Original Reality Show

Water Rights, International
03.05.08 WHO Wants Clean Water! Do You? Solving Conflicts Over International Water Rights Issues
97.06.01 Global Environmental Coastal Changes: Cause and Effect A “Hands-On” Approach Primary Style

World
98.07.06 The World Population Explosion
97.06.01 Global Environmental Coastal Changes: Cause and Effect A “Hands-On” Approach Primary Style

Immigration
96.04.09 Moving Communities and Immigration into the Bilingual Classroom
88.02.07 Teaching Reading Comprehension through Social Studies Readings

Geology (see Ecology and Environmental Science)

Connecticut

Coastline
97.06.07 The Ocean: A Watery World
95.05.09 Integrating PHysical Science and the Geological Environment
95.05.10 A Mathematical Look at Connecticut’s Geological Environmental

General
12.03.04 Elements and Minerals in Our World and in Our Bodies
01.02.01 Reading the Landscape: Geology and Ecology in the Nineteenth Century American Landscape Paintings of Frederic E. Church
97.07.10 The Environment Around Me
95.05.01 Geology of Connecticut
95.05.04 Geology and Connecticut
95.05.07 A Special Relationship: Connecticut and Its Settlers
95.05.09 Integrating PHysical Science and the Geological Environment
84.06.01 Geology of Connecticut Soil, Rock and Minerals
84.06.02 The Geologic History of the Earth and Connecticut: Effects it had on our State
84.06.07 An Introduction to the Marine Environment and Geology of City Point: A Model for Experiential Teaching

Long Island Sound
10.03.02 How Microbes Help Ecosystems
10.03.05 Microbes in Long Island Sound
97.06.08 Long Island Sound
97.06.10 Long Island Sound-A Research Skill Approach

Marshes
95.05.11 A Comparison Study of Water Habitats for Primary Age Children
84.06.04 The Marsh Land as a Changing Environment

Mill River
95.05.11 A Comparison Study of Water Habitats for Primary Age Children
84.06.05 The Mill River Water Unit

New Haven
95.05.01 Geology of Connecticut
84.06.10 Gateway to New Haven: The New Haven Harbor

of Inland Wetlands
85.07.09 Inland Wetlands

Paleontology
95.05.01 Geology of Connecticut

Water Systems
95.05.11 A Comparison Study of Water Habitats for Primary Age Children
93.05.01 The Mill River: An Outdoor Laboratory
84.06.05 The Mill River Water Unit
84.06.11 Know Your Watershed

West River
84.06.05 The Mill River Water Unit
84.06.06 The Geology of West River
84.06.07 An Introduction to the Marine Environment and Geology of City Point: A Model for Experiential Teaching
84.06.09 The Life and Times of the West River 1776-1896: A Study of Early Industry in Westville

Wintergreen Brook
84.06.03 Wintergreen Brook

Crystals
95.05.09 Integrating PHysical Science and the Geological Environment
89.06.01 Measurements, Matter, and Crystals
89.06.03 Children Actively Investigating Rocks and Minerals
89.06.04 Crystals: What Are They and What Holds Them Together
89.06.06 Crystals in the World around Us
89.06.07 Crystals: More Than Meets the Eye

Earthquakes
07.04.08 Making Waves: A Study of Earthquakes and Tsunami
07.04.09 The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812: Shaking Our Misconceptions about Earthquakes in United States History

Fossil Fuels

Air Pollution from Combustion
86.06.04 Where, Oh Where is All the Clean Air?
86.06.05 Atmospheric Changes and Energy Loss Due to Industrial and Residential Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels
86.06.06 Motivational Techniques and Materials for Teaching High School Science in the City of New Haven

Coal
86.06.01 Coal As A Source of Energy
86.06.03 Mathematics: Problems on Coal and Energy

Oil and Gas
86.06.02 Oil and Gas As A Source of Energy

Geography
07.04.11 Natural Disasters and the Five Themes of Geography

Geomicrobiology
10.03.01 The Wonders of Bacteria
10.03.02 How Microbes Help Ecosystems
10.03.03 Life Underground
10.03.04 Ecosystems Beneath the Surface
10.03.05 Microbes in Long Island Sound
10.03.06 Microbial Influence on Earth's Systems

Global Change
15.03.01 The Carbon Cycle and the Connection to Human Activity
10.03.06 Microbial Influence on Earth's Systems
08.05.02 When Earth Fails: How Earth’s Physical Changes Cause Natural Disasters
07.04.02 Disaster Cycles
07.04.04 Severe Weather Trackers
07.04.05 Greenhouse Gases: The Chemistry Behind the Culprits
07.04.07 Global Warming and Hurricanes: Is an Increase in the Number of Stronger Hurricanes an Indicator of Global Warming?
95.05.09 Integrating PHysical Science and the Geological Environment
95.05.10 A Mathematical Look at Connecticut’s Geological Environmental
91.06.04 Earth’s Changing Atmosphere
91.06.05 The Great Continental Drift Mystery

Coastal Change
17.02.07 Stream Table Science: How Water Changes the Land
97.06.01 Global Environmental Coastal Changes: Cause and Effect A “Hands-On” Approach Primary Style
97.06.04 Themes to Encourage Awareness of Environmental Changes on the Shoreline of Connecticut in Elementary School Students: The Case of Kelsey Island

North America
90.03.11 The National Parks: Teaching the Geology of America

of the Americas

Landscape Features
01.02.01 Reading the Landscape: Geology and Ecology in the Nineteenth Century American Landscape Paintings of Frederic E. Church

Rock Cycle
09.03.08 Chocolate Chipping Away at the Rock Cycle

Geophysics (see Geology)

Effects on Culture

Greater Antilles
85.04.04 The Geophysics and Cultural Aspects of the Greater Antilles

Graphic Novels

Trickster
22.01.02 From the Beginning: Understanding & Creating Origin Stories

Greece

Ancient
98.02.08 Discovering Persephone

Culture
98.03.09 The Warrior Role in Greek Society

Drama
97.06.11 A Dramatic World: An Eighth Grade Theater Curriculum for Earth’s Future Caretakers
91.04.10 Working with Shakespeare, the Poet and Dramatist

Aeschylus
83.02.03 Prometheus, the Firebringer

Euripides
84.02.06 Euripides’ Alcestis

Philosophy
97.06.11 A Dramatic World: An Eighth Grade Theater Curriculum for Earth’s Future Caretakers

Origin of Life
80.05.11 The Origin of Life: A History of Ancient Greek Theories

Warfare
98.03.09 The Warrior Role in Greek Society

Mythology

Persephone
98.02.08 Discovering Persephone

Guadeloupe

History
92.02.04 Adventure in the Caribbean Effects of the discovery of Haiti- Martinique and Guadeloupe