INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS

*Good for Pre-assessment

Needs and Wants

PreK-Middle School

Introduction to concept of needs / wants as related to human rights

Human Beings/Human Rights

K-Adult

Explore concept of human rights / human needs

A Human Rights Tree

K-Adult

Explore concept of human rights / human needs

Human Rights Squares

Elementary-Adult

Prior knowledge of human rights and UDHR

A New Planet

Middle School-Adult

Prior knowledge of human rights and UDHR

HR in the News

Middle School-Adult

Current events as they relate to Human Rights

HR Around the World and at Home

Middle School-Adult

Match human rights affirmations and abuses in selected countries with the UDHR

Science, Technology, the Environment, and Human Rights

All

Questions to help analyze science, technology, and the environment

Comparing Rights Documents

Secondary-Adult

Compare UDHR with US Bill of Rights and Minnesota Human Rights Act

Getting To Know the Activists Among Us

HS

To learn about the people in their community working for certain causes

Giving Human Rights a Human Face

Elementary-Adult

Create artistic expression of an article in the UDHR

CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

*Good for evaluative and assessment tools

Creating a Human Rights Community

Elementary-HS

Students set standards for behavior and social order