Resource: A radical experiment in empathy http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_richards_a_radical_experiment_in_empathy.html

Audience: Years 9-12

Resource description: A confronting talk addressing the importance of empathy in terms of global events.

Teaching and learning ideas: Identify a current global crisis, and write about it from a range of perspectives. This could be completed as a group task, with each group addressing a different point of view.

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Resource: Are you empathetic? http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/are%20you%20empathetic.pdf

Audience: Years 5-12

Resource description: Students complete this questionnaire to find out how empathetic they are.

Teaching and learning ideas: Write your own definition of empathy. Discuss with a classmate why empathy is important, and an occasion when you felt empathy or wish someone had shown you empathy. Did you find any differences of opinion about what empathy looks, sounds and feels like? Why might these differences exist?

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Resource: Beauty http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/lesson-plans/beauty/

Audience: Years 5-12

Resource description: Students evaluate things of importance or beauty from different perspectives.

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Resource: Cuisine and etiquette http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/lesson-plans/cuisine-and-etiquette/

Audience: Years 5-8

Resource description: Students examine mealtime etiquette in three African countries and make inferences about how values may be reflected in the rules governing table manners. In the Extension activities, students consider unfamiliar situations and their reactions.

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Resource: Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/GapminderMedia/GapPDFs/GapminderSort/GapminderSort.pdf

Audience: Years 7-12

Resource description: Gapminder graphs countries according to life expectancy and income, and can show how these have changed since 1800. In this game, students arrange countries in order of wealth and health, then compare their results with the 2010 statistics map provided.

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Resource: Gesture quiz http://www.differencedifferently.edu.au/getting_to_know_others/part_2a.php

Audience: Years K-6

Resource description: Try this quiz with your students to see how familiar they are with gestures around the world. Read the information, and discuss how misunderstandings can occur.

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Resource: Greetings around the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxNqrtncw60

Audience: Years 3-6

Resource description: A short animation from the students of Cabramatta Public School, looking at the different gestures people use to say 'hello'.

Teaching and learning ideas: Make your own stop-motion animation on how you greet different people in your life.

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Resource: Haiti earthquake http://www.insidedisaster.com/experience/Main.html

Audience: Years 9-12

Resource description: Students experience the Haiti earthquake as a survivor, aid worker or journalist. Students are presented with the scenario and given choices for their next action. Note: Some content is confronting.

Teaching and learning ideas: Imagine you are a journalist reporting on the Haiti earthquake. Write an empathetic piece, from the survivors' points of view. You may write a newspaper article or create a story for a current affairs show. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace

relations through the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program. © State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014.

Resource: If it were my home http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/listing/AU

Audience: Years 5-12

Resource description: Students review and compare statistics on what it would be like if they lived somewhere other than Australia.

Teaching and learning ideas: Choose a country to compare with Australia. What may be the advantages and disadvantages of living in that country compared to Australia? What are the limitations of the presented data? In what other ways can quality of life be measured? What other research will you need to do to find out about day-to-day life in that country? a) Imagine you have gone to live in that country for one year. Write a text

reflecting on your experience, compared to your life in Australia. b) Develop a survey which measures the quality of life in your chosen

countries. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace relations through the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program. © State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Communities, 2014.

Resource: Mystery object http://www.differencedifferently.edu.au/ways_of_seeing/part_3a.php

Audience: Years 3-8

Resource description: Students read how people describe an object from their point of view, and try to guess what the object is. Students discuss what they have learnt about how people see things.

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Resource: National Geographic kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/

Audience: Years 5-10

Resource description: Students can access general facts and information about countries of the world. Teaching and learning ideas: Examine the information provided about Australia and critically analyse it. Is it an accurate representation of you and your life in Australia? What words and images reflect a stereotypical view of Australia? What might this tell us about the information provided for other countries? What advice would you give someone who wanted to learn about a country and the people who live there? Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace

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Resource: No go tell! http://www.prejudicenoway.com.au/kindergarten/4.2.html

Audience: Kindergarten

Resource description: An introduction to some key phrases which will assist students in achieving positive outcomes in response to unfair situations.

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Resource: Religion http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/

Audience: Years 5-8

Resource description: Students learn about a a range of religious festivals, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Students are given useful opportunities to appreciate diversity and understand core values that are common to all religions.

Teaching and learning ideas: a) Imagine you are attending one of the festivals and write a

reflection about what you found enjoyable and challenging. b) Create a Venn diagram to show similarities and differences

between the religions.

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Resource: School playground story http://www.differencedifferently.edu.au/getting_to_know_others/part_3a.php

Audience: Years K-8

Resource description: Students read about four children and how they interact in the playground. Each child's family has a code of behaviour which affects their interactions. Students consider different viewpoints and reflect on their own beliefs.

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Resource: Someone else's shoes http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/someone%20else's%20shoes.pdf

Audience: Years 7-10

Resource description: Each student selects a character card. In pairs, students share their character's story and practise being an empathetic listener.

Teaching and learning ideas: Consider the following questions: How did your partner demonstrate empathy to you? Is there anything you wished your partner did to demonstrate more empathy? Discuss this with your partner. Do you find any differences of opinion about what empathy looks, sounds and feels like? Why might these differences exist?

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Resource: Special days http://www.differencedifferently.edu.au/our_communities/part_2a.php

Audience: Years K-4

Resource description: Students read about days which are special to five different young Australians, then write about their own special day.

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Resource: Special things http://www.prejudicenoway.com.au/kindergarten/1.5.html

Audience: Kindergarten

Resource description: An activity in which students share and discuss something that is special to them.

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Resource: Stereotypes http://www.prejudicenoway.com.au/year2/3.3.html

Audience: Years 1-2

Resource description: Students learn about how stereotypes can lead us to pre-judge and misjudge others.

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Resource: Take a seat - Make a friend? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHV4-N2LxQ

Audience: Years K-12

Resource description: Students watch what happens when complete strangers hop in a ball pit together and answer questions about themselves.

Teaching and learning ideas: What did you enjoy most about this video? What message can we take away from watching this? How can we live this message in our everyday lives? Is there something similar we could implement in our class/year/school/community?

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Resource: An 'Australian Culture Capsule' http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/1636/#activities

Audience: Years 7-8

Resource description: Students watch the video, in which post-graduate students undertake Australian culture training as part of their work for a New Delhi call-centre. In the suggested activities, students create their own 'Australian Culture Capsule' and compare it with the one presented in the video clip, analysing the values which lie behind their choices.

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Resource: What is empathy? http://youtu.be/9_1Rt1R4xbM

Audience: Years K-2

Resource description: Students watch as Mark Ruffalo answers this question on Sesame Street.

Teaching and learning ideas: Discuss a situation where you understood how someone else was feeling.

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Resource: What would you do? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAHgErVZw1Q

Audience: Years 5-12

Resource description: Students watch a video in which an American soldier stands up against racism.

Teaching and learning ideas: Before viewing the video, brainstorm situations in which you witnessed injustice. How did you feel and react? After viewing the video, discuss the soldier's reaction. Were you surprised by his reaction? Why or why not? Discuss the significance of the soldier's message. Would you have acted the same way? Why or why not? In groups, review one of the brainstormed situations, discussing how you could respectfully and safely react to the situation. Role play to the whole class.

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Resource: You're invited to three weddings http://www.differencedifferently.edu.au/our_communities/part_4a_1.php

Audience: Years K-6

Resource description: Students watch videos of three different weddings and imagine that they are a guest. Students write about their feelings and experiences, making comparisons with weddings they may have attended. Reflective questions are provided.

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