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QUEST THROUGH THE WORLD RELIGIONS!

**__BASIC INFORMATION __**
 * Grade: 6th Grade
 * Subject: Social Studies

**__ARIZONA STATE STANDARDS __**
 * Strand 2: World History
 * Concept 3: World in Transition
 * PO 1: Describe aspects (e.g., geographic origins, founders, traditions, teachings, practices, beliefs, etc.) of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

**__ESSENTIAL QUESTION __** We are told from the beginning or we keep hearing from others that religions are so extremely different from one another. However, when we look into the depths and true meanings of religions, are they really that different from each other? And how do you know? Take this question in mind during this entire project.

**__BRIEF OVERVIEW OF PROJECT __** The students will explore the history and learn the various characteristics of the 5 major world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. The students will acquire the knowledge through interactive websites online and will organize their research with graphic organizers on Inspiration software. After the students finish the graphic organizers, the students will then complete a series of other assignments that pertain to the unit and that will be used in their oral presentation and visual aid. The final piece of the project is for the students to create a presentation with a visual on their religion.