"The RACE Project aims to look at the realities of race through this lens of history, science, and lived experiences."
The middle school and high school guides of the RACE curriculum follow the same basic themes and lesson plans but are slightly altered for the appropriate audience. There are four lesson plans exploring human biological variation, five lesson plans exploring cultural variation and three lesson plans exploring race and racism.
- Human Biological Variation: Continuous Trait Variation and Gene Flow Illustration
- Cultural Variation: Culture Shapes How We See the World
- Census Activity
- Race and Racism: Preference Activity
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- Science Experiments
- Videos
- Primary Sources
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: There is assessment of systems and structures of inequality in the Race and Racism section.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: No calls to social action are included in lessons reviewed.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: The lessons reviewed feature no discussion of community.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: Lesson plan reviewed were primarily focused on science and history classrooms.
Presence Evaluation: Minimal Presence
Evaluation Notes: Some social justice definitions are included within the Race and Racism unit, but lessons are mostly focused on other scientific or historical lessons.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: Some activities involve reflection, such as Exploration of Whiteness (Whiteness Quiz).
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: To date, there has been no empirical study of this curriculum to evaluate its effectiveness.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: The lessons reviewed did not explicitly address inclusion and equity.
Presence Evaluation: N/A
Evaluation Notes: We are unable to evaluate this domain since it is best measured through observation.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: Lessons reviewed discussed the social implications attached to race.