The Learning Center offers guided lessons, interactive tools and collaborative activities for learners from middle school to undergraduate university. Many lessons support US Common Core academic standards, and all use articles published in AramcoWorld.

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Breaking the Shanidar Neanderthal Stereotype: Evidence Based Analysis

For over a century, archeologists believed Neanderthals were brutish, unintelligent and emotionless. They theorized Neanderthals were not directly related to modern-day humans. Recent archeological studies have dispelled many of these myths through DNA and archeological analysis. Lesson activities have students analyze these stereotypes and recent scientific evidence to the contrary.
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Reading for Longer Passages

Approaching a lengthy article can be intimidating. As a reader, you may find yourself nervously asking: "Will I be able to follow it? Will I be able to remember one section once I've moved onto the next? Will I be able to figure out what's most important?" "A House for the World" might trigger those questions, but these activities will guide you through the process of reading longer passages.
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Evaluating Written and Visual Texts

"The Emperor from Africa" tells readers about Septimius Severus, ruler of the Roman Empire from 193–211 CE. It also  offers readers some extraordinary photographs by renowned photographer Don McCullin. This lesson has you reading two types of texts: the written and the visual (photographs).
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Understanding Perspectives in Storytelling a Life

There are lots of ways to tell a story, even when it's the story of someone's life.
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Making a Museum Exhibition

This article offers glimpses not only into the city that came before what is today the Middle East’s largest city, but also into how to construct a museum exhibit.

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