Five Major World Religions YouTube Video Guide

This TED-Ed The Five Major World Religions YouTube Video Guide challenges students to explore the foundational beliefs and practices of five major world religions. Learn how Hinduism’s concepts of karma and dharma shape societal behaviors, and how Judaism evolved from temple rituals to a focus on scriptural study. Understand Buddhism’s Middle Way as a path to enlightenment and examine the life and teachings of Jesus that underpin Christian rituals. Finally, analyze Islam’s Five Pillars that guide the daily lives of Muslims. Engage with these insights to understand how diverse religious practices provide meaning and structure to billions of lives around the globe.

Note: This YouTube Guide is meant to accompany the viewing of this Free YouTube video here titled “The five major world religions – John Bellaimey”

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Tips for using this TedEd Five Major World Religions YouTube Video Guide in your classroom:

• • Print one, double-sided TedEd Five Major World Religions YouTube Video Guide for each student
  • Preview the next question on the YouTube guide as you complete each one, this can help students pay attention to important upcoming events.
  • Pause at the times designated on the YouTube guide, encourage students to debate, discuss and talk about their ideas before writing their answers.
  • Discourage students from simply copying answers.
  • Randomly choose a student to share their answer and defend it if necessary.
  • If time allows, feel free to rewind and show important parts of the clip again for additional analysis.
  • On average, this YouTube guide will require about 15~20 minutes per episode

This .zip file includes:

• • An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (PDF - 2 Pages)
  • A Student Movie Guide (PDF - 2 Pages)
  • A PDF with link to a Google Slides version (8 Slides)
  • Admin Movie Request, CCSS alignment, Permission Slip (2 Pages)

Google Classroom | Google Slide | Tips:

• • Click on the link included in the PDF titled "Google Slides Version" and save a copy of the file to your Google Drive/Classroom
  • Create an assignment for your students
  • If you are using this resource for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the Google Slides version with file names such as