Implementation of the 10 major goals and various objectives of the Detroit (Michigan) curriculum for teaching middle school students about human rights is done through a number of activities and resources. Each of the lessons is structured around one of the major goals and provides objectives, learner outcomes, activities, and resources. An examination of the finiteness of the earth's resources and the idea that these resources are the heritage of all humanity and generations engenders the idea that people are interdependent. To develop an awareness of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of the Child as a goal for world peace and cooperation, students examine the major sections of these documents. Students learn about the impact of government on their lives through engaging in activities discussing civil rights and reviewing major U.S. documents. To understand the development of self-esteem in individuals, students role play personal security, political freedom, and social justice and discuss the abrogation of human rights in the world. The concept that all people should be treated with dignity is developed through the study of the commonalities and the differences among humanity. Students examine the idea that racism and sexism are the results of political and economic structures of particular societies and describe how racism supports economic and political power systems. (SM)