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• Students learn about material culture in this Moveable Museum lesson plan by taking a firsthand look at how culture influences the kinds of things we do. The 12-page PDF guide has:

  • Educator materials—background information, teacher strategies, assessment guidelines, and detailed notes about the curriculum standards addressed.
  • Becoming a Cultural Researcher activity worksheet—a series of questions that prompts students to reflect on the material culture of daily activities, customs, or ceremonies.
  • Vocabulary—a kid-friendly glossary of related terms.

• Completion Time

  Less than a week

• Topic

  Anthropology

• Subtopic

  Tools and Methods

• Subtopic

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades K-4:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Physical Science CONTENT STANDARD B:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

  Grades 5-8:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

  Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
  Grades K-4:

  • Culture• Time, continuity and change• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Individuals, Groups, and Institutions• Global Connections

  Grades 5-8:

  • Culture• Time, continuity and change• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Individuals, Groups, and Institutions• Production, Distribution, and Consumption• Global Connections

• Learning Standard

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades K-4:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Physical Science CONTENT STANDARD B:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

  Grades 5-8:

  • Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:

  Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
  Grades K-4:

  • Culture• Time, continuity and change• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Individuals, Groups, and Institutions• Global Connections

  Grades 5-8:

  • Culture• Time, continuity and change• People, places and environment• Individual Development and Identity• Individuals, Groups, and Institutions• Production, Distribution, and Consumption• Global Connections