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When Cultures Travel

When people move, they take along more than their personal possessions. They also transport their culture. How have your family and your neighbors influenced the community you live in?

When Cultures Travel

  • More About This Resource...

    • In this lesson plan, students record the movement of their family on a world map. Then, they take a close look at the cultures represented in their neighborhoods. This eight-page PDF guide includes:

      • background information
      • teacher strategies
      • assessment guidelines
      • detailed notes about the curriculum standards addressed

    • Completion Time

      Less than a week

    • Topic

      Anthropology

    • Subtopic

      General

    • Subtopic

      Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
      Grades 5-8:

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

    • Learning Standard

      Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
      Grades 5-8:

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