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African Safari
Sixth graders gain an appreciation for the different cultures that inhabit the Earth by focusing on the people of Africa
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Learning about a Culture from a Story
Students identify environmental influences on a traditional culture, animals and plants important to a traditional culture, and interpret the identity of a traditional culture from objects and a creation story.
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Learning about a Culture from Objects
Young scholars identify materials used in several traditional cultural objects, then interpret possible functions of several traditional cultural objects.
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Class Culture
Students participate in a discussion about culture. They list many different and unusual things that they consider wrong, and unacceptable to do.
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What Masks Reveal
Middle schoolers explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world.
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Extracting Meaning From What We See
Students recognize that all cultures have the same needs that they try to satisfy in ways that their predecessors found effective in their particular environments. Students discover how and why cultures change their customs.
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Creative Writing Using Internet (Wagner)
Pupils use telecommunications, such as e-mail, to explore and compare their town and themselves with students from other cities, countries and cultures. They write about what they have learned, and discuss this with other pupils.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Young scholars research and compare Thebes to their hometown to explain how a city's geography, economy, climate, and culture affect its inhabitants.
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African Clothing
Students correctly identify examples of everyday clothing and special occasion clothing worn in Africa. Students will classify clothing as that used for everyday or special occasion.