Jake

Jake's Page SS.6 Identify conflicts involving use od land, economic competition for scarce resources, different political views, boundary disputes and cultural differences within and between different geographical areas SS 8c. Identify geographical links of land regions, river systems, and interstate highways between Alabama and other states: describing cultural, political, and economic characteristics of all people in the western Hemisphere SS.10 Describe characteristics and migration patterns of human populations in Western Hemisphere
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Objectives: The students will research a different culture to learn about foods, clothing, shelter, and communities The students willuse the internet to research a food from a different culture that you like and list the ingredients and directions on how to prepare it. The students will use the internet and audio materials to learn how to say words in a different language. The students will create a portfolio displaying the information collected about a different culture and present it to the class.

Curriculum framing questions: What happens when two different ways of life come together?

Unit Questions: 1. How are communities and families in other cultures similar and different to ours in America? 2. How are clothes similar and different around the world? 3. What things can be gained and lost in a move from one culture to another? 4. How are families changed when they move from one culture to another?

Content Questions: 1. What is the leader of the United States called. 2. What type of clothes does a policeman wear? 3. What kind of foods do people in America usually eat on Independence Day? 4. What kind of clothes would you need to wear if you lived in a dessert? ||
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