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Part 3 takes place when they return to the classroom. Student will get into their group and share their findings of the research from the day before. They will them create a short presentation about the culture they were assigned as well as a individual summary of something new they learned about culture. All together the students will be graded on their presentation, the notes they took during their research, and their short summary.

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Part 2 takes place while the students are outside of the classroom. During this time they will watch the video that goes into detail of what culture is and cover the characteristics of a culture that should be included in their project. They will also be researching the information they were assigned by their group and taking notes to bring back to class in order for them to create a well thought out presentation.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgxmoVDLVbk

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First we are going to explain culture as well as the other major concepts. We will then show them the Russian culture and different characteristics of that culture such as art, clothing, music, food, and language. We will them assign the teams and share their assigned culture with them. Group members can then determine which characteristics of their culture they would like to look up and research.

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Culture-  Someones beliefs, way of life, and traditions based off of their upbringing and environment.
Traditions- The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
Characteristics- A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.
Environment- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

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Having students understand that someone's culture effects their traditions and everyday life activities.

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Pre- Assessment: In an exit-slip students turned in from the day before they will answer the question, "What aspects and characteristics make up an individual's culture?"
Formative Assessment: Student will turn in the notes that they gathered from their research dealing with their culture.

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Clothing
Food
Stories/Folk Tales
Language
Music/ Art
Region/Landscape

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Notebook
Pencil
Computer/IPad
Poster Board
Markers
Scissors
Color Pencils
Glue

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Group 1- Katie, Nathan, Joe (Spanish)
Group 2- Leah, Karen, Bob (Chinese)
Group 3- Sarah, Mike, Kinzie (Native Americans)
Group 4- Bradley, Susan, Molly (Greek)
Group 5- Juan, Isac, Bell (African)

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How does someone's culture effect their way of life?
What aspects of an individual's culture effect their everyday activities?

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Students will need to research their assigned topics. Each will find 2-3 sources. Make note of important facts and bring to class the next day.

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Students will be placed into groups of three. Each group member is to find 2-3 sources about their assigned culture and take notes over what they find. When the students return to class, they will them collaborate with their group members to come up with a short presentation about their findings on their assigned cultures.

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Cultural Diffusion

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RI.5.9
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

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5th Grade
Social Studies and English Language Arts

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Miss Craig & Miss Musgrave

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SS.3–5.H.3
Understand the role of culture and cultural diffusion on the development and maintenance of societies.