Format
Included as a part of the teacher's packet that is sent out prior to the date of your scheduled presentation.
Objectives
After participating in this program, students will be able to discuss how population diversity and immigration impact cultural traditions. Students will also have a better understanding of how traditions change and evolve over time.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National Standards Connections
NCTE – ELA K-12.4 Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NCTE – ELA K-12.12 Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
NCSS – SS.1 Culture
NCSS – SS.2 Time, Continuity, and Change
NCSS – SS.4 Individual Development and Identity
Common Core State Standards
ELA CCSS: SL.4-12.1, SL.4-12.2, SL.4-12.3
State Standards
Portions of the following academic content standards may be addressed over the course of the program.
Ohio Revised Standards – Social Studies
Grade: Three
Topic: Human Systems
Content Statement 8: Communities may include diverse cultural groups.
Grade: Four
Topic: Human Systems
Content Statement 13: The population of the United States has changed over time, becoming more diverse (e.g., racial, ethnic, linguistic, religious). Ohio’s population has become increasingly reflective of the multicultural diversity of the United States.
Grade: Five
History Strand
Topic: Heritage
Content Statement 3: European exploration and colonization during the 1400s1600s had lasting effects which can be used to understand the Western Hemisphere today.
Geography Strand
Topic: Heritage
Content Statement 10. The Western Hemisphere is culturally diverse (eg., language, food, religion, art, music) due to the influences and interactions of a variety of world cultures.
Grade: Six
Topic: Human Systems
Content Statement 8: Diffusion of agricultural practices and products, technology, cultural practices and major world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism) impacted the Eastern Hemisphere.