Cultures

Social Studies
Language Arts
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Lesson Plans and Online Activities
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MarcoPolo Internet Content for the Classroom
Search the database of lesson plans for activities related to culture. These activities are referenced to the SD state standards.

Somewhere in the World
At this site you will see some lesson plans addressing culture and how to define it using art and language.

Culture Boxes
Lesson plans defining culture using Art, Language Arts and Social Studies are presented on this web link.

In Search of Heroes, An American Project 
A curriculum guide is provided for teaching about heroes in American culture and how students can be heroes themselves.

Geography and Culture of China 
A unit plan is provided that includes lessons for the study of China including cooperative group activities, classroom simulations, mapping exercises, literature readings, some direct instruction, story telling, and the preparation of a culminating project.

Africa #2 
A crossword puzzle is presented on this website which deals specifically with Africa’s culture.

The Living Africa
ThinkQuest students created this site which features the people, land, wildlife and national parks of Africa. The students have included online quizzes to accompany the information.

Ways of Knowing Trail  
The Brookfield Zoo presents this interactive experience where students can learn about African culture as they journey through the Ituri Forest in Central Africa.

Australia 
An online quiz about Australia is presented on this web link.

From the Land of Oz - Aussie Slang
This site has an online word search activity, concentration game, matching activity, and flashcards on Australia.