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- 6th - 9th
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Students give examples of typical American customs that come from other cultures. They give examples ot typical American customs that have been absorbed by other cultures. They gain understanding of the significance of cultural diffusion. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students explore how misinterpretation, prejudice, ethnocentrism, and cultural differences lead to problems in communication. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students research and discuss many common characteristics of modern cultures and examine ancient cultures for comparison. They study the components of anthropology and ethnocentrism. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students discover articles of current events dealing with the experiences of immigrants in the United States. They brainstorm words used to describe immigrants. They answer questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine their culture along with other's throughout the world. They discover how their own culture can be ethnocentric and how other cultures view us. They identify misconceptions of other cultures as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students role play the role of taking a twenty-four hour trip. Using geographic knowledge, they discover a more global view of the world. They participate in this activity to gather information on continents other than their own. They decrease their egocentricity and ethnocentricity. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define the term ethnocentrism and give examples of how this attitude can lead to cultural misunderstandings. They identify examples of present conflicts between cultural groups or nations. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify cultural barriers to understanding others. Using print and electronic sources, they evaluate examples of stereotyping, ethnocentrism and prejudice. In groups, they develop hypotheses about members from other cultures. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students examine their own perceptions of world's people, compare those perceptions to real demographic data, provide definition and understanding of term "ethnocentrism," and examine their own ethnocentrism based on comparison of their perceptions to reality. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are asked to consider the names of some familiar places, such as your state or town. They are expalined that toponyms are the names of places, and that toponymy is the study of the origin of these names. Students summarize the impact of European colonization on selected African nations. They identify and explain the significance of the names of some African nations. Full Review »
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