This lesson is designed to give students a conceptual understanding of cultural diffusion and the notion that ideas change people and people change ideas. It involves a teacher demonstration, student role-play, and an activity that engages all students in the class. Although geared toward older grades, this lesson can be adapted for younger students.

Concepts

culture, diffusion, diversity, trade

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Additional Tags

aesthetics, curriki: "beautiful art" - cultural diffusion, g.hs.8, g.hs.9 interactions among cultures lead to sharing ways of life., ohio g.hs.15, supply-and-demand, cultural borrowing

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional