What is Culture? 5-E Intro Lesson | FUN Cultural Traits Activity | Microsoft
This fun, intro lesson challenges your class to explore what culture means and ways cultures vary worldwide. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “What in the World?” warm-up activity featuring Manu Martian, an alien who has crash-landed and is utterly confused. Examine culture and cultural traits through his observations of Earthlings, then introduce key vocabulary and concepts. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, students to complete a “Culture Survey” examining their own cultural traits. Finally, assess learning with a creative “Martian” cultural landscape activity. Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!
Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Print
- Guided 5-E PowerPoint Lesson
- Fill-in Notes
- 2 Practice Activities
- Fill-in Rubric
- Answer Keys
- Teacher Reference Guide
5-E Guided Lesson:
- Engage: “What in the World?” Warm-up Activity
- Explore: Vocabulary & Fill-in Notes
- Explain: Culture Survey Activity
- Elaborate “Earthlings do What?” Creative Writing Activity
- Evaluate: “Martian Cultural Landscapes” Activity
Aligned with Social Studies Standards: CCSS, TEKS, ELPS, and NCSS
Total Pages: 62
Time: 90 Minutes
Grades: 5-12