North Carolina 6-Point Lesson Plan

Teacher: Mrs. Stacey Ruskouski Su !ect: Science Grade: 3rd grade "ate: "ece# er $% &'$3

Standard: 3.C.1 Understand how diverse cultures are visible in local and regional communities. 1. 3.C.1.1 Compare languages, foods and traditions of various groups living in local and regional communities. 2. 3.C.1.2 Exemplify how various groups show artistic expression within the local and regional communities. 3. 3.C.1.3 Use non fiction texts to explore how cultures borrow and share from each other !foods, languages, rules, traditions and behaviors". Activity (. )ocus and Re*ie+ ,-sta lish .rior kno+ledge/ ((. State#ent ,(n2or# student o2 o !ecti*es/ (((. Teacher (n.ut ,Present tasks% in2or#ation% and guidance/ (:. Guided Practice ,-licit .er2or#ance% .ro*ide assess#ent and 2eed ack/ Description of Activities and Setting
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Materials and Time

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Learning Objective: Gi*en an i#aginary tri. to a country% the students +ill (denti2y the languages% 2oods% and traditions o2 *arious grou.s +ithin the country using non-2iction te8ts% co#.uters% and they +ill co#.are the di22erences o2 the country gi*en +ith the 9nited States using a :enn "iagra# +ith a #ini#u# o2 6 criteria in each section o2 the diagra#.

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Present Pre;i Presentation o2 the Countries the students +ill research +ith their .artners. This is !ust so they can gain so#e ackground in2or#ation and +atch the *ideos o2 each link +ithin the .resentation. htt.:33.re;i.co#3*ger!k'*r #h34 ut#<ca#.aign5share=ut#<#ediu#5co.y $. &. 3. ?. >. The educator +ill ha*e students +ork in .airs. 6nce each student has a .artner% the educator +ill assign the .airs +ith an i#aginary tri. to another country. The teacher +ill ha*e non-2iction te8t% o2 each country assigned% in order 2or each .air to co#.lete the assign#ent. The educator +ill ha*e one #e# er o2 each grou. collect the ooks needed. -ach grou. +ill ha*e access to a co#.uter in +hich the educator +ill hel. the student na*igate to +e sites in order to 2ind in2or#ation a out their country. htt.:33+++.2act#onster.co#3i.ka30'73''@3.ht#l htt.:33+++.!ustlanded.co#3 htt.:33+++.. s.org3+net3a2rica3e8.lore3inde8.ht#l htt.:33kids.nationalgeogra.hic.co#3kids3.laces32ind3china3 htt.:33kids.nationalgeogra.hic.co#3kids3.laces32ind3

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02ter the students collect the in2or#ation 2ro# the ooks and internetA .ass out the :enn "iagra# 1andout to each grou.. The students +ill then co#.are the di22erences et+een the assigned country and the 9nited States ,#ini#u# o2 6 criteria in each section o2 the diagra#/. 6nce each grou. co#.letes the task% collect their handout and the non2iction te8t ooks.

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1a*e the students +rite in their !ournals a out the country that +as assigned to the#. The students +ill +rite a out their li2e in the country and ho+ it +ould e di22erent 2ro# li*ing in the 9nited States.

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0sk 2ollo+ing Duestions and +rite res.onses on S#art oard: Ehat do +e kno+ a out the languages% traditions% and 2ood +e eat in the 9nited States4 Ehat do +e kno+ a out the languages% traditions% and 2ood the .eo.le eat in 02rica% China% Russia% Me8ico% and (taly4 0re +e a le to see i2 .eo.le 2ro# other countries still .ractice their traditions in the 9nited States4

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