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Objectives:
As a result of this activity students will be able to:
- identify some of the many cultures, ethnic backgrounds, races, lifestyles, and beliefs that make up the multicultural nation that America is today.
- understand that diversity is beneficial to a multicultural society.
- research origin of their first name.
Standards:
Michigan Curriculum Framework: Content Standards and Benchmarks: Social Studies
Strand II Geographic Perspective
Knowledge of geography enables us to analyze both physical features and the cultural aspects of our world. By helping us understand relationships within and between places, a geographic perspective brings an understanding of interdependence within local, national, and global communities. Over time and in varying contexts, students construct an increasingly sophisticated geographic perspective.
Standard II.I Diversity of People, Places, and Cultures
The mosaic of people, places, and cultures expresses the rich variety of the earth. Natural and human characteristics meld to form expressions of cultural uniqueness, as well as similarities among peoples. Culture is the way of life of a group of people including language, religion, traditions, family structure, institutions, and economic activities.
Excerpted from: Social Studies Content Standards and Benchmarks (Michigan Department of Education, 1996).
For more information see The Michigan Curriculum Framework.
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