Contributor’s Name (Your Name): M Tatrin
A study of culture, foremost, then examining components of culture through specific attention to the cultures of the Pacific Rim. Through this unit students learn to compare cultural components, to think about their own culture, and to present their understanding through one of four means.
Theme: Culture
Geared toward ages: 12-15
Kick off
: Paddling a Umiak
Seminar Title
: Creation Myths
Discussion Topics: Culture, Geography, Human Needs, Evidence of Those Needs in Various Cultures
Group Initiative: Pipeline/Source-to-Sink Challenge
Project: Presentation on Selected Culture, its Components Relative to Our Own
Outside Opportunity: Paddling a Umiak
Author’s note
: This CoS could easily be adapted to a single classroom, and split into two units: one per quarter.