What is culture? Culture is the attitudes, beliefs, customs, traditions, art, and achievements of a...

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Name: _____ ____ _____ ____ ____ ____ _______ Date: ____ ____ __ Objectives: -Define culture - Identify the major components of culture -Apply the major components of culture to self What is culture?

What is culture?

• Culture is the attitudes, beliefs, customs, traditions, art, and achievements of a society that are passed on to each generation.

• Highlight the main part of this definition

Culture• Culture is the:• A________________• B________________• C________________• T________________• A________________• A________________That are passed on to each generation

Think of the EMERALDS

• Environment• Math, Science, Tools, Technology, Inventions

• Economics• Religion• Arts• Laws and government• Daily Life• Social Structure

Environment• Geography, climate, topography, plants, and animals

Tell about the environment of Lexington: • What does the land look like: ________________________________

• What plants do you see: ________________________________

• What animals do you see: ________________________________

• What is the weather like here: ________________________________

Town of Lexington

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Math• Math, Science, Tools, Technology, Inventions

• Tell what might you study in Math: ______________________________

• Tell what you might study in Science: ______________________________

• Tell about tools you use everyday: ______________________________

• Tell about your favorite invention: ______________________________

Economics

• Money, trade, barter, jobs• What kind of money do we use? _______________________________

• What is something you would be willing to trade: ________________________

• What is a skill you could barter? _______________________________

• What is a job you would like to do? _______________________________

Religion• Spiritual beliefs and customs• Do you have any spiritual beliefs? _______

• Do you believe in a religion? ___________

• What customs does your family have? _________________________________Is there something specific your family does every year? _______________________________

Arts• Arts, writing, architecture, music, dance, pottery

• Do you like art? _____ What kind? ________________________________

• We write in English. Does everyone? _____• Architecture is buildings. What famous buildings can you think of? _____________

• What kind of music do you listen to? ___________________________________

• What does pottery look like?

Laws and Government• Laws, governments, military, and leaders• Law- a rule everyone has to follow and police enforce

• What is a law people have to follow? _______________________________

• How does our government work? _______________________________ Do people get to voice their opinions? _______________________________

• We have three branches in our military: Navy, Army and Air Force.

• Who is our nation’s leader? ______________

Daily Life• Clothing, Food, Education, Sports, and Games• Draw what kids today wear as clothes:

• What kinds of food do we eat? _______________________________

• Do all kids get an education? ________ • Where are kids educated? ______________• What sports do you like to play? _________• What types of games do you like to play? _________________________________

Social Structure

• Social levels, gender roles, and class• Social levels mean people are separated based on families and money.

• Gender is if a person is male or female. Should boys and girls be treated differently? Why or Why not? ________ ________________________________

• Class has to do with the amount of money a person makes and their role in making decisions.

Tell about your culture

• Similarities?• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________

• Differences?• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________

Comparing Life Past and Present

What was sixth grade like for your parents / grandparents?

Links with the Past

• In what ways do you think we are like people in the past?

• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________

• In what ways do you think we are different from people of the past?

• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________• ________________