Swim into Social Studies 2: Cultures

Learning Outcomes:
Children will:
- know the basic components of culture (e.g., language, beliefs and customs, forms of shelter, education systems)

Activity:
Working in groups, the group will select a culture they wish to research.  You may wish to offer suggestions ( Chinese, Russian, Native American, British) according to the information or facilities available locally (library, resource centre, internet, etc.).  Each group should prepare a presentation on the particular culture they research.  Children should be encouraged to use a multimedia format for the presentation.

Assessment:

Observe the groups' abilities to successfully research the culture and note the confidence and ease with which they prepare their presentations.