Lesson plan

360 Degrees of Culture: Creating Culture Wheels


GeoLiteracy GeoSTEM

Description

In this lesson, students will use math tools to draw a
circle and divide it into 12 equal parts of 30 degrees
each. Students will use resources to research and
create a culture wheel for a specific culture, either
current or historic.

Duration

2-3 class periods

Author

Barbara
Martin

Standards

6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

Martin360T.pdf (106.39 KB)

Student Materials

Martin360S.pdf (65.47 KB)
360StuWork1.pdf (263.7 KB)
360StuWork2.pdf (281.74 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files