Monday, March 2, 2009

Homework for Week 9

Our last unit in the book will be about culture (Unit 11), so the last note-taking homework is on the same subject. (Yes – the LAST one!! Make it AMAZING!)

Cultural Similarities and Features: 24 minutes

What exactly defines a culture? Check out this video to learn more about the definition of culture across the world.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/17990-cultural-similarities-and-differences-features-video.htm


After watching this video, choose two of the more specific ways to study culture and take notes on that. “How Stuff Works” includes the following How to Study Cultures videos. Choose one you’re interested in.
· Family Units
· Religious Groups
· Social Organizations
· Recreational Groups
· Work Related Groups
· Educational Groups
· Ethnic Groups
· Climate
· Agriculture

Lab Week 8

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6975131

Go to the ABC News website. You will do 2 required titles and then choose different stories in different categories. Complete this worksheet and give it to me at the end of class. Top Video and Wild and Wacky (crazy) are on the right side. The other categories are on the left.