Personal Culture Project
Completed & Presented in Humanities: Thursday, September 2, 2010
Create a visual representation of one of your personal cultures.
Examples of personal cultures:
home
school
sports team
religion
Examples of visual representations:
collage
shield
family crest
flag
3D object
Examples of cultural universals:
language
food
celebrations
etc
Presentation:
You will present your final product to your class of peers on Thursday by sharing what you created &
why as well as the elements of culture that you included.
Exhibition:
The visual representations of your personal cultures will be displayed in class either on the walls or
hanging from wire for your parents to see at Back to School Night.
Create a visual representation of one of your personal cultures.
Examples of personal cultures:
home
school
sports team
religion
Examples of visual representations:
collage
shield
family crest
flag
3D object
Examples of cultural universals:
language
food
celebrations
etc
Presentation:
You will present your final product to your class of peers on Thursday by sharing what you created &
why as well as the elements of culture that you included.
Exhibition:
The visual representations of your personal cultures will be displayed in class either on the walls or
hanging from wire for your parents to see at Back to School Night.
The Globe Project
Create lines of latitude/longitude & plot continents using given coordinates.
Step 1: Assembling the Map
Step 2: Marking the Lines of Latitude
Step 3: Marking the Lines of Longitude
Labeling Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
Step 4: Plotting the Continents
Step 5: Putting the Globe Together
Step 1: Assembling the Map
Step 2: Marking the Lines of Latitude
Step 3: Marking the Lines of Longitude
Labeling Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
Step 4: Plotting the Continents
Step 5: Putting the Globe Together