People and Cultures
Enter this Unit.	Middle Level: Grades 6-8 Middle-Level Standard: Geography and Culture Research facts about a community, county, state, or country and then design a billboard that promotes visiting that area. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Research facts about a particular place and time (e.g., New York City in the 1950s) and then create a collage that conveys the essence of that place and time. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Research facts about major events that occurred in New York City in the 1950s and in the local community in the 1990s, and create two separate corresponding collages. Compare and contrast the subjects of the collages, and project future changes (e.g., environmental, technological) based on the changes reflected by the collages. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Take photographs that capture the personality of a particular community or neighborhood and make a collage from the photographs. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Middle-Level Standard: History and Citizenship Research facts about a particular place and time (e.g., New York City in the 1950s) and then create a collage that conveys the essence of that place and time. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Research facts about major events that occurred in New York City in the 1950s and in the local community in the 1990s, and create two separate corresponding collages. Compare and contrast the subjects of the collages, and project future changes (e.g., environmental, technological) based on the changes reflected by the collages. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Take photographs that capture the personality of a particular community or neighborhood and make a collage from the photographs. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Gather information about a major historical event or period (e.g., Civil War, Great Depression, the 1950s), and then create a collage that captures the essence of that event or period. (See Activities, Social Studies.) Gather information about a person of historical significance (e.g., Thomas Jefferson, Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King, Jr.), and then create a collage that captures the essence of that person's life. (See Activities, Social Studies.)
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