Vocabulary
Calendar
Cultures
Important People
100
_____ is a group's way of life
What is culture
100
A _____ is a chart that keeps track of time and special days
What is a calendar
100
What makes up a culture?
What is music, clothing, dance, art, language, food
100
What is Gloria Estefan famous for?
What is singing Cuban music
200
__________ is something passed down through a family from older generations
What are traditions
200
Look at our April calendar. What day of the week did April start on?
What is a Monday
200
What is a culture's way of doing something called?
What is a custom
200
What is Thomas Edison famous for?
What is inventing the lightbulb
300
_______ is a person who observes things and makes new discoveries
What is a scientist
300
Look at our April calendar. What is the date today?
What is Friday, April 19th, 2013
300
What is a tradition?
What is something that is passed on from older family members?
300
What is an invention?
What is a new product that has never been made before
400
_______ is someone who comes from another place to live in a new country
What is an immigrant
400
What does the S, M, T, W, T, F, S stand for on a calendar?
What are the days of the week... Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
400
Why would an immigrant come to America?
What is to have a better life, escape war, to find jobs
400
What does an architect do?
What is a building designer
500
_______ is many different ideas and ways of living
What is diversity
500
CHALLENGE: What important event happens on April 22nd?
What is Earth Day
500
CHALLENGE: why would the United States be called a melting pot of people?
What is because there are people with lots of different cultures
500
Name someone important or famous that is alive today
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