Silver Bullets
"Cultural Unity"
Need
- Plan and deliver a program entitled "Cultural Unity"
- An awareness of the United States changing demographics. By the year 200, our population will no longer mirror a single majority group.
- Understand that as a nation we are "young". We are experiencing growing pains as we bring all of our cultural groups together.
Methods
- Youth explored the population make-up of the United States and how it has changed due to immigration.
- Youth looked at the history of transportation and its affects on our society.
- Youth explored the areas of culture, diversity and norms.
- Youth examined four cultural groups and learned about their history and heritage.
- To explore the American culture.
Objective
- To provide an educational program for the classroom designed to heighten cultural diversity knowledge and understanding, along with developing life skills.
Impact
- 134 youth and 6 adults participated in the classroom program.
- Youth learned the United States is a union of a variety of norms, values and traditions of different groups of immigrants.
- Youth learned that the American culture is built upon the language, attitudes and skills of ALL ethnic groups.
- Youth learned about items that were developed by specific ethnic groups and items that have been established by an American culture.
Target Audience
- Elementary students, grades 4-6.
Cost
- Development costs were covered by Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service personnel. Material resources were provided by the Clark County 4-H Association, Indiana.
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an equal opportunity/equal access institution.
For more information, contact Leanne Burrow, Indiana.