Goal
Students' Experience
Audience and Context
General Objectives
Subject Area Objectives
Related Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Registration Instructions
Lesson Plans
Goal:
This Web site was created to introduce Japanese culture to American students. With the globalization of our society, it has become very important for American students to develop sophisticated understanding of different societies in the world. This Web site will serve as a comprehensive resource to foster better understanding of world cultures through Japanese food.
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Your students will experience through a WebQuest:
- Exploration of restaurants and homes in virtual Japan through our site
- Researching historical, geographical, cultural, nutritional and other information about major Japanese food, through this site and links provided on this site
Based on the exploration and researching, students will build an understanding of Japanese food culture and the nature of Western and Japanese cultures. The process of theses engagements can be framed with various activities (See the sample activities).
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Audience and context:
This Web site was created with the following use in mind
- 6th graders in Texas
- World culture unit of the school curriculum
- 2 to 5 hours of instruction to introduce world culture of instructors’ choice
However, this Web site can be used for other grades, other states, and other countries, for shorter or longer period of time depending on the types of activities you conduct with this Web sites.
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General Objectives:
Understanding and appreciating some characteristics of Japanese culture
- Understanding how one culture influences others
- Experiencing highly collaborative learning
- Problem solving through Web site research
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Subject Area Objectives:
Culture
- The student understands the similarities and differences within and among cultures in different societies
- The student understands relationships and mutual influences among world cultures
- The student understands the fluid nature of various culture and societies
- The student understans some major trends and characteristics of Japanese culture.
History
- The student understands how past events and social trends leads into contemporary societies.
Geography
- The student understands how geographic factors influence societies
- The student understand how world transactions are influencing different societies
- Student understand the location of Japan and the other countries that are affecting Japan’s food culture.
Nutrition
- Student understand nutritional values of various food and their contributions to his/her health.
Problem Solving Skills
- Student identifies problems and tasks, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages and integrate/summarize the information.
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Relevant Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Social Studies, Grade 6.
(2) History. The student understands the contributions of individuals and groups from various cultures to selected (4) Geography. The student understands the characteristics and relative locations of major historical and contemporary societies. The student is expected to:
(A) locate major historical and contemporary societies on maps and globes;
(8) Economics. The student understands the various ways in which people organize economic systems. The student is expected to:
(A) compare ways in which various societies organize the production and distribution of goods and services;
(C) explain the impact of scarcity on international trade and economic interdependence among societies.
(15) Culture. The student understands the similarities and differences within and among cultures in different societies. The student is expected to:
(C) analyze the similarities and differences among selected world societies
(17) Culture. The student understands relationships that exist among world cultures. The student is expected to:
(A) explain aspects that link or separate cultures and societies;
(C) analyze how culture traits spread;
(D) explain why cultures borrow from each other;
(E) evaluate how cultural borrowing affects world cultures
English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 6.
(4) Listening/speaking/culture. The student listens and speaks to gain and share knowledge of his/her own culture, the culture of others, and the common elements of cultures. The student is expected to:
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Registration Instructions
If you want your students to use the notepad, the tool your students can use to take notes as they explore virtual Tokyo, you need to register your students. If you do not want your students to use the notepad, you do not have to register. Simply have your students log in as guests.
To register:
- Click on Register Your Class on the homepage
- Register yourself as the teacher
- Register your students as groups. The recommended group size for this WebQuest is 4 students per group.
- Assign each group a name and a password that will be easy to remember. These names and passwords are for identifying the saved information that students collect over multiple exploration sessions, not for security purposes.
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Lesson Plans
The following lesson plans are intended as starting points to help you get started in using "Not Just Sushi" in your classroom.
Lesson Plan I: Creating a Japanese Travel Guide
Lesson Plan II: Creating a Japanese Cookbook
Lesson Plan III: Creating a Japanese Restaurant
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