Public learning track
Cross-Cultural Empathy and Global Connections
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
5 lessons
Goal
Develop strategies to overcome cultural bias, understand the role of institutions, and examine how local community actions connect to global systems.
5 lessons
0 of 5 done
- 1Building Understanding and Avoiding Cultural MisunderstandingsUp nextStart
- 2Recognizing Cultural Bias and Broadening Our ViewpointPremiumNot started yet
- 3How Institutions Shape Cultural Norms and PracticesNot started yet
- 4How Local Actions Create Global EffectsNot started yet
- 5How Global Events and Patterns Impact Local CommunitiesNot started yet
Standards Covered
- SS.BH3Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Wisconsin students will assess the role that human behavior and cultures play in the development of social endeavors (Anthropology).
- BH3.aWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Social interactions
- SS.BH3.a.5Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Investigate how interpretations of similarities and differences between and among cultures may lead to understandings or misunderstandings.
- SS.BH3.a.hWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Analyze the means by and extent to which groups and institutions can influence people, events, and cultures in both historical and contemporary settings. Become critically aware of ethnocentrism, its manifestations, and consequences in a world that is increasingly interconnected.
- SS.BH3.a.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 4 (target) · Grade 4Analyze how a person’s local actions can have global consequences and how global patterns and processes can affect seemingly unrelated local actions.
Curriculum Framework
4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS
1
6 lessons
Emotions, Relationships, and Social Choices
Understand how personal emotions, family, friends, and everyday choices shape interpersonal relationships and well-being.
2
8 lessons
Cognition, Environment, and Human Behavior
Examine how learning, biology, habits, and environmental factors interact to shape individual thought and action.
3
7 lessons
Understanding Personal and Cultural Identity
Explore the foundational elements of personal identity, including how family heritage, culture, religion, age, and social background shape who we are.
4
7 lessons
Diversity, Inclusion, and Celebrating Differences
Examine the impacts of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination while learning how to foster inclusive communities and celebrate diverse cultural identities.
5
7 lessons
Cultural Universals and Meeting Basic Needs
Explore how cultures around the world share universal human experiences while meeting essential needs for food, shelter, learning, and family life.
6
7 lessons
Environmental Adaptation and Community Solutions
Analyze how diverse communities adapt to their environments, use traditional knowledge and technology, and solve complex community challenges.
7
6 lessons
Group Dynamics: Why Groups Form, Cooperate, and Clash
Explore why people form communities and examine the cultural, social, and resource-based factors that drive cooperation and conflict among groups.
8
8 lessons
Building Peace: Diplomacy, Institutions, and Conflict Resolution
Examine how treaties, trade, institutions, and peaceful strategies help communities resolve disagreements and foster global cooperation.
9
7 lessons
Understanding Civic Communities and Collaboration
Explore how citizens, organizations, and governments collaborate at school, local, tribal, state, and global levels to address community challenges.
10
7 lessons
Taking Civic Action: Planning and Leading Community Projects
Research community issues, advocate with elected officials, and carry out collaborative service-learning projects from planning through final presentation.
11
7 lessons
Cultural Traditions, Values, and the Environment
Explore how cultural values and traditions develop, how perspectives shape everyday experiences, and how different cultures interpret the natural world.
12
5 lessons
Cross-Cultural Empathy and Global Connections
Develop strategies to overcome cultural bias, understand the role of institutions, and examine how local community actions connect to global systems.
13
11 lessons
Technology, Society, and Cultural Change
Examine how technologies are designed, classified, and used for social purposes, and evaluate their intended and unintended consequences on societies.