Exploring Diversity in the Local Community

Grade levels:

CONTENT STATEMENT

  1. Communities may include diverse cultural groups.

CONTENT ELABORATION

A cultural group is a group of people who share one or more unique characteristics such as race, national origin, or ethnicity.

Communities are characterized by varying levels of diversity. Diversity can be explored through cultural practices including artistic expression, religion, language, and food. Talk with students about the level of cultural diversity in their community. Understanding diversity in the local community prepares students for their study of cultural diversity in the United States and Ohio in grade four.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Compare cultural products and practices of different groups who live in the local community.

POTENTIAL CAREERS

Searched: Diversity

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11-3121.00Human Resources Managers 
45-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
45-2091.00Agricultural Equipment Operators 
45-2092.00Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
11-1021.00General and Operations Managers 
43-9061.00Office Clerks, General 
11-9179.01Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 
19-3034.00School Psychologists
11-2011.00Advertising and Promotions Managers
19-3091.00Anthropologists and Archeologists 

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