SOCIAL SCIENCE

Every culture has its own traditions. In some regions, people wear certain kinds of clothing or eat special meals during holidays.

• 1 Choose a Topic Choose a culture to research. It can be your own or another culture that you want to know more about.

• 2 Research Traditions Find out about the traditions of that culture. Use books, magazines, and the Internet. Look for details and stories to share.

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• Explore different traditions.

• 3 Use a Chart Make a Traditions Chart to record the information you collect.

  

  Traditions Chart

• 4 Plan Your Presentation Decide which details and stories to share. Also decide which ones not to share.

• Think about the best order to present your ideas. You may:

  • • Tell a little about several traditions and a lot about one tradition.

  • • Use a calendar and tell about traditions that happen at different times of the year.

  • • Tell about many traditions that relate to a topic such as food harvest.

• Consider bringing photos or other items such as traditional clothing or recordings of traditional music.

• 5 Present the Traditions Talk loudly enough so that everyone in the room can hear you. Relax and speak at a normal pace—not too fast and not too slow.

• After your presentation, answer questions from your audience.

Indian teens wear traditional clothing.