Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 1-Day #1

Rules or Laws• A rule is a direction or set of standards for behavior in a certain group or situation. Generally, a rule is less binding than a law.• A law is a rule established by an authority or society. Often there are punishments given by a governmental authority to

someone who breaks a law.

• Read the following signs. Apply the definitions above and decide if each example is a rule or law. Number 1-10 on your answer sheet and write the appropriate word – law or rule.

1. Speed Limit 70 MPH

2. No gum chewing allowed in class

3. Quiet in the library

4. Please form a line behind the sign

5. 8% sales tax on all purchases

6. $300 fine for littering on this highway

7. No swearing allowed in this house

8. Dogs not allowed on beach

9. No trespassing on Federal Land

10. No skateboarding allowed on city sidewalks

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 1-Day #2

Your Many Roles• A social group is a number of individuals that have some sort of a common interest, purpose, or relationship. In

each group, each person fills a particular role (set of behavior)

Think about the many roles you “play” in life. Make a list of every group to which you belong. For each group, write the particular role you fill. Come back together as a group and share lists.

Examples:

Group: family Role: daughter, sister

Group: soccer team Role: player, captain

Group: class Role: student

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 1-Day #3

Express Your Culture – (Work in Pairs)• Culture is expressed in thousands of different ways. These ways , called traits, differ across cultures, although

many traits are shared by cultures. Think of a particular trait (pattern, behavior, or ritual) used in your culture for each kind of expression. Work in pairs to write one or more traits for each expression.

Example:

Sports: football

U.S. Symbols: flag, American eagle

Ways of learning: going to school, internet course, home schooling

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1. Holidays

2. Dance

3. Tradition

4. Ways of travel

5. Entertainment

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 1-Day #4

Spectacular Features• Read the clues that describe major manmade cultural features around the world. Work within your table groups to

agree on the name of the feature.

1. Bell tower that leans because it is built on unstable soil.

2. Great tombs belonging to the pharaohs of ancient Egypt

3. Tall statue of a lady, standing over a harbor.

4. 630 foot arch that is a monument to the Louisiana Purchase.

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 2-Day #1

What Does it Mean?• Use a dictionary and ingenuity to learn and communicate the meaning of these words related to culture and

society. You need to work in pairs to find the meaning of one term. After finding the meaning, you and your partner need to create a visual diagram or illustration that represents the term. The illustration could explain the term or give an example of the concept.

• Assimilation pop culture cultural lag diffusion material culture

• Culture shock non-material culture subculture multiculturalism

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 2-Day #2

No Words Allowed• Work together at your tables to use actions (without words) to convey cultural patterns . Your table must devise a

way to communicate your assigned cultural pattern from your own culture without using spoken language. Your table will then be asked to present this pattern to the rest of the class.

• Table 1: - pick your secret card (tradition) Table 2: - pick your secret card (symbol)• Table 3: - pick your secret card (custom) Table 4: -pick your secret card (belief)• Table 5: - pick your secret card (role) Table 6: - pick your secret card (ritual)• Table 7: - pick your secret card (taboo) Table 8: - pick your secret card (rule)

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 2-Day #3

Socially Speaking• Each statement below describes a term or an idea that has to do with human groups, societies, or cultures.

Match each one with its correct term.

• 1. The study of human cultures• 2. The things that are created by the members of a society• 3. The attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of a society• 4. The study of human cultures of the past• 5. Cultural traditions extend beyond the boundaries of one nation• 6. a culture with complex social, economic, and governmental systems• 7. The attitude that one culture is superior to all other cultures• 8. The discomfort people feel when they come into contact with an unfamiliar culture

• material culture non-material culture archaeology anthropology • ethnocentrism culture shock civilization internal culture

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 2-Day #4

The Key ThingEvery map needs a key so that someone can use it and understand it. Create a

key for a map of an amusement park (you won’t have the map. You will need to envision what kind of map it would be and what kind of key would be needed. Assume that the map would fit on a sheet of drawing paper.)

1. Include these things in your key: symbols to stand for elements that would appear on a map of an amusement park (streets, walkways, rides, gift shops, restrooms, restaurants, games etc…)

2. Make a scale for the map.

3. Create a title for the map.

4. Design a compass rose for the map.

Warm-up Activity/ Pre-gameWeeK 2-Day #5

Earth SmartAs a table, show your knowledge of geographical divisions. Follow these

instructions:

1. Draw two large circles on your paper. Label them Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.

2. Sketch an outline of the continents as they appear in each hemisphere.

3. Label the Equator, North and South Poles on both hemispheres. Write the latitude for each.

4. Draw the Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and Antarctic Circle on both hemispheres. Write the latitude for each.

5. Draw the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line in their approximate locations. Label the longitude for each.