Indiana Social Studies IS.5.3
The Standard
Identify and examine the culture of each region of the state.
2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate each region of their state on a map. They describe cultural practices in each region, such as food, music, language, or celebrations, using specific examples.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can name every region and give an accurate cultural example from each one. They can compare two regions and use evidence to explain a difference without claiming everyone there lives the same way.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat one festival or food as something everyone in a region shares. They may also mix up regional boundaries or assume a cultural practice has stayed the same over time.
How to Assess It
- Give students a labeled map of the state's regions. Ask them to add one cultural example to each region, then explain one difference between two regions.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a state map and regional festival flyers; have them place the flyers and label the cultural practices shown.
Ask students to write: How might migration help explain a food or music tradition in two different regions?
Make region cards and cultural example cards; have teams match them and explain each match using a source.
Have students find a local event listing and identify which regional traditions it reflects and who takes part.
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Related Standards
- 3.H.3
Describe the role of the local community and other communities in the development of the state's regions.
- 3.H.6
Use a variety of resources to gather information about your region’s communities and identify factors that make the region’s culture unique.
- 7.G.2
Describe and compare major cultural characteristics of regions in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.
- S.2.5
Identify examples of culture similarities and differences.
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