Texas TEKS 6.15

6.15 is a TEKS knowledge and skills statement. These are the student expectations under it.

• 6.15.A

  identify and describe means of cultural diffusion such as trade, travel, and war

• 6.15.B

  identify and describe factors that influence cultural change such as improvements in communication, transportation, and economic development

• 6.15.C

  analyze the impact of improved communication technology among cultures

• 6.15.D

  identify the impact of cultural diffusion on individuals and world societies

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how ideas, goods, beliefs, and customs move between cultures through trade, travel, conflict, and technology. They connect changes in communication, transportation, and economies to changes in cultures and societies.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can examine a historical or modern example, identify how a cultural trait spread, and support their answer with evidence. They can explain effects on individuals and societies, including both benefits and problems.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think cultural diffusion only happens peacefully or that war only destroys culture. They may also assume cultures fully replace their traditions when they adopt new ideas, or that technology affects every society in the same way.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: A teenager in Brazil discovers Korean music through a video app, buys merchandise shipped by sea, and adopts Korean slang. Name two causes of diffusion and explain one effect.

1. 01

   Give groups artifact cards and yarn, then have them map how foods, religions, inventions, and languages moved between regions.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: Does faster communication make cultures more alike, more different, or both? Use one example as evidence.

3. 03

   Play Cultural Diffusion Detective by reading scenario cards and having teams identify trade, travel, conflict, communication, transportation, or economic development.

4. 04

   Have students inspect food labels at home and trace one ingredient or product to show how cultures and economies are connected.

• 6.17

  The student understands the relationships among religion, philosophy, and culture

• 6.13

  The student understands the similarities and differences within and among cultures in various world societies

• 6.2

  The student understands the influences of individuals and groups from various cultures on various historical and contemporary societies

• 6.16

  The student understands the relationship that exists between the arts and the societies in which they are produced