Review: Today people move…• Less More Faster Slower like a frog hopping from one

Like a turtle crawling spot to another

• across land to another place less often

• more often to the US from Europe mostly to the US from Latin America mostly

• to the US through one checkpoint to the US through many checkpoints

due to push factors in uncomfortable ways in more comfortable ways by boat by

plane by train by car by foot without a care in the world

With difficulty

Movement of Ideas

• What types of ideas are we talking about?

Movement of Ideas

• What types of ideas are we talking about?• Religion• Language• New ways of doing things• Trends• Information about people and events

Ideas move by diffusion

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Orange activity

Diffusion

• the process by which a characteristic spreads from one place to another over time.

• 2 types–Contagious–Relocation

Contagious Diffusion

• the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population.

Relocation Diffusion

• the spread of an idea through physical movement of people .

Examples

• http://geographyeducation.org/courses/historical-cultural-and-social-geography-geog-350/the-cultural-geography-of-a-viral-sensation/

Research: 2 ideas• Fashion trend - Inventions• Style -Sports• Song -Games• Dance -Hobbies• New way of doing things -Food• Culture

Do not choose something that you cannot trace the origin of. (Who came up with the idea and where)

What to search

• Key words– Origin of…– Invented/inventor of…– Beginning of…– Came from…– Why invented…

• DO NOT TYPE THIS: Who invented the donut?• A WHOLE SENTENCE BRINGS BACK LESS

RESULTS

What sites not to use

• About.com• Ask.com• Wiki can point you in the right direction but is

not your main source

What to take notes on?

• Who- came up with it?• What is the idea?• When did it start and how fast did it spread?• Where did it start and where is it popular now?• Why did they come up with it? Solve a problem?• How did it spread, how was it created? How did

it become popular?

Poster Assignment

• Title• Information– Who, what when, where, (if you have a why), how

has it spread (contagious, relocation, through tech?) and other interesting details

• 1 picture AND 1 map• Must have color and be neat and organized

Grilled Cheese Poster

• http://volleycall2.edu.glogster.com/grilled-cheese-idea-board