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Big Question
Can you tourism/ travel be
sustainable?

Overall Expectations

C1: Impacts of Travel and

Tourism: assess impact of
tourism and different modes
of travel from a geographical
perspective.

C3.  Stewardship and the

Sustainability of Societies:
assess social and cultural 

impacts of tourism

on tourist destinations, and
explain the role of good
stewardship practices in
supporting the social and
cultural sustainability of
destination communities 
 will assess if the culture is sustainable with large number of tourist taking
Specific Expectations
C1.2: Assess the impacts of
tourism, both positive and
negative, on cultural
resources at select tourist
destinations.
C1.4: Assess the relationship
between tourism and
sustainability of local
economy.
C3.1: Explain how tourism
can affect the social stability
and cultural sustainability of
tourists destinations.
Tourism Impact on Cultural Festivals
The following activity will last for 3 days and will require students to
examine the different festivals around the world and how they are impacted
by tourism. In addition to weighing the pros and cons of tourism, students
part in festivities. Moreover, students will determine if other business or
events have been created with festivals in mind.
Today we will learn… Success Criteria
• What different festivals I can: list the pros and cons
exist around the world
 tourism creates for cultural
festivals
• The impact tourism has on
cultural festivals 
 I can: explain how tourism
impacts the sustainability of a
regions or community festival
• How tourism affect the
activities because of tourists
cultural makeup of tourist
destinations 

I can: compare the impact
tourism to festivals has on the

 local economy.

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 Minds on:  Motivational Hook / Engagement /
Key Words Introduction
Holi

Carnival in Brasil
Teacher Does: Student Does:
Hawaiian Lei
Hook (5-10 min)
Celebrations & Festivals Celebrations & Festivals Around
Materials Around the World the World
• Using an ABC List • Students work
Powerpoint

stratagy have students independently to complete

Question List

Videos on Events
complete a list of all the
Day 1: Students will be
working independently and in
pairs for most of the day.
Day 2: Students will be
working in groups to
complete their anchor chart
on their selected festival
Day 3: Presentations and
Conclusion of Activity
an ABC List for festivals
festivals they can think of
around the world. (2 min)
• Think,Pair, Share: Once
complete, have students
pair up to find out from
other students about
different festivals. (3 min)
• Group Discussion:
Together as a class
discuss the different types
of festivals that exist in
the world. (3-5 min)
around the world. 

Think Pair Share: Have students
choose partners close to them to
share their findings. You can use
another partner strategy if that
works better.
Group Discussion: Discuss what
festivals exist and share prior
knowledge of those festivals.

Assessment of Learning Diagnostic: Learning Log - assess what was

Written, Say 
 ABC List, Think Pair Share written and if you need to recap in


Assessment As Learning Formative next lesson.
Written Learning Log

Action:  During /Working on It

Teacher Does: Student Does:

Day 1: Class Pros / Cons List (5-7 min): As a class
create a list, having them refer to the anchor charts
from Lesson 1 about what they think the negative and
positive impacts would be about opening cultural
events such as the ones listed to the public are.
Class Pros/Cons List: Student generated students
use prior knowledge to complete the class centered
list. It can be created on the computer or require
student to copy it down as it is created.
PowerPoint Lesson: Have interactive questions
throughout the lesson to ensure engagement of

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PowerPoint Lesson: (20 min) Day 1 PowerPoint Lesson: Have interactive questions
• Within the PowerPoint include the general impact throughout the lesson to ensure engagement of
festivals and tourism can have on local economy. students.
• Pose the Question: Is tourism impacting the
cultural authenticity of festivals and/ or are we
appropriating cultural items for monetary gain.
• Within PowerPoint include topics such as:
• Hawaiian Lei and how the meaning has been
lost
• Carnival in Brazil is equal to that of Vegas
Showgirls
• Holi Festival in India is appropriated by Colour
Runs  
• Discuss if cultural festivals can be sustainable by
allowing tourists to be apart of them.  And the
positives they can have on the host community.
• Within the powerpoint showcase music of these
event to help students connect to the festival.
• Here are Videos on Some of these Festivals:
• Holi Festival https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=AbFIkJ8KFZ8
• Carnaval: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=yW313inIlFk (8:30 - 9:30; beware of
nudity in other parts of video)
• Significance of Leis https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-8mhaDt6Pk
Group Activity: (Access to Internet) [38 min] Day 1 Group Activity with Individuals Research
• Have student break into groups of 3 and provide
them with access to the internet. Students will develop a chart/ infographic summary
• Within their groups they will search for different of the festival of their choice answering the questions
festivals around the world. They will then select 1 they have provided.
festival and provide a report on chart paper or info
Students will be working as a group on a festival, but
graph to the rest of the class answering questions
independently on questions and information. One
surrounding its cultural sustainability and whether
person will be responsible for making the info graph
or not it has been appropriated.
or anchor chart that will be placed within the
• Questions students will answer are:
classroom or on the class website.
• What festival have you chosen and where
and when is it held?
They will be using these in the class to help inform
• What is the cultural significance of this
other students about their festival and the
festival?
sustainability of the cultural practice. They can be

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 • How popular is this festival for tourists? Is
it widely known about on social media?
• Has this festival been appropriated in other
countries or business around the world? 

• How sustainable is this festival in
preserving the culture of the host
community?
• What type of music is associated with the
festival? Is it impacted by tourism?
• If you had to develop a plan to help inform
tourists about your festival, what would you
try to implement. 
 • How sustainable is this festival in preserving the
• Students are expected to have a group plan created
on the first day and a list of the responsibilities of
every group member. This list is to be handed in
for review by the teacher.
Day 2: Group Work + Start Presentations
referred to and referenced in the summative
evaluation.
Students Divide the following questions:
• What festival have you chosen and where and
when is it held?
• What is the cultural significance of this festival?
• How popular is this festival for tourists? Is it
widely known about on social media?
• Has this festival been appropriated in other
countries or business around the world?
culture of the host community?
• What type of music is associated with the festival?
Is it impacted by tourism?
• What type of dance is associated with this festival.
• If you had to develop a plan to help inform tourists
about your festival, what would you try to
implement. 


Students must end the first day with a breakdown of

who is doing what in each role.

Consolidation & Connection

Day 1: Student Work till the End of Class

Day 2: End on Presentation

Day 3: Conclusion of Topic (5 min)

• Recap all the different festivals that we have learned about and any interesting facts 


• Tie back into project that focuses on how we plan a trip make. 


Learning Log
• Have students complete a learning log at the end of class, which can be used for
assessment as to see if they have an understanding of where they stand on the topic.

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