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Sushi bar: You, me, sushi

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A lesson plan for grades 6–7 Social Studies

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In this Xpeditions lesson, students will visit a virtual sushi bar, where they will explore where the ingredients for various kinds of sushi can be found.

Students will:

  • identify the parts of the world from which ingredients for favorite foods come;
  • identify food resources in their own area;
  • discuss the implications of changes in availability of resources on the price of (and demand for) certain foods;
  • create recipes, integrating resources found in their area; and
  • compare characteristics of regions that produce similar resources.

This lesson engages students in an evaluation of their personal eating habits and where the ingredients in their food may come from. Xpeditions provides detailed instructions for completing the lesson, links to necessary web resources, and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 6

  • Goal 1: The learner will use the five themes of geography and geographic tools to answer geographic questions and analyze geographic concepts.
    • Objective 1.01: Create maps, charts, graphs, databases, and models as tools to illustrate information about different people, places and regions in South America and Europe.
    • Objective 1.02: Generate, interpret, and manipulate information from tools such as maps, globes,charts, graphs, databases, and models to pose and answer questions about space and place, environment and society, and spatial dynamics and connections.

Grade 7

  • Goal 3: The learner will analyze the impact of interactions between humans and their physical environments in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
    • Objective 3.02: Describe the environmental impact of regional activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization and evaluate their significance to the global community.
  • Goal 4: The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods, and ideas over time and place in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
    • Objective 4.01: Describe the patterns of and motives for migrations of people, and evaluate the impact on the political, economic, and social development of selected societies and regions.
    • Objective 4.02: Identify the main commodities of trade over time in selected areas of Africa, Asia,and Australia and evaluate their significance for the economic, political, and social development of cultures and regions.