Animals of the nomads
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A lesson plan for Grade 7 Social Studies
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- Appropriate grades
- 7
- Subjects
- social studies (Asia, geography, global education, world cultures, world history), thinking skills (critical literacy, higher order thinking, information literacy, research skills, visual literacy), education technology (integrating technology), teaching methods (cooperative learning, discussions, online learning)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore nomadic pastoralism by examining the roles of animals and the relationship between available natural resources and nomadic life in Central Asian societies. Activities in this lesson engage students in online research, whole class discussion, and small group collaboration.
Students will:
- discuss the emersion of nomadic pastoralists, based on geographical factors of Central Asia;
- compare and contrast their society with that of nomadic pastoralists; and
- describe the effect that influences from modern societies are having on nomadic pastoralists.
Xpeditions provides detailed instructions for completing the lesson, assessment and extension activities, and links to helpful handouts and web resources.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 7
- Goal 1: The learner will use the five themes of geography and geographic tools to answer geographic questions and analyze geographic concepts.
- 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.
- Objective 1.03: Use tools such as maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, models, and artifacts to compare data on different countries of Africa, Asia, and Australia and to identify patterns as well as similarities and differences.
- Goal 2: The learner will assess the relationship between physical environment and cultural characteristics of selected societies and regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.
- Objective 2.01: Identify key physical characteristics such as landforms, water forms, and climate and evaluate their influence on the development of cultures in selected African, Asian and Australian regions.
- Objective 2.02: Describe factors that influence changes in distribution patterns of population, resources, and climate in selected regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia and evaluate their impact on the environment.
- Objective 2.03: Examine factors such as climate change, location of resources, and environmental challenges that influence human migration and assess their significance in the development of selected cultures in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
- Goal 3: The learner will analyze the impact of interactions between humans and their physical environments in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
- Objective 3.01: Identify ways in which people of selected areas in Africa, Asia, and Australia have used, altered, and adapted to their environments in order to meet their needs and evaluate the impact of their actions on the development of cultures and regions.
- Objective 3.03: Examine the development and use of tools and technologies and assess their influence on the human ability to use, modify, or adapt to their environment.
- 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.
