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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Tami Kaiser-Polge has taught 6th and 7th grade social studies at Culbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill for four years. Currently she is teaching 6th grade World Cultures classes at Cary Academy.

Resources created by Tami Kaiser Polge

East Asian trading ships
Each student will work with a partner as an owner of an overseas shipping company with one cargo ship in East Asia. Students are given these instructions in the overview: In each Asian country that you travel to you will fill your cargo ship with items that you can buy from the list of exports. You will then try to sell these items when you travel to another country that is willing to import these commodities. The winner of the game is the company with the biggest profits at the end of the pretend 15 day time period. Good Luck!
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
By Tami Kaiser Polge.