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Social Studies — Grade 2
Goal 4: The learner will exhibit an understanding of change in communities over time.
Objective 4.02. Analyze environmental issues, past and present, and determine their impact on different cultures.
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- No magic borders
- Students identify some of the causes and effects of pollution and discuss whether borders effectively keep pollution out of public lands. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- The Impact
- Students focus on the process of inventing, particularly on what short- and long-term issues inventors have to consider before developing an invention. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Human migration: The story of a community
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students come to understand some key concepts of human migration through the examination of maps and migration patterns. Students research and document the impact of migration on a region's cultural landscape. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
- Edison and the Light Bulb
- Students learn how inventions are created to solve problems or improve the way things are done. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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