LEARN NC

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

Goal 6

The learner will analyze how people depend on the physical environment and use natural resources to meet basic needs.

Objective 6.03

Identify means and methods of human movement as they relate to the physical environment.

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Lesson plans on the web

Bipedalism--Did Hominids Ride Bikes?
Students are introduced to the complexities of paleoanthropology. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Science)
Provider: National Geographic
Life on the rivers of Asia
In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine the influence of rivers on the populations of Asia. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
Provider: National Geographic
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)
Provider: National Geographic
The rhythm of rice production
In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the importance of rice in Asian communities. They then learn about the "rhythm" of rice production as they are introduced to its growing cycle. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Trade and Transportation in the United States
Students will imagine what it would be like to operate a plane, train, or truck along a trade route across the United States. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Water, water, everywhere
Students identify water and land as examples of natural resources investigate sources of water and identify some ways in which humans make use of water as an economic resource. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Science and Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education