Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Global breakfast: Students explore the concept of global interdependence by investigating the origins of the foods they eat. Students will recognize the fact that many of the foods that they eat are produced in other countries. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Hey, mom! What's for breakfast?: Students work in cooperative groups to learn about food use throughout the world. They will discuss causes and cures of world hunger and use map skills to investigate the production and distribution of food worldwide. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living Education and Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

Marketplaces of Asia: In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore kinds of marketplaces and view goods as a reflection of the characteristics of a region. This lesson is one in a series developed in collaboration with The Asia Society, with support from the Freeman Foundation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

NOT your grandma's lemonade stand: Students manage a virtual lemonade stand to learn about the market economy. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies and Mathematics); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

"On The Road Again": Moving people, products, and ideas: In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Where do your belongings come from?: This Xpeditions lesson asks students to figure out where their belongings came from and to consider the reasons why many items are imported from other countries. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Social Studies and English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic