Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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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.

Animals of the nomads: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about nomadic pastoralism by examining the roles of animals and the relationship between available natural resources and nomadic life in Central Asian societies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

The Aral Sea: Then and now: Students consider what happens when a sea shrinks and to compare pictures of the Aral Sea at different times. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Cities in Asia: In this Xpeditions lesson, students identify the characteristics of cities and analyze the influence of geography on patterns of urban settlement. They explore the role geography plays in the types of cities that develop. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Drought, famine, and geographic diversity: This lesson will teach students about Ethiopia's different geographic regions to combat the misconception that the country has only drought, famine, and war. As students listen to news stories, they will recognize that the media portrayals of Ethiopia are not always complete and that Ethiopia is, in fact, a geographically diverse country, including forests, grasslands, and the Blue Nile. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Geography matters in history: Students consider the ways in which historical events and processes have been affected by geography. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

GIS: Helping to save the African wild: In this Xpeditions lesson, students learn about a geographic tool known as GIS, Geographic Information Systems, and about how it is assisting the conservation efforts of ecologically-minded researchers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Human migration: The story of the cultural landscape: In this Xpeditions lesson, students come to understand key concepts of human migration through the examination of maps and census data. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Interpreting the evidence: This lesson, the second of a two-part series from Science NetLinks, offers useful information and activities to help students understand how scientists learn about civilizations that have disappeared. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science and Social Studies); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Kings of the Kalahari: In this Xpeditions lesson, students study the defining characteristics of deserts and apply this knowledge to a study of the Kalahari Desert. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

Oil and water in the Middle East region: In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students explore the roles of oil and water in the Middle East, especially in Iraq. Students use maps to look at the distribution of oil in the Middle East and discuss what it means for the different countries in the region. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

River sources and stories: In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about the differences in precipitation levels and elevation in the regions of the Nile and its source rivers (the White Nile and the Blue Nile). (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies and English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic

Where Do Your Possessions Come From?: Students learn about the Earth's natural resources and the ways that people use these resources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic