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Social Studies — Grade 7

Goal 4: The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods, and ideas over time and place in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Objective 4.03. Examine key ethical ideas and values deriving from religious, artistic, political, economic, and educational traditions, as well as their diffusion over time, and assess their influence on the development of selected societies and regions in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

A magic carpet ride: Exploring carpet weaving in India
In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about carpet weaving in India. Students discuss how this tradition compares to the weaving traditions of other cultures.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Eric Eaton.

Resources on the web

What is Asia?
This Xpeditions lesson introduces students to diversity in Asia. After considering what is meant by the term "Asia," students identify the various regions in Asia and consider factors for determining what is considered a "region". (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
The travels of Ibn Battuta
In this Xpeditions lesson, students work in groups to research the different areas that the 14th-century Islamic traveler Ibn Battuta visited. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Religion and spirituality in Nepal
Students contemplate the meaning of a statement regarding Nepalese religion and spirituality and look for evidence of religious customs and “spiritual richness” observed during one American's trek through Nepal. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Religion and belief systems in Asia
In this Xpeditions lesson, students conduct an in-depth review of one of the major world religions by focusing on its origins, beliefs, and history. They then explore reasons for the spread or decline in Asia of each of the major world religions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: National Geographic