Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies — Grade 7

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India: A filmmaking capital: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.5; In this lesson for grade seven, students take on the role of film production crew members, planning the production of a trailer for a film about the life of Mahatma Gandhi.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies); By Meredith Ebert.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

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Trekking to Timbuktu—student version: In the eight lessons of this EDSITEment curriculum unit, students will learn about the geography of Mali and the cultures and economies along the Niger River, find out about the three kingdoms that evolved in ancient and medieval West Africa, discover how... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Power of Nonviolence: This lesson introduces students to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced King's views. After considering the political impact of this philosophy, students explore its relevance to personal... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

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

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