Standard Course of Study :: Social Studies

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China's ancient engineers: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.6; In this lesson for grade seven, students will learn about some of the inventions of ancient China, and will discuss the kinds of engineering skills required to produce them.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Meredith Ebert.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Asian, African, or Australian inventors & inventions: The lesson integrates both Social Studies and Language Arts in a research and a creative writing component. The student will further understand inventors or inventions from Asia, Africa, and Australia, the focused continents in the 7th grade Social Studies curriculum, as well as have the opportunity to develop his/her writing, reading, and oral communication skills. The project also incorporates mathematics with an emphasis on percentages and graphing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Information Skills, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Jeff Rachlin and Melissa Reid.

Unwrapping mummies: Students become famous archaeologists who specialize in ancient mummies. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Trekking to Timbuktu—student version: Students take the role of the makers of a TV travel adventure show and research Timbuktu as a potential location for an episode of the series. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

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

Pygmies, pictures, and poetry: In this Xpeditions lesson, students use photos and text on Pygmies of Africa to learn about the culture and lifestyle of these people. They then use this information to create collages and short poems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

Making a mummy the natural way: Students examine the relationship between climate and the mummification process in ancient Egypt and other parts of the world. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and 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

Geographic groceries: Students explore the regions of their grocery store to see which foods hang out together and why. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–7 Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic