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Social Studies — Grade 7
Goal 11: The learner will recognize the common characteristics of different cultures in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Objective 11.03. Compare characteristics of political, economic, religious, and social institutions of selected cultures and evaluate their similarities and differences.
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
- Find additional resources for teaching Social Studies — Grade 7.
Aligned lesson plans
- Mummy madness
- This is a lesson for seventh grade Social Studies students to learn and demonstrate the mummification process used in ancient Egypt.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Jo Oliver.
- Government "kooshball" debate
- Students will be presented with a situation where they will have to list pros and cons of an Islamic government and a democratic government. The students will be assigned one side of the argument and will write statements that support their side to be used in a debate. This lesson should follow a study of Islamic government and culture.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Terry Philbeck.
- A child's day: Vietnam
- In this lesson plan, students listen to audio recordings from Vietnam and discuss what life may be like for the children heard in the recordings. Students discuss topics including school, cross-cultural similarities, and child labor.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Kristin Post.
- A child's day: Cambodia
- In this lesson plan, students listen to audio recordings from Cambodia and discuss what life may be like for the children heard in the recordings. Students discuss topics including school, cross-cultural similarities, and child labor.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Kristin Post.
Resources on the web
- Women in Africa: Tradition and change
- While a single lesson plan cannot fully explore the variety and complexity of African life, in this lesson students can gain insight into the lives of some black women in Sub-Saharan Africa by adopting a perspective that is in part traditional, based on... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Second Languages and Social Studies)
- Provided by: 94
- 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
- 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
- Daily life in the Middle East
- Students explore Iraq's rich cultural history and read online articles or print publications about daily life in Iraq. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7, 9, and 11–12 Social Studies)
- Provided by: National Geographic
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