Social Studies — Grade 8

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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)

Provided by: National Geographic

Fueling the fires of American industrialization

Students examine the role wood played in the American Industrial Revolution. By calculating how much wood was consumed by U.S. railroads before and after the invention of wood preservatives, students will observe the connection between technology and forest... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies)

Provided by: Forest History Society

From forest to farm and back again

How did pioneer farmers manage the landscape? Students will examine, interpret, and analyze physical and cultural patterns of forest use and management over a 300-year period. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Provided by: Forest History Society

Battling for liberty: Tecumseh's and Patrick Henry's language of resistance

This lesson extends the study of Patrick Henry's “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech to demonstrate the ways Native Americans also resisted oppression through rhetoric and action. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: IRA/NCTE