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Social Studies — Grade 9

Goal 1, Objective 1.03

Goal 1

Historical Tools and Practices - The learner will identify, evaluate, and use the methods and tools valued by historians, compare the views of historians, and trace the themes of history.

Objective 1.03

Relate archaeology, geography, anthropology, political science, sociology, and economics to the study of history.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Scientific inquiry
In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.8
In their study of scientific inquiry, students will use an activity sheet to make inferences about what activities go on at different places in school (desk, locker, etc.) and form an hypothesis about how space is used. They will also simulate how archaeologists learn about past people by designing and conducting a research project.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8–9 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Linking important geographic sites to world history
Students will learn the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
By Guy Swanson.

Resources on the web

Tut technology
In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore what historical and recent research have revealed about King Tut in an effort to solve the mystery of how he died. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Putting geography to good use
In this lesson, students will analyze the geographical components of several topics and determine how geography can be used for a variety of purposes. Students will read the U.S. National Geography Standards to use as a reference point for determining the... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
Provided by: Xpeditions
Pueblo migrations
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a 20-year effort to learn what happened to the ancient residents of the American Southwest. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 9 Social Studies)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Connecting the dots: Genographic's markers in context
In this Xpeditions lesson, one of a multi-part unit on the Genographic Project, students examine markers of human migration, uncovered by such fields as archaeology, paleontology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Ancient Greece
Students design a new subway station in Athens that will include a museum of ancient artifacts, artworks, and ruins. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic