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- Africa: Interpreting physical maps
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.1
- In this lesson for grade seven, students look at a physical map of Africa and use it to speculate how the geography of a given region might affect human culture in that area.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Mary B. Taylor.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Archaeology as a career
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2
- In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- Artifact ethics
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.5
- In their study of archaeological issues students will use ethical dilemmas to examine their own values and beliefs about archaeological site protection. They will also evaluate possible actions they might take regarding site and artifact protection.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Social Studies)
- Australia: Careers, collisions, and compromises
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.8
- In this lesson for grade seven, students learn about Australia and discuss the compromises that are sometimes necessary between economic development and environmental preservation. Students work through problem-based learning questions using Australia as the background.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Joann Via.Adapted by Meredith Ebert.
- Branching out into politics: The structure of federal and state government
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 6.4
- In this lesson plan for grade eight, students learn how the three branches of the U.S. government work together to accomplish their goals at the federal and state level.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Andrea Stewart, Keisha Gabriel, and Patty Grant.
- Car mania: The legacy of the Industrial Revolution
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.8
- In this lesson, students participate in an assembly-line activity and gain an understanding of the role of the assembly line in the Industrial Revolution.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Shea Calloway and Julie McCann.
- Careers in border security: Working with passports
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.2
- In this lesson for grade six, students will gain an understanding of careers in transportation and border security and will create their own passports.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Julie McCann.
- Careers in medicine and the ancient Greeks
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.4
- In this lesson for grade six, students will learn about ancient Greek medicine and the Hippocratic Oath and will research contemporary medical careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.
- Careers in travel: Working with currency exchange
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.5
- In this lesson for grades six and seven, students will learn about foreign currency exchange rates and will understand the importance of currency exchange in the travel industry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.
- 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 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Meredith Ebert.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Comparing the New Deal with the 2009 Recovery Act
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 6.9
- In this lesson plan, students learn about the programs enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the New Deal, as well as the programs enacted by Barack Obama during the 2009 Recovery Act. Students compare and contrast the programs.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Andrea Stewart, Keisha Gabriel, and Patty Grant.
- Economic planning in West Africa
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.3
- In this lesson plan for grade seven, students will research the West African nation Mali and will work in groups to create proposals for improvement projects in Mali. Students will discuss careers that require creating proposals and giving presentations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Mary B. Taylor.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Ecotourism in South Asia
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.4
- In this lesson for grade seven, students learn about ecotourism in Nepal and discuss its negative and positive aspects. Students conclude by making connections with tourism in the United States.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Kenyatta Bennett.Adapted by Sonya Rexrode and Mary B. Taylor.
- European and South American agriculture
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.3
- In this lesson for grades six and seven, students conduct research about agriculture in South America and Europe and organize the information on a compare/contrast map.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.Edited by Julie McCann.
- First contact newspaper
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 6.2
- In this lesson plan for grade eight, students write newspaper articles about early contact between individuals or groups from very different cultural backgrounds who met in the Carolina colony, including Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans.
- Format: lesson plan
- By Andrea Stewart, Keisha Gabriel, and Patty Grant.
- The five themes of geography
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.6
- In this lesson for grade six, students will explore different career paths based on the five themes of geography.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Guidance and Social Studies)
- By Shea Calloway.
- 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.
- Let's take a trip: Careers in tourism
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.10
- In this lesson for grade six, students will create advertisements for travel destinations in Europe and South America and will research careers in travel and tourism.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance and Social Studies)
- By Shea Calloway.
- Map skills and transportation careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.1
- In this lesson for grades six and seven, students will create maps to assist their understanding of relative and exact location and will conduct research on transportation careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)
- By Mandy Matlock.
- Modern China: The dam debate
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 4.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students learn about the Three Gorges Dam in China and the controversy surrounding its construction. Students will take on the roles of people whose lives may be affected by the dam, and will participate in a debate about it.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Second Languages)
- By Susan N. Carter-Hope and James Philippart.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett, Meredith Ebert, and Sonya Rexrode.
