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Geography Common Core WHST.9-10.1 resources
Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
This tightly-woven semester course combines Human Geography, Current Events, Contemporary World Issues, and Environmental Science into a must-teach inquiry-driven, real-world, project-based experience.With these thematic, inquiry-driven units that build on each other, ask students to decide for themselves where they fit in this complex, competitive, and connected global village. You will guide them in exploring everything from the human population growth to globalization to natural resource sust
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9th - 12th
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Population Growth Globalization Natural Resources Unit for Global Issues
Explore everything from increasingly concerning world population growth and decline, the recent rise of economic and cultural globalization, and ever-growing eco footprints and consumption of natural resources with this eye-opening unit. This unit is part of a thematic, inquiry-centered curriculum, Global Issues, a semester-long course that blends Current Events, Human Geography, and Environmental Science.This curriculum is intended to meet the requirements of a Current Issues or Contemporary Wo
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
Fossil Fuels and Renewable Alternative Clean Energy Unit Print & Digital
Explore the urgent crisis growing with our world’s unhealthy and unsustainable addiction: fossil fuels. Everything from its various forms (oil, coal, and natural gas) to air pollution and greenhouse gases, and climate change to clean alternative energy like solar and wind are covered in this unit.Grab students' attention with shocking numbers, guide them to dig deeper with engaging documentaries and current issues, and inspire them with the work of clean energy activists.This unit comes in both
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9th - 12th
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World Population World Poverty Inquiry Unit | Global Issues Human Geography
Explore everything from our enormous global population, our varying demographic statistics and contrasting standards of living, and the persistence of extreme world poverty with this eye-opening unit.This is the first unit of a thematic, inquiry-centered curriculum, Global Issues, a semester-long course that blends Current Events, Human Geography, and Environmental Science.This curriculum is intended to meet the requirements of a Current Issues or Contemporary World Problems course.Human or Worl
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
Water Pollution Sustainability Conservation Unit Print & Digital
Explore the urgent crisis growing with our world’s most necessary natural resource: fresh water. Everything from shortages to river pollution to sanitation and some surprising solutions like desalination and recycled water are covered in this unit.Grab students' attention with shocking numbers, make it real with a personal audit, guide them to dig deeper with engaging documentaries and current issues, and inspire them with the work of water activists.This unit comes in both print PDF and editab
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9th - 12th
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Garbage Landfills Recycling Plastic Unit Print & Digital
Explore in this unit the increasingly urgent problem of our world’s biggest growing problem: garbage, especially plastic. Everything from single-use disposable plastic to landfills and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to the myth of recycling and zero-waste living is covered!Grab students' attention with shocking numbers, make it real with eye-opening documentaries and videos, guide them to dig deeper into current events, and inspire them to make zero-waste swaps, and encourage others to do the
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9th - 12th
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Natural Resources Sustainability Water Garbage Fossil Fuel 3-Units-in-1
Explore the increasingly urgent problem of our world’s 3 biggest environmental dilemmas: how to conserve our water, how to end our addiction to fossil fuel oils, and how to stop generating so much garbage (especially plastic waste) in this 8-9-week inquiry unit on sustainability. Everything from pollution to conservation, carbon footprints to single-use disposables, renewable energy alternatives like wind, solar, and hydrogen to landfills, and zero-waste lifestyles are covered! This mega unit is
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
World Population Growth Poster Project Activity | Human World Geography
Explore just how big the world’s population really is with this two-part activity that includes an eye-opening simulation and a creative poster project while stretching their math skills.The posters make for a fun and engaging hallway display for the whole school to learn from!These activities come as both print-and-go PDF and editable, paperless Google files and are included in the complete Human Population Growth Unit.Greatness is being able to make the incomprehensible easy to understand.A mi
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7th - 12th
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Globalization Economic and Cultural Inquiry Unit Print & Digital
Explore everything about our world’s current era of globalization in this eye-opening inquiry unit that's perfect for your Current Issues or Human Geography course.Students will master key human geography concepts likeeconomic systems and macroeconomic basicsthe role of international organizations and free trade agreements,cultural diffusion, growth of multinational corporations Challenge your students to wonder about the future of the world's people with this inquiry-driven, standards-based uni
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9th - 12th
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World Population Growth Decline Inquiry Unit | Human or World Geography
Explore everything about our world’s growing yet also declining human population in this eye-opening inquiry unit that's perfect for your Current Issues or Human Geography course.Students will master key human geography concepts likecauses of historical population growthcurrent population numbersexperts' predicted carrying capacitypopulation pyramids and the demographic transitionlife expectancy, child mortality, fertility and replacement ratesChallenge your students to wonder about the future o
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9th - 12th
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Current Events Global Issues World or Human Geography Capstone Research Project
Culminate your Human Geography, Current Events, or Contemporary World Issues course with this highly scaffolded project that lets your students research and argue for the most urgent issues of the 21st century!It's two projects in one! Students can either: Design a one-pager poster, creating a visual learning tool for others Construct an in-depth research essay, diving into the roots of the issue and thoroughly dissecting possible solutionsEverything is included, from brainstorming to final edit
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Global Issues Contemporary World Problems Human Geography Course Bundle
US History Geography Back to School Project | 6 Degrees of Separation PBL
Jumpstart your school year with this high-interest, yet rigorous authentic project!Empower your students to play scientist and traveler in this 1-week PBL inspired by Stanley Milgram’s theory of 6 Degrees of Separation and everybody’s grade-school favorite “Flat Stanley." The ultimate field trip and no permission slips necessary!This is the perfect project to kick-off a US Geography Test Series component to your US History course. This kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides.**
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
People and Cultures of the World Photo Book | Human Geography Activity
Captivate your students from upper elementary through high school with a tour of 4 eye-opening and thought-provocative children’s books: Material WorldHungry PlanetIf the World Were a VillageToy StoriesClick [View Preview] above to get a closer look at everything that's included!By getting this bundle you save big plus get exclusive bonuses to turn this into a mini-unit!All student materials come in both PDF print and Google formats.************************************Greatness is appreciating w
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7th - 12th
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The Geography of Africa worksheet - Global/World History
The Geography of Africa worksheet AIM: To what extent has African geography helped or hurt its people? Common core compliant worksheet focusing on the geography of Africa. Includes several activities designed to promote class discussion, active engagement, and critical thinking such as:Help or Hurt activity – Secondary source reading for 6 different African geographic features (deserts, savannas, coastline, bodies of water, natural resources, and rain forests). Students determine if the feature
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle #7 Africa - Geography Through the End of Apartheid
Geography Thematic Unit: Intro to Geography Download
Seamlessly Teach Geography in ANY Setting with Thematic Units!This versatile digital resource is an entire thematic unit in one place! PDFs include complete teacher edition and editable student pages. Students simply type their answers in, save, and upload! Printable and projectable, this unit is perfect for seamless teaching in class, at home, or any combination!Flexible design works in any learning environment, ready to upload to Google Classroom or any other learning platform!Differentiated a
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6th - 12th
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Population Pyramid Demographic Transition Activity | Human World Geography
Explore the fascinating data that population pyramids reveal about a country. Students learn about why developing and developed nations have very different pyramids and make inferences on causes and effects for every nation's unique display.Also, connect pyramids with the 5 stages of the demographic transition.These activities come as both print-and-go PDF and editable, paperless Google files and are included in the complete Human Population Growth UnitGreatness is being able to make thoughtful
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7th - 12th
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Long Term/Summer Project: Full Travel Budget & Itinerary
Challenge precocious students to tap into their inner travel planner by building their own adventure! This phone & tablet-friendly toolkit contains 549 interactive pages, giving students access to over 450 destinations worldwide with dynamic visuals and emphasis on cultural exchange. It allows students to create their own copy of a travel toolkit, including 1 editable spreadsheet with 4 pre-formatted pages:1. A budget tracker2. A travel calculator with 10 different currencies3. A trip planne
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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1 week - Human Innovation Bracket activity (writing and group discussion)
Students will be assigned a human innovation that they will research and prepare a short persuasive essay that defends their assigned topic as the greatest Human Innovation of all time. Groups of students will then use those essays to determine which human innovation, based on the persuasive writing of their classmates, deserves the title of Greatest Human Innovation.There is explicit guidelines for each step with extra value placed on the importance of honest and meaningful peer review.
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8th - 12th
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Civilization Simulation Game
This multi-day lesson is aimed at World and Global History courses with the purpose of helping students understand how geography and natural resources impact the development of civilizations. Students engage in scenario-based learning simulation, choosing their location and the resources available to them before learning the fate of their civilization based on their selections. The students reflect and discuss their findings in order to discover how geography and natural resources would likely
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7th - 12th
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Autopsy: The New World, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific New World Colony and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative. The students will be looking int
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Autopsy: The New World
Economic Growth in China - IBDP Global Politics
In this lesson, students explore some graphics, maps and photos, watch a short CFR video clip and read an excerpt from Jeffrey Sachs’s “Understanding Sustainable Development” to learn about China’s unprecedented economic growth and increasing power on the global stage. The lesson includes an article from the NYT about how China was able to lift millions out of poverty and a video clip from “This Changes Everything” about the environmental costs of its economic growth. Readings and video include
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Asian Civilizations Unit with Google Slides and Student Activities
Learn about major aspects of Asian Civilizations including ancient China, Japan and the Mongolian Empire. Throughout this presentations, you will review themes of government, gender relations, social class and societal trends with student review questions embedded for formative assessment. The Slide Show corresponds to a student note packet in fill-in-the-blank format with key unit vocabulary.Extension activities include a map of the Mongolian Empire and a student debate on Genghis Khan's impact
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8th - 11th
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Autopsy: The New World, Part II.
Part II. The Gallery WalkThe students will go around to each New World Empires Autopsy Report, and complete the graphic organizer. It is important that take your time and write quality notes because this will be helpful for Part IV. Also, embedded is a student partner rater as well a reflection on the project itself.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Autopsy: The New World
Mansa Musa Station Activity
This station activity allows students to work through clues in order to answer the central historical question: How did Mansa Musa build a powerful kingdom in Mali during the 14 century? In small groups, student work to analyze maps (both ancient and modern), writings, and architecture focusing on Mansa Musa's Mali empire.
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7th - 10th
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