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Geography Common Core WHST.9-10.9 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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World Geography Bell Ringer: All Countries of the World (Year Long Entry Tasks)
By the end of the year, your students will have gained a broad understanding of 200+ countries, territories, and special collectives of the world. Discover facts and use the internet to research important data about a different country every day (5 days a week) with this bell ringer. This resource covers both physical and human geography. Answer keys are included.PLEASE CLICK THE PREVIEW FOR MORE INFORMATIONDigital & Print: This bell ringer includes both a print version and a digital version
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7th - 10th
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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
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
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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Extreme World Poverty Living on One Dollar Unit | Human World Geography
Explore extreme world poverty using a variety of sources with this eye-opening inquiry unit that will leave your students feeling thankful, aware, and empowered to create change.This unit is perfect for your Human Geography or Current or Contemporary Global Issues course.All student resources come in both printable PDF and editable, digital Google files.Almost half of the world lives on $5.50 a day or less. At least 70% of all humans live on $10 or less. While those are shocking, the most extrem
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8th - 12th
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Living on One Dollar a Day Extreme World Poverty Film Kit | 4 Activities
Accompany the eye-opening documentary, Living on One Dollar A Day, with this print-and-go kit of 4 activities that explores extreme world poverty around the world and specifically in the mountains of Guatemala. End with an empowering real-life project that allows your students to make real positive change.This kit comes in both print PDF and Google formats.Almost half of the world lives on $5.50 a day or less. At least 70% of all humans live on $10 or less. While those are shocking, the most ext
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7th - 12th
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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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Renewable Clean Energy & Fossil Fuel Alternatives Activity Kit Print & Digital
Explore the urgent-yet-hopeful transition from nonrenewable fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy like solar, wind, hydro, and biomass power.This 4-activity, week-long kit that's perfect for any Human Geography, Current Global Issues, or Environmental Science course.All student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.This kit's routinely revised to keep up-to-date with the most current statistics, data, displays, and outside sources. You'll have free access to all fu
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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
Fresh Water Issues Activity Kit - River Pollution Clean Drinking Water Access
Explore various issues impacting our world's limited freshwater supply 1-2 week activity kit.Topics covered include:The limited supply of fresh water available for human useRiver pollution chemicals from "fast fashion" textile factoriesGender inequality in water collection Your own water current issue!These 5 activities are perfect for exploring our natural resources in your Human Geography, Current Global Issues, or Environmental Science course.All student materials come in both print PDF and e
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9th - 12th
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Garbage Footprint Zero-Waste Recycling Sustainability Activities Print & Digital
Explore the truth about our ever-growing landfill of plastic and garbage, and research and share solutions to reduce our trash to become zero waste with this 1-2 week activity kit.These 5 activities are perfect for exploring our natural resources in your Human Geography, Current Global Issues, or Environmental Science course.All student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.This kit's routinely revised to keep up-to-date with the most current statistics, data display
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9th - 12th
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Fossil Fuels and Nonrenewable Energy Activity Kit Print & Digital
Explore the detrimental effects fossil fuels are having on our planet, including the differences between petroleum oil, coal, and natural gasthe world's production and use of these nonrenewable energy sourcesclimate change, greenhouse gases, and global warmingThis 4-activity, week-long kit that's perfect for any Human Geography, Current Global Issues, or Environmental Science course.All student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.This kit's routinely revised to ke
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9th - 12th
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Eco Footprint and Natural Resources PBL Mini Unit Print & Digital
Explore the interconnectedness of the global economy and its impact on our ever-growing ecological footprint consumption of natural resources with this eye-opening Global Issues mini PBL unit. All student resources come in both printable PDF and editable, digital Google Slides.************************************Greatness is being cognizant of our privilege and consumption levels.Few teenagers know the world beyond their own surroundings and many have no idea how their lifestyle, their choices,
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9th - 12th
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Project-Based Learning: Plan a Trip Around the World {Printable and Digital)
Are you looking for an interesting and engaging way to help your students build skills such as budgeting, planning, organizing, mapping, and more?This is a great real-world skill and budget project for high school students that has been outlined and created for you to save you time creating it yourself! Your students will plan a hypothetical trip around the world using a student-directed project-based learning approach.They will work within the community, complete an authentic final product of t
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Advanced Project-Based Learning Bundle
Garbage Plastic Consumption Landfills Activities Print & Digital
Explore our "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" addiction to disposable living and learn the realities of our trash, the landfills that hold the truth, and the myth of plastic's recyclability in this 1-2 week activity kit. These 5 activities are perfect for exploring our natural resources in your Human Geography, Current Global Issues, or Environmental Science course.All student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.This kit's routinely revised to keep up-to-date with the mo
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9th - 12th
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"Selling" the 13 Colonies - Group research and presentation project
In this collaborative research activity, students are split into groups to represent each of the 13 original colonies. Students explore the 13 original colonies by assuming their roles and conducting in-depth research. They'll develop persuasive sales presentations, showcasing why investors and citizens should choose their specific colony for investment or residence.This comprehensive project includes:⭐Organizational research sheet for efficient data gathering⭐Informative colony information shee
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6th - 12th
Also included in: 13 Colonies Regional Bundle
World Geography Bell Ringer: FREE WEEK (Print & Digital)
This resource contains a one week sample (with answer key!) of the World Geography Bell Ringer. Your students will use the internet to research and fill in facts about a new country each day of the week. This resource is designed to be used as a daily warm-up or for early finishers. However, this could also be used as a station activity and completed in one sitting. This sample also includes a research tip sheet with website links for your students to access facts and data. Your students will us
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7th - 10th
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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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Environmental Change and Management - Assessment Task
NSW Geography - Stage 5: Environmental Change and ManagementThis assessment task gets students to investigate the threat that e-Waste poses to the Australian environment. They conduct a personal survey of the electronics in their own homes, with reflection questions embedded into the survey, and lastly complete a geographical report on the nature and impacts of e-Waste on Australia. This package includes:Assessment NotificationMarking Rubric for both sectionsSurvey & Report Template (includi
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9th - 10th
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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
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
Borderlands - How Borders Create Conflict
Immerse your students with this perspective building unit based on the Murdock Map of Africa. The academic focus of this lesson is focused on how borders have been created in ways that create modern conflict. With a powerful interactive activity to open this lesson the borderlands unit encourages evidence analysis and group discussion. In addition, to an easy to deliver and engaging opening activity this lesson includes challenging classwork that has students study the Murdock Map and connect
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8th - 11th
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