Subject Area: Social Studies
Still Here: Listening to Native American Women’s Voices
Year: 2023-2024 | Level: 6-8, 9-12This lesson is an opportunity for students to recognize that Native American women’s stories offer valuable insights on their life experiences and American history. Students will learn about Native American women, listen to their stories, and recognize that these voices offer contributions to enrich their understanding of US history and…
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This Land: Indigenous Lands in North Carolina
Year: 2021-2022 | Level: 9-12Students will use online and print resources to learn about American Indians that lived, and continue to live, in North Carolina. Students will learn about the size of different tribal territories (some of which were vast) and the diversity in tribal lands and among the tribes themselves. Ideally, students will…
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Understanding Housing and the Sustainable Development Goals
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8By Sean Wheat from Oberlin Magnet Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: A new mixed-use community is being developed next to our school. This will increase the number of dwellings within the footprint. The overall goal is to analyze what are the elements of adequate housing and how those elements relate…
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Water Disparities
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 9-12By Maggie LeGrand from North Gaston High School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: As students investigate water scarcity in the United States, China and other regions of the world they will analyze how water scarcity impacts marginalized communities and identify how stakeholders can reduce water consumption to improve water access. This lesson…
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What If? An SDG Children’s Book
Year: 2022-2023 | Level: 6-8, 9-12By Ashley Grant from Greene County Middle School OVERVIEW OF LESSON: Students will select a UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and conduct research to investigate the current state of the world and its progress towards meeting their chosen SDG. Students will then create a children’s book that details what they…
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