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Announcements |
NEEDED!! OLD TENNIS BALLS AS LONG AS THEY ARE REASONABLY CLEAN.
In 7th Grade Social Studies we organize our studies into 6 broad units
using the content area of Asia and
Our second unit will deal with how people adapt to and modify
their environments. As with each unit, we will continue to look at
different regions from our content area as we focus on this theme.
Our third unit deals with culture and the cultures of African
peoples. Students will either complete a culture wheel or magazine project
as their assessment for this unit.
Our fourth unit concentrates on the study of economics, especially as
it relates to the Asian region. The final assessment grade will consist
of several smaller assignments combined, most of which will be completed
in class.
Our fifth unit concentrates on the study of forms of government especially
as they relate to areas we study. This will primarily consist of
independent study using the TIC TAC TOE Tasks sheet given to your child.
We will have several days of research in the media center in order for the
students to gather the information needed to complete the tasks. I am much
more interested in quality than quantity or glitz. The tasks can be seen
on the documents link.
Our final unit deals with the study of history. We will concentrate on
major events in the history of Asia with an emphasis on their impact on
the