Ms. McCord

7^th Grade Social Studies:

 

Unit One: Global Interconnections

 

Unit Two: Contemporary Global Issues –

                  Human Migration

                  Population Growth

                  Conflict and Cooperation

                  Civic Participation

                  Globalization

                  Technology and World Issues

 

Unit Three: The Elements of Culture

 

Unit Four: Regional Studies

                   Middle East

                  West Africa

 

7^th Grade ALPS:

 

 Unit One: The World and Its People

-Population Growth Throughout    History and Projections for the Future

                  -Exponential Growth

                  -What is overpopulation?

                  -Who are the world’s people?

                  -Challenges For the Future

 

Unit Two: Can We Feed 9 Billion People?

                  -Food Security Case Studies

                  -Genetically Modified Organisms –                   Multiple Perspectives

-Global Interconnections Related          to Food

 

Unit Three: Human and Environment Interaction

                  -Ecological Footprint

                  -Environmental Issues in Asia

                   and  Africa – Aswan Dam,Three

                   Gorges Dam, and pollution in India

 

Unit Four: Global Economics

                  -Human Interconnectedness via

                    Commodity Exchange

                  -Trade Agreements Around the

                    World

                  -Multinational Corporations

                  -Labor Rights and Fair Trade

 

8^th Grade U.S. History:

 

Unit One: American Indians

                   -Migration to the Americas

                   -History

                   -Culture

 

Unit Two:  Exploring the Americas

 

Unit Three: Colonial Settlement

                           and Growth

 

Unit Four: Independence

                    -Steps Toward Independence

                    -The American Revolution

                    -Establishing the

                       U.S.  Government