This page will have materials for world geography and history classes
(because geography is an analytical perspective,
not just a list of the places and conditions
that make up the “stage” for the “actors”
who perform the “drama” of history).
Here are a few sample sets, keyed to the Eras in the recently approved Michigan Social Studies Standards:
- W0E Extinction of Megafauna activity set
- W0M Migration Countdown activity
- W3C Ancient Cities pair
- W3C Ancient Cities presentation
- W3F Frankincense Economics activity
- W3F Frankincense in the Bible
- W3F Frankincense presentation
- W3R Fall of Rome activity set
- W3R Fall of Rome presentation
- W3S Shipwreck activity set
- W3S Shipwreck presentation
- W1A Choosing a Capital activity set 5p
- W1A Choosing a Capital presentation
- W1D World Domestication activity set
- W2IE IndoEuropean presentation
- W2IE IndoEuropean activity set
- W2R How Can Floods Be Good presentation
- W2R Rivers and Civilizations activity set
- pixquiz-anchor-points-in-history
PS. You can also find a lot of world geography/history maps at the Michigan Geographic Alliance website:
https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/cst/MGA/Pages/World-Regional-Geography-Using-Big-Ideas.aspx
While you are on that site, check out a very popular graphic organizer called the GeoHistoGram.
https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/cst/MGA/Pages/World-GeoHistoGram-with-Activities.aspx
(Students can locate the anchor points photos listed above on this graphic organizer
as a recurring activity to put other events into perspective relative to the anchor points.)
BREAKING NEWS
The MGA site also has a large number of activities linked directly to 7th-grade world history GLCEs:
https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/cst/MGA/Pages/7th-Grade-History.aspx
The G.I.A.N.T.s network also has some activities and other resources on their site:
http://ss.oaisd.org/6th-grade-giants.html
Click on 7th grade and check out the teacher pages and resources as they get added this year.