Description
This lesson introduces the Suez Canal & explores its impact on the global economy. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! First, your class competes in a “Race Around the World” to discover where everyday items are made, then examine how technology is shrinking our world. Fill-in student notes accompany the vocabulary & background information. Challenge students to predict how various situations in the Suez Canal can impact an interdependent & globalized world. End the lesson with a ““What if…?” Story Cube activity to assess the big ideas. Printable materials & digital, interactive versions of the resources are included. Made for Google Classrooms, hybrid teaching, or distance learning.
Your Purchase Includes Resources for Google:
- Guided Slides Lesson - Printable & Interactive, Digital Versions
- Fill-in Notes - Printable & Interactive, Digital Versions
- Evaluate Activity & Rubric - Printable & Interactive, Digital Versions
- Answer Keys
- Teacher Reference Guide
5-E Guided Lesson:
- Engage: "Race Around the World" Warm-up Activity
- Explore: “Technology is Shrinking our World” Activity
- Explain: Background Info, Vocab & Fill-in Notes
- Elaborate: “Predictions” Activity - Effects of Global Interdependence
- Evaluate: Big Ideas - “What if…?” Story Cube Activity
Vocabulary Covered:
- Suez Canal, Globalization, Technology, Interdependence, Geographic Barrier, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Expansion, World Trade, Military Coalition, Supply & Demand, Global Economy
Aligned with Social Studies Standards: CCSS, TEKS, ELPS, and NCSS
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