The Impact of the European Union

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students learn some of the history of the European Union, its political make up, its use of the euro currency, and its impact on global issues.
Author: 
Barbara Stout and Gale Ekiss
Grade Range: 
8 and High School
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconEuropean Union and Applicant Countries map
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf icon6 Traits Writing Rubric
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions with ELL Adapatations
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets and Assessments for ELL Lesson
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
2: Places and Regions
4: Human Systems
6: Geographic Applications
National Geography Standards: 
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future