Import Partners: A Lesson about International Trade on Items Found at Home

GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will explore the concept of international trade partners. They will gather data and conduct an inquiry as to who are the trade partners that most impact them. Then they will create a map and a bar graph to show the results of the information collected.
Author: 
Rhonda Gonzalez
Grade Range: 
7
Duration: 
4-5 periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
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Student Materials: 
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Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future