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Geography · Grade 7

Investigate a Global Place-Based Question

In this inquiry capstone, learners investigate one big question about a real place: how and why is Vietnam's Mekong Delta — home to about 17 million people and much of the country's rice — changing? They frame sub-questions at several scales, judge the reliability of sources, trace causes from local wells to dams in other countries and global sea-level rise, and communicate a conclusion with limitations. They then plan an inquiry of their own about a new place.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 110 minutes
  • Inquiry check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, pin a map, pick map regions, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Develop a focused geographic inquiry question with sub-questions at more than one scale.
  • Select and evaluate evidence for an inquiry, judging relevance and reliability.
  • Analyse how local, national and international processes interact to change a place.
  • Reach and communicate an evidence-based conclusion that states limitations and next steps.

Lessons

  1. Asking a good geographic question 6 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Gathering and judging evidence 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  3. Analysing causes across scales 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Concluding and communicating 5 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  5. Inquiry check 10 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Globe ExplorerSpin a real 3D globe, flip to the flat map, and find continents, oceans and countries.
  • Pin the PlanetDrag the pin onto wonders, cities and exact latitude and longitude points.
  • Route PlannerFind the shortest way around town, dodge closed roads, and measure trips with a scale bar.

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