Unit Overview/Summary - FOCUS: 

There are many drivers and factors that influence economic decisions that ultimately impact life and human interactions with the environment across the world. In this unit, grade six students will investigate the theme of authority, power, and resources within the economic decision-making process in economic decision making among regions. Students will analyze how economic decisions are made and how they affect the environment and the well-being of individuals, businesses, and societies.  Students will examine how human beings trade, exchange goods, migrate, produce food and energy, communicate, collaborate between individuals and organizations, and engage in competition. Students will analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself at local, regional, and global levels over time, identifying its characteristics and causes. 

*Please note that: An exciting and innovative approach to teaching World Regional Studies involves exploring themes. These thematic units allow students to delve into cross-cutting concepts applicable to all world regions. While individual regions remain integral to the learning process, the themes covered in these units serve as the foundation for teaching and learning. 

Unit Duration:

45 Days. Five 45-minute sessions per week x 10 weeks