Social Studies HS Guide

mental health crisis, gender inequality, child labor, economic disparities between and within countries, refugee crises and displacement, human trafficking, terrorism, cybersecurity, war, misinformation, sustainable agriculture, water, etc. ●​ Review the elements of research . ●​ As a class, select one of the global problems you identified to research. Then research the most promising political, technological, medical, or scientific advances being created to address that problem. ●​ Students can be divided into political, technological, medical, and/or scientific groups to collect their research and findings. ●​ Students can participate in a Socratic Seminar to share their research.

VOCABULARY

●​ Global problem ●​ Political advances ●​ Technological advances

●​ Medical advances ●​ Scientific advances DIFFERENTIATION IN ACTION Skill Building

●​ Inquiry ●​ K-12 Research Framework

●​ Themes and Lenses

Extension