Standard #: SS.7.CG.4.2


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Describe the United States’ and citizen participation in international organizations.


Clarifications


Clarification 1: Students will identify major international organizations in which government plays a role (e.g., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United Nations, International Court of Justice, World Trade Organization).

Clarification 2: Students will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of U.S. membership in international organizations.



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SS.7.CG.4.AP.2 Identify the United States’ government and citizen participation in international organizations.


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Lesson Plans

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Use Circle Graphs to Analyze International Organizations

Students will analyze international organizations using proportional reasoning to construct circle graphs while examining the purpose of international organizations and the United States’ participation in this integrated lesson plan.

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Students will analyze the change in the World Trade Organization’s membership using ratios to find the percent change while examining the purpose of the World Trade Organization and the United States’ role as a member in this integrated lesson plan.

Rewriting Rational Numbers to Analyze International Organizations (Part 1: United Nations)

Students will analyze regional membership of the United Nations to represent the part to a whole relationship as a fraction. Students will rewrite rational numbers in equivalent forms while examining the purpose of the United Nations and the United States’ role as a member in this integrated lesson plan.

Foreign Trade Scenarios

Students will utilize historical trade flow data (import and export) to interpret, create, and draw conclusions about foreign policy, specifically the World Trade Organization. Students will write a claim using the data to make suggestions regarding foreign trade import and export in this integrated lesson plan.

International Organizations

In this lesson plan, students will identify major international organizations in which government plays a role, and discuss both advantages and disadvantages of U.S. membership in them.

U.S. Participation in International Organizations

In this lesson plan, students will learn about different international organizations in which the United States plays a role. Students will use different methods of media and communication to investigate benefits and drawbacks of international participation and persuade their classmates about impacts on the United States gained from participation in these international organizations.

International Organizations

In this lesson plan, students will learn about the United States’ and its citizens’ participation in international organizations while completing guided notes that accompany a teacher-presented slideshow. Students will then apply what they know by researching an additional international organization.

Original Student Tutorial

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International Organizations

Learn about the international organizations with which the United States government and its citizens are involved. In this interactive tutorial, you'll learn about intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the United Nations.

Teaching Idea

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Grade 7 Civics Family Guide: Standard 4

This Grade 7 Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 4 at this grade level.

Student Resources

Original Student Tutorial

Name Description
International Organizations:

Learn about the international organizations with which the United States government and its citizens are involved. In this interactive tutorial, you'll learn about intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the United Nations.



Parent Resources

Teaching Idea

Name Description
Grade 7 Civics Family Guide: Standard 4:

This Grade 7 Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 4 at this grade level.



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