Outreach
Teaching East Asia in the Middle School (TEAMS)
Lesson Plans
These lesson plans were developed by middle school teachers at our 1996-98 TEAMS workshops, based on National Council for the Social Studies themes. Each volume contains lesson plans, outlines, and activities that present central issues related to East Asia in a systematic and easy-to-understand way.
TEAMS Vol. 1 (1996)
The following are selected lesson plans from TEAMS Vol. 1.
Theme A: People, Places, and Environment
- China and the 21st Century (PDF)
- On the Road Again (PDF)
- Tour Guide (PDF)
- Trade: Indiana and China (PDF)
- Why Build a Dam? (PDF)
Theme B: Technology, Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Theme C: Cultures, Continuity, and Change
Theme D: Institutions, Power, and Government
Theme E: Indiana and Global Connections
TEAMS Vol. 2 (1997)
The following are selected lesson plans from TEAMS Vol. 2.
Theme A: People, Places, and Environment
- Capital Connections (PDF)
- Mapping the World (PDF)
- China on a Globe (PDF)
- EAST BRIEF: Bringing Reality into Effective Focus (PDF)
- Population and Area Comparison (PDF)
- Physical Geography of East Asia (PDF)
- Geography of Japan (PDF)
- World at Your Fingertips: Cartographic Skills (PDF)
Theme B: Technology, Production, Distribution, and Consumption
- East Asian Trading Ships (PDF)
- Agriculture in East Asia (PDF)
- East Asia: Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)
- Economic Development and Air Pollution (PDF)
- How East Asia Became an Economic Power (PDF)
Theme C: Cultures, Continuity, and Change
Theme D: Aesthetics, Celebrations, and Values
Theme E: Instructions, Power, and Government
Theme F: United States and Global Connections
TEAMS Vol. 3 (1998)
The following are selected lesson plans from TEAMS Vol. 3.
