Learning Goals
Students will be able to formulate focused research questions about how the movement of people and ideas has affected food systems and health in an Oceanian island nation and Hawaiʻi through the concept of disciplined geographic inquiry.
Students will be able to analyze an Oceanian island nation’s food traditions, history, environmental conditions, economic forces, and health outcomes through the five themes of geography.
Students will be able to integrate evidence from maps, graphs, photographs, print and digital texts, and related primary and secondary sources through the concept of evidence-based historical and geographic interpretation.
Students will be able to communicate and revise evidence-based comparisons of health, environmental, and economic issues in an Oceanian island nation and Hawaiʻi through the concept of collaborative inquiry and public communication.
Products
Oceania Investigation Record
Each student maintains an organized record containing question development, an annotated map, source notes, primary-secondary source comparisons, visual evidence, citations, analysis, daily reflections, and emerging conclusions about an Oceanian island nation and Hawaiʻi.
Oceania Food Systems and Health Infographic
Teams synthesize individual research into a solution-focused infographic featuring maps or charts, historical context, the five themes of geography, source-based conclusions, limitations, and realistic future actions. Teams revise through peer critique and present their artifact in a classroom gallery for classmates and invited administrators.
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