Grade 7 Unit 8 The Wonder of Asia
The Wonder of Asia is an immersive unit that invites your child to explore Asia's diverse and vibrant continent through literature, history, geography, and mathematics. This unit emphasizes the connection between stories and our understanding of the world, allowing students to delve into the rich tapestry of Asian cultures and traditions. Through engaging biographies, stories, and texts, your child will uncover the continent's history and geography, guided by the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Your child will explore Asia's enduring religious and cultural practices, focusing on a major religion through a research project inspired by the spread of religion along the Silk Road. This project will culminate in an oral presentation, helping your child better appreciate the chosen religion.
This comprehensive unit provides a broad perspective on Asia's landscape, climate, animals, natural resources, and the rise of great civilizations. Due to the enormity of the continent and the fact that Daily Wonder offers an exploration of India and the Middle East in Grade 5 and Russia as part of Europe in Grade 6, this unit will not focus on those regions. If your child did not receive the Grade 5 or 6 Daily Wonder curriculum, you may incorporate more information on those areas into this unit.
Embark on a journey across Asia, where your child will gain valuable insights into how people and places are interconnected in our world.
This purchase includes one digital curriculum unit with 15 days of lesson plans and 5 days of flexible projects. This unit will inspire you with beautiful images, clear instructions and exciting project ideas.
And that's not all. You will also gain access to the Wonder Hub, which includes supporting documents, videos, resources, and community.
The Wonder of Asia
Learning Standards
Language Arts
Concept: Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
Connection: This unit emphasizes the power of storytelling to connect with the world and understand diverse cultures. Your child will explore a variety of texts, including biographies, stories, and other literature, that reflect the rich cultural heritage of Asia. Through these narratives, they will develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills while making meaningful connections between the content and their own experiences.
Social Studies
Concept: Religious and cultural practices that emerged during this period have endured and continue to influence people.
Connection: The unit delves into the religious and cultural practices that have shaped Asia and continue to influence its people today. Your child will explore the diverse religious traditions across the continent and choose one religion to study in depth. Through a research project inspired by the Silk Road, they will investigate the spread of this religion and present their findings in an oral presentation. This approach not only enhances their research and presentation skills but also fosters a deeper appreciation and understanding of Asia's cultural diversity.
Math
Concept: The constant ratio between the circumference and diameter of circles can be used to describe, measure, and compare spatial relationships.
Connection: You will focus on the geometric concept of circles, specifically the constant ratio between the circumference and diameter, known as Pi. Your child will work through Grade 7 math workbook exercises that reinforce their understanding of this concept, helping them develop practical math skills and apply them to real-world situations. This mathematical exploration ties into the broader study of Asia by integrating spatial reasoning and the measurement of circular shapes, which can be related to various aspects of Asian architecture, design, and art.