In this unit, students learn about the Han Dynasty of China, which successfully unified China for more than 400 years (202 B.C.E. to 220 C.E.). Small-group activities explore how the Chinese created unity through music, philosophy, politics, agriculture, and language.
FSI scholars approach their research on the environment from regulatory, economic and societal angles. The Center on Food Security and the Environment weighs the connection between climate change and agriculture; the impact of biofuel expansion on land and food supply; how to increase crop yields without expanding agricultural lands; and the trends in aquaculture. FSE’s research spans the globe – from the potential of smallholder irrigation to reduce hunger and improve development in sub-Saharan Africa to the devastation of drought on Iowa farms. , a senior fellow at FSI and a recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant, has looked at the impacts of increasing wheat and corn crops in Africa, South Asia, Mexico and the United States; and has studied the effects of extreme heat on the world’s staple crops.
This curriculum unit uses cooperative activities and games to introduce students to the physical and political geography of Latin America. Students examine different world maps to help them understand that maps are created for specific purposes and convey different information based on their perspective and design.
Teaching the geographic concepts of region, cultural boundary, and movement can be challenging. This unit helps students explore these ideas as they learn about the geographic distribution and spread of major world religions throughout Asia.
This unit teaches students about the basic physical and political geography of Africa and introduces the fundamental geographical concepts and vocabulary in an African context.
In this unit, students examine two important episodes in the history of U.S.–Mexico relations: the Mexican-American War and the Bracero Program, created to fill a critical need for farm labor in the United States. This unit is Part I of the U.S.–Mexico Relations bundle.
In this unit, students examine three key contemporary issues: immigration, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the environment.
Note: This unit is Part II of the U.S.ñ Mexico Relations bundle.