Grade 7 Social Science case studies
Grade 7 Social Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Grade 7 Social Science is a school-level course assessment, not a professional certification. It is typically taken by students finishing a middle-school year of social studies, and it is also useful to tutors, homeschool parents, and curriculum writers who need a clear picture of what a seventh-grade social science course is expected to cover. The Grade 7 Social Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,508 words.
1The Museum Label: Did 1453 Destroy Europe's Overland Trade?
The Riverside History Museum is rewriting the labels for a gallery on trade between Europe and Asia, 1400-1600. A volunteer has proposed this label: The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 destroyed Europe's overland trade with Asia and forced Europeans to find sea routes.
715 words, about 4 min2Aldermere: More Floods, Less Rain
Aldermere is a town of 48,000 people built on a river delta. Between 1990 and 2020, annual rainfall in the region fell about 8%, yet the average number of flood days per year rose from 3 to 11.
718 words, about 4 min3Marrow's Bag Ban: City Versus State
The city of Marrow (population 90,000) passes an ordinance banning stores from giving out single-use plastic bags, effective in January. Two years earlier, the state legislature had enacted a law stating that waste-reduction standards shall be set exclusively by the state Department of Environment.
706 words, about 4 min4Thirty Notebooks, Twenty Bookmarks
Two seventh-grade classes run a market simulation during one 50-minute period. Class A can produce either 40 notebooks or 20 bookmarks.
685 words, about 3 min5Did the Kessler Mill Fire Cause a Strike?
A seventh-grade class investigates the question: Did the 1911 fire at the Kessler Mill cause a strike? The available evidence: (a) A newspaper article the day after the fire: no injuries; work resumes Monday.
684 words, about 3 min