Obama Calls for Full Cooperation at Malaysia Airlines Crash Site

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

7, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Inspire students to think about the role of international diplomacy in the investigation of the Malaysian plane that was shot down over Ukraine with this PBS NewsHour video and educational resource from July 21, 2014. President Barack Obama called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow international investigators full access to the crash site in the war-torn region of Ukraine.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 7 - 7th Grade: Geography

SS10.7G.8

Determine political, military, cultural, and economic forces that contribute to cooperation and conflict among people.

UP:SS10.7G.8

Vocabulary

  • conflict
  • cooperation
  • economic forces
  • human and physical systems

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Political boundaries created by human and physical systems.
  • The effect of cooperation among countries in controlling territories.
  • The effects of territorial conflicts over borders, resources, land use, and ethnic and nationalistic identity.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Evaluate the spatial influence of political, military, cultural forces on the landscape and among people.
  • Identify various ways boundaries are identified.
  • Evaluate the reasons for territorial conflicts.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Political, military, cultural and economic forces contribute to cooperation and conflict among people.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Contemporary World Issues and Civic Engagement

SS10.CWI.1

Describe current news stories from various perspectives, including geographical, historical, political, social, and cultur

UP:SS10.CWI.1

Vocabulary

  • perspective
  • local, state, national, and international communities
  • analyze
  • interpret
  • statistical data
  • compare/contrast
  • news graphic (infographic)

Knowledge

Students know:
  • News stories can be interpreted through various perspectives.
  • The types of information that can be found within news stories.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Analyze news stories for comparative purposes in their style, format, and audience.
  • Develop connections between current issues and past events.
  • Interpret various forms of data, including statistical and geographical, contained in news stories.
  • Identify cause-effect relationships with current news stories and their world implications.
  • Locate on a map key locations of major world news stories.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The relevancy of major news stories can be established through analysis of the story and drawing connections.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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