Central Question: Why does hazardous child labor continue to exist in Nepal?
Child Labour in Brick Kilns of Nepal. From Wikimedia Commons.
World Geography Investigation 4
Students consider multiple perspectives and wrestle with the persistence of child labor in Nepal’s brick kilns. After reading and analyzing a collection of modified sources, students will use evidence and reasoning to construct an argument for why hazardous child labor continues to exist in Nepal.
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Investigation Preview
Student Materials
Video Overview for Students
Materials Accommodated for Language Learners
Note: The Spanish investigations are from earlier work and do not match other versions of this investigation at this time.
Multilingual & Bilingual Learners
Bilingual Learners (Arabic)
Bilingual Learners (Spanish)
Multilingual & Bilingual Learners
Bilingual Learners (Arabic)
Bilingual Learners (Spanish)
Assessment
Standards Alignment
Literacy in History/Social Studies
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.1-6-8.2, 6-8.4-6-8.9.
ELA Reading: Information Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1-6.2, 6.7-6.10.
ELA Writing
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1, 6.4-6.5, .7-.10.
ELA Speaking & Listening
CSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1-6.3
