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Nomadic Living

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Students describe what it means to be nomadic and the advantages and disadvantages of living this type of lifestyle. After watching a video, they pretend they are nomads and must develop a list of items to take along with them. They also write a travel journal describing their journey in detail.

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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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