Encounter 3
7A - Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
7B - Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
7A - Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
7B - Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.
Topic: China's One Child Policy
Essential Questions:
Why did China enforce a One Child Policy?
What were the consequences of China's One Child policy?
Standards:
SS.7.H.1
Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies.
SS.7.H.1.1
Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues over time.
SS.7.E.1.1
Explain how competition for resources affects the economic relationship among nations (e.g. colonialism, imperialism, globalization and interdependence).
SS.7.E.1.3
Summarize the main characteristics of various economic systems (e.g. capitalism, socialism, communism; market, mixed, command and traditional economies).
SS.7.C.1.2
Explain how cultural expressions (e.g. art, literature, architecture and music) influence modern society.
SS.7.CG.1.1
Summarize the ideas that have shaped political thought in various societies and regions (e.g. Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, democracy, communism and socialism).
Goals:
Understand the consequences of China's One Child Policy.
Accessing Prior Knowledge:
New Information:
Application:
Students will take notes in their notebooks. Then they will answer the following questions:
1. Why do you think the Chinese government created the One-Child Policy?
2. How might families have felt about only being allowed to have one child?
3. What are some ways this policy may have affected boys and girls differently?
4. What are the positive and negative effects that may have happened because of the policy?
5. How do you think the policy affected future generations and families today?
6. What do you think life might have been like for a child who grew up as an only child in China during the policy?
Technology Integration:
Biblical Integration:
Generalization:
Should China have kept this policy? Why or why not?