Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Gandhi's Story

This lesson was created by Mary Sue Ellinger for students from fourth to seventh grade. This lesson allows students to understand some basis of India's culture, specifically how Gandhi's story impacted India.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Reading

Theme

Cultural/Social

Historical

Region

India

Asia

Five Themes of Geography

Place

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

10. The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions