When people think about Norway, they often think about Vikings, trolls, fjords ... and heavy metal and tacos? A video resource profiles the fourth Nordic sister, including its fascinating geography carved out of the arctic, and Scandinavian culture. Learners also explore how Norway manages to export more than it imports and its efforts at going green.

Concepts

norway, european geography, physical geography, world geography, human geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Offer the video as research to compare and contrast the Nordic countries
• Use in a country profile project

Classroom Considerations

• Resource is part of a comprehensive geography video playlist covering countries of the world
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Native Norwegians demonstrate various dialects
• Pop culture references and humor make the video engaging
  

Cons

• Three ads disrupt video streaming
  

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.7 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.10