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SOCIAL STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY 

 TIME

•3 weeks usually at the beginning of the year

• Extra lesson on ri!ay as "orning work

• lashba#k weekly

$OCA%ULA&' (O&DSPlace Location Region Movement  

Human/environmentInteraction

Mental maps Latitude Longitude

Landforms Regions of

U.S.

Natural

resources

Climate

Tematic map Intermediatedirections

Cardinaldirections

Hemisperes

Compass rose Map s!ills P"sical map Political map

 #$solute location Relativelocation

%eograpicaltools

&arriers

Modif" #dapt 'epend ()uator  

%ulf &a" Cape Prime meridian

Peninsula Tri$utar" La!e &orders

River Climate N* region S* region

N( region S( region Plains Map legend

Te continents Te oceans Te %reat La!es

)%I* IDEAS+

•

Use "a,s- #harts- an! gra,hs to i!entify geogra,hi##hara#teristi#s that in.ol.e "o.e"ent- settle"ent- lo#ation- an!resour#es/

• Des#ribe how geogra,hy in0uen#es hu"an a#ti.ities- settle"ent

an! i",a#ts other lo#ations/ 1,ositi.e an! negati.e2

• Ex,lain how te#hnology allows ,eo,le to li.e in ina##essible

,la#es

• Ex,lain how ,eo,le "o!ie! or a!a,te! the lan! to "eet nee!s

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an! !e#isions about the use of lan!

CULTURE

 TIME• 3 (EE4S

• 5ati.e A"eri#an 6ro7e#t

• (eekly 0ashba#k

$OCA%ULA&' (O&DS

Land $ridge Migration %eliefs8religion LanguageCusto"s Ci.ili9ation Maya A9te#Anasa9i 5ati.e

A"eri#ans ofthe Southwest

5ati.eA"eri#ans ofthe 6lains

5ati.e A"eri#ansof Eastern(oo!lan!s

Ar#haeologists E",ire Artifa#ts 6ueblo Tee,ees Longhouse (igwa" Co",etitionCo",ro"ise Con0i#t Coo,eration Ele"ents of

#ultureEthni# 6re7u!i#e Stereoty,es Sha"anCere"onies %u:alo A!a,t Iro;uis5o"a! Three sisters %ig ga"e #lan

%I* IDEAS• I!entify early A"eri#a #ulture 1ren#h- English- S,anish- (est

Afri#an2 an! ex,lain their role in A"eri#a

• Des#ribe #o",ro"ise- #on0i#t- #oo,eration that o##urre! with5ati.e A"eri#ans

• Con0i#t resolution strategies in #ultural grou,s/

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ECONOMICS

 TIME

•  T<&EE (EE4S

• ECO5 DA'

• (EE4L' LAS<%AC4 

$OCA%ULA&' (O&DS

%arter Ca,ital resour#es Co",etition Consu"er6ro!u#tion 6rot &e.enue <u"an

resour#es5aturalresour#es

S#ar#ity Ser.i#es *oo!s

S,e#iali9ation Su,,ly an!!e"an!

 Taxes E#ono"i#s

(ants .s/ nee!s O,,ortunity #ost 6ro!u#er Consu",tionDistribution In!ustriali9ation Market Interest&isk Inter!e,en!en#e

%I* IDEAS

• S#ar#ity e:e#ts e#ono"i#s #hoi#es throughout history

1#oloni9ation- ex,ansion- =>th #entury2

• 6rots "oti.ate! ,eo,le to take risks

• Co",are an! #ontrast "arkets throughout A"eri#an history

• Co",etition in0uen#es ,ri#e

• 6ro!u#tion- !istribution- an! #onsu",tion of goo!s an! ser.i#es

•  Te#hnology8tools an! s,e#iali9ation in#rease! ,ro!u#ti.ity

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GOVERNMENT

 TIME

• OU& (EE4S

• CLASS&OOM ELECTIO5

• (EE4L' LAS<%AC4S

*o.ern"ent 6rea"ble Constitution Establish 7usti#eDo"esti#tran;uility

Co""on!efense

*eneralwelfare

Liberty

*o.ern"entser.i#es

 Taxes Laws De"o#rati#

Co""on goo! Mayor Exe#uti.e Legislati.e ?u!i#ial *o.ernor Lt/ *o.ernor *eneral

Asse"blySenate <ouse &e,resentati.

esSenators

4y Su,re"e Court ?u!ges 6resi!ent $i#e 6resi!entCongress Se,aration of

,owersLe.els ofgo.ern"ent

E;uality

&ights &es,onsibilities

ree!o" De#laration ofIn!e,en!en#e

%ill of &ights Citi9en Citi9enshi, Ci.i# !utiesEle#tions Che#ks an!

balan#esA"en!"ent %ran#hes of

go.ern"ent.eto Arti#le of

Confe!eration

%I* IDEAS

• %asi# fun#tions of US *o.ern"ent !es#ribe! by the 6rea"ble

• Ser.i#es in whi#h US *o.ern"ent ,ro.i!es 1ar"e! for#es-

national ,arks2

• Exa",les of how !e"o#rati# go.ern"ents fun#tions to ,ro"ote

#o""on goo!

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•  Three bran#hes of go.ern"ent an! their !uties8lea!ers

• (hy fra"ers of Constitution felt it was i",ortant to !istribute

,ower a"ong fe!eral- state- an! lo#al go.ern"ent

• %asi# ,rin#i,les of !e"o#ra#y foun! in histori# US !o#u"ents/

• &ights an! res,onsibilities in!i.i!uals ha.e as #iti9ens an! why

it@s ne#essary

<ISTO&ICAL 6E&S6ECTI$E

 TIME

• B (EE4S13 weeksage of ex,loration- 3 weeks#oloni9ation- 3

weeksre.olution- 3 weekswestern ex,ansion- 3 weeks#i.il war-3 weeksi""igration8 in!ustrialis"-

• AMOUS AME&ICA5S 6&O?ECT8<ISTO&' 5I*<T

• (EE4L' LAS<%AC4S

6ri"ary Sour#e Se#on!arySour#e

Artifa#ts Ti"eline

Data Inter,reti.e 6er#e,tion Motto6atrioti# Slogan Tra!ition I""igrantIn!igenous Inno.ation Colonial EraAge ofEx,loration

Coloni9ation &e.olutionary(ar

ManifestDestiny

In!ustrialis" Ci.il (ar Ci.il &ights A#ts6arlia"ent Tari: (estern

Ex,ansion

Sla.ery Mi!!le ,assage Settle"ents &e#onstru#tion

%I* IDEAS

• Use ,ri"ary an! se#on!ary sour#es to !es#ribe signi#ant

e.ents in history of US an! inter,ret .arious ,ers,e#ti.es

• I!entify histori#al !o#u"ents an! ex,lain their signi#an#e

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• Ex,lain reasons i""igrants #a"e to A"eri#a long ago an!#o",are the" to i""igrants to!ay

• Co",are #hange o.er ti"e in #o""uni#ation- te#hnology-

trans,ortation- an! e!u#ation

• Stu!ents will !es#ribe signi#ant histori#al e.ents in ea#h of the

broa! histori#al ,erio!s an! eras in U/S/ history an! ex,lain the#ause an! e:e#t relationshi,