Unit 1: Government and Democracy
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Unit Topics:
Throughout the year we will continue working on Social Studies Skills and Processes by focusing on historical inquiry and analysis. Learning these basic skills sets the foundation for information we will need throughout our other units.
Key Concepts:
We are time detectives.
What is a historian?
What do historians do?
What is history?
How do we study history?
What are primary and secondary sources?
Why are pictures important in history?
Key Vocabulary Terms:
Unit 2: Historical Thinking
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Unit Topics:
Unit 3: Geography
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- What characteristics make up an upstanding citizen?
- What symbols are important to citizens in our community?
- What are the 3 branches of government and what role does each branch play?
- Why is it important for citizens to be informed? How do they influence their government?
Unit Topics:
- Lesson 1: Citizens
- Lesson 2: American Symbols
- Lesson 3: Bill of Rights
- Lesson 4: Citizen Responsibilities
- Lesson 5: Laws
- Lesson 6: Democracy
- Lesson 7: Branches of Government
- Lesson 8: Government Officials
- Lesson 9: The President
- Lesson 10: Voting
Throughout the year we will continue working on Social Studies Skills and Processes by focusing on historical inquiry and analysis. Learning these basic skills sets the foundation for information we will need throughout our other units.
Key Concepts:
We are time detectives.
What is a historian?
What do historians do?
What is history?
How do we study history?
What are primary and secondary sources?
Why are pictures important in history?
Key Vocabulary Terms:
- archaeological artifacts
- historian
- cultures
- politics
- consequence
- museums
- virtual tour
- secondary sources
- primary sources
- artifacts
- photographs
- quotes
Unit 2: Historical Thinking
Essential Questions:
- How have the lives of people changed throughout the course of history?
- How do inventors impact the world?
- Why is it important to learn about pioneers in their field?
- How do pioneers impact the world around them?
Unit Topics:
- Lesson 1: Thomas Edison
- Lesson 2: Benjamin Franklin
- Lesson 3: Alexander Bell
- Lesson 4: The Wright Brothers
- Lesson 5: Henry Ford
- Lesson 6: Helen Keller
- Lesson 7: Rosa Parks
- Lesson 8: Susan B. Anthony
- Lesson 9: Sacajawea
- Lesson 10: Amelia Earhart
Unit 3: Geography
Essential Questions:
- What are the continents and oceans of the world?
- How has the advancement of transportation and communication facilitated the movement of people and goods around the world?
- What are the physical characteristics of the state I live in?
- What features are important to include on a map?
- Unit 3- Lesson 1: Seven Continents
- Unit 3- Lesson 2: Five Oceans
- Unit 3- Lesson 3: Longitude and Latitude
- Unit 3- Lesson 4: Cardinal Directions
- Unit 3- Lesson 5: Transportation
- Unit 3- Lesson 6: State Features
- Unit 3- Lesson 7: USA Physical Features
- Unit 3- Lesson 8: Map Key
- Unit 3- Lesson 9: Communities
- Unit 3- Lesson 10: Constructing a Map