Social Studies (first 9 weeks)

                Economics                                                                                    

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Economic Concepts

  • Relationship of opportunity cost to decision-making
  • Impact of price incentives on people's behavior and choices
  • Improved standard of living from specialization
  • Benefits of voluntary exchange to buyers and sellers
  • Trade promotes economic activity
  • Impact of technological advancements on business productivity

    • Topic 1 Vocabulary

    • economics
    • opportunity cost
    • decision-making
    • price incentives
    • specialization
    • standard of living
    • voluntary exchange
    • buyers
    • sellers
    • trade
    • economic activity
    • technological advancement
    • business productivity

    Download Social studies economic flash cards

    U.S. Treasury

    Kids Bank

    Games page from the U.S. Mint

    Topic 2-   Budgeting

  • Elements of personal budget
  • Personal spending and saving decisions

    • Topic 2 Vocabulary

    • personal budget
    • spending
    • saving


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    Map and Globe Skills

    Essential Question

    How do I locate physical features on a map of the United States? How do the elements of maps help us to understand them?

    Enduring Understanding

  • Physical features are created by nature.
  • The physical features of a place make it unique.
  • Maps are visual representations of a portion of the earth.
  • The features of a map help us to understand the information presented.
  • Geographers use a grid system in describe location.

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    Some fun games to review what we've learned...

    Great pictures of the landforms we've studied, but no games here!

    Great site for information and pictures

    4 game options, but uses the full list of terms (ADVANCED) You might review terms first.

    KidsGeo.ocm

    Physical Features of the United States

  • Locate physical features in the United States; include the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Continental Divide, the Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes.

    • Topic 1 Vocabulary

    • physical feature
    • physical map
    • political map
    • landform
    • elevation
    • coastal plain
    • Continental Divide
    • Great Basin
    • Great Plains
    • Great Lakes

    Download Landforms flash simple

     

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    Native Cultures

    Essential Question:   How did early Native American cultures develop in North America? How do people adapt to their physical environments?

    Enduring Understanding

  • The physical geography of North America had an impact on where and how Native Americans settled.
  • Native Americans used their environments to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.

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    Unit Vocabulary

    • Inuit
    • Kwakiutl
    • Nez Perce
    • Hopi
    • Pawnee
    • Seminole
    • environment
    • civilization
    • clan
    • settlement
    • permanent
    • irrigation
    • survival
    • surplus
    • climate
    • Arctic
    • Northwest
    • Plateau
    • Southwest
    • Plains

    Download Native american term flash card

    Native American WebQuest


    Pawnee

     

     

     

    Plains

  • Locate where the Pawnee settled (permanent villages near rivers).
  • Describe how the Pawnee used their environment to obtain food (farming & hunting), clothing (buffalo skin), and shelter (lodges - bark, earth, grass).

    • The Pawnee

    2009 Powwow shows beautiful clothing

    This is an example of  Pawnee dance and dress.


    Seminole

    The Southeast

  • Locate where the Seminole settled (villages in Florida).
  • Describe how the Seminole used their environment to obtain food (farming and hunting), clothing (fur & woven grasses), and shelter (along rivers and streams).

    • Historical footage that shows their homeland and daily life...

    Answers to frrequently asked questions


    Hopi

    The Southwest

  • Locate where the Hopi settled (permanent villages in present day Arizona).
  • Describe how the Hopi used their environment to obtain food (corn), clothing (woven fabrics and animal hides/hairs), and shelter (pueblo villages).

    • This is a video of the Eagle Dance. You can see the homes and landforms in the background while the children dance.

    Pictures of Kachina Dolls

    Traditional Kachina Dolls

     

    Inuit

    The Arctic

  • Locate whre the Inuit settled.
  • Describe how the Inuit used their environment to obtain food (caribou & seals), clothing (animals skins), and shelter (igloos)

    • How do the Inuit people build an igloo?

    Hunting with the Inuit people today- This is graphic, and shows a family eating what they have caught.

    Inuit Myths and Legends

    Historic video- 1940s

     

    Nez Perce

    Plateau

  • Locate where the Nez Perce settled (between Cascades & Rockies; migrated and traveled on rivers and settled in valleys).
  • Describe how the Nez Perce used their environment to obtain food (fishing and hunting), clothing (made from trees & shrubs & animal skins), and shelter (lodges).

    • Tribal dance

    Buffalo hide Nez Perce lodge

    General information

    Additional Information

    Questions you might have...


    Kwakiutl

    The Northwest

  • Locate where the Kwakiutl settled (left their villages in spring, summer, & fall to settle near rivers).
  • Describe how the Kwakiutl used their environment to obtain food (fishing), clothing (cedar tree bark and animal skins), and shelter (cedar tree houses).

    • The potlatch

    Totems and the longhouse

    The art of totem carving, the spoken language, and a modern potlatch


     

    Additional Resources

    National Museum of the American Indian