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Curriculum Map 2006-2007 |
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Gesu Catholic School |
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Economics  |
Producing Goods and Services Trade Practices Supply and Demand Stock Market | Students will identify factors that influence a producer's decision to provide a good or service Students will explain how education, specialization, capital goods, and division of labor affect productivity capacity Students will explain how regions of North America are interdependent when they specialize in what they produce best Students will analyze the trade practices that occur between North America and other areas Students will describe competition among producers/sellers and how it affects prices Students will explain how competition among consumers/buyers results in higher product prices Stock Market | |
Students will analyze store Ads from the Sunday paper to understand supply and demand. Students will use the store Ads to discuss consumer standpoint. How much would the students be willing to pay for a good or a service. Students will produce and create an advertisement for their own good/service and present it to the class. Students will use the resource maps to locate where each specialization of goods/services takes place. The students will understand the importance of the goods/services the United States receives and how life would be different if we didnt have those goods/services. The students will be charting data on supply and demand using bar charts or graphs. |
www.econedlink.org/lessons/index(pizza, Jack and the BankStalk) http://bsob.jcu.edu/econSunday Newspaper Advertisements Video Smartboard |
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Geographic Regions of the United States |
Features That Characterize Key Regions of North America Key Historical Individuals From North American Regions |
Students will analyze and compare regions within North America using the following: landforms, climate, population, culture, economy Students will compare ways that people in different areas of North America interact with their environment Students will describe how characteristics of different physical environments affect human activities in North America Students will identify historically important individuals from a region and the cite reasons why they are important to the region |
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Students will use the posterboard cutouts of the States and Canada to compare and analyze the regions of the United States. The students will use the posterboard cutouts of the different landforms to locate their position in North America(big posterboard cutout). Students will make a baseball card/business card of a historically important individual from a region and list why they were important.(Why should they have a card depicting them) |
Culture Books Business/Baseball card outline/design/example Library |
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Map Skills |
Longitude and Latitude Hemispheres Identifying key geographic characteristics of North America Key Regions of North America Geographic Features Affecting Climate Colonization Maps |
Students will apply latitude and longitude lines on a map/globe to points in North America Students will identify hemispheres on maps and globes Students will identify major areas in North America on maps/globes: 3 largest countries, the 50 states of the U.S., the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, the Mississippi, Rio Grande, and St. Lawrence Rivers, the Great Lakes Students will explain geographic factors that influence the climate of North America Students will use a variety of different maps to describe how physical and human characteristics can define regions in North America Students will use a variety of different maps to describe the patterns of renewable, nonrenewable, and flow resources in North America Students will analyze and create maps depicting the Europeans' exploration and colonization of North America |
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The students will practice dividing the world into hemispheres by using globes. The students will be able to recognize that some continents will be in more than one hemisphere. The students will use blank world maps to label the seven continents and the five major oceans. The students will creat reports/brochures on the 50 states. The students will play a posterboard match game with the 50 states and their capitals/abbreviations. The students will plan a roadtrip for their classmates using their knowledge of latitude and longitude coordinates. Students will use the posterboard states to define and recognize the regions in North America. |
Globes of the world United States Maps and World Maps www.enchantedlearning.com www.nationalgeographic.com www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/explorer.htm www.k12science.org/curriculum/shipproj www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g35/roadtrip.html |
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Our History As Americans: Immigrants Experience |
European Exploration and Settlements African-Americans Experience United States Becomes Independent from Great Britain Contributions of the Immigrants to Life in America Today Transportation and Industrialization |
Students will develop an understanding of how European countries explored and settled in North America Students will analyze the impact settlement had on expansion of the United States Students will explain how new developments such as transportation and industrialization impacted the expansion in the U.S. Students will explore how the United States became independent from Great Britain Students will compare and contrast various cultural groups and the reasons they immigrated to North America Students will compare and contrast cultural practices of diverse groups in the United States Students will become familiar with the experiences of African-Americans under slavery Students will summarize the reality that immigrants experienced upon their arrival in North America Students will describe how customs of various immigrant groups have had an impact on the American way of life. Students will identify examples of representative government in the American colonies. Students will be able to identify the purposes and explain the importance of the Declaration of Independence. Students will be able to identify and summarize the main points of the Declaration of Independence. Students will be able to identify the roles of women and African Americans during the Revolutionary War. Students will be able to identify the battles of the Revolutionary War. Students will be able to identify and analyze the Articles of Confederation. Students will be able to explain the |
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Students will make a map of an important explorers' travels and accomplishments(land). Students will discuss how Catholicism could have effected the treatment of slaves and indentured servants. The students will understand that the frontier was affected by the westward expansion. The students will be able to |
Zoom(Mrs. Sexton) www.whitehousehistory.org/05/05.html www.americaslibrary.gov www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/lessons/e4_t4-lp.html http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm |
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Our History As Americans: Native American Experien |
Native American Settlements of the Past Life in Modern Times for Native Americans |
Students will further develop an understanding of the Native American settlements in North America Students will compare and contrast life on Native American reservations today with the cultural traditions before the reservation system Students will be able to identify and compare the different Native American groups in North America. Students will be able to explain and describe the moves that the Native Americans had to make when the colonists began to come over from England. |
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Students will create timelines to identify important events in United States history and measure time by centuries and decades |
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Our Latin American Neighbors |
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Study Skills Used Throughout the Year |
Research - Source Validation |
Students will obtain information from a variety of print and electronic sources and analyze its reliability. Students will be able to take effective notes recognizing and eliminating the 'fluff' material. Students will be able to organize the subject material into outline format. |
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The students will be filling in both assisted and nonassisted worksheets that will help aid in effective notetaking. The students will also be making their own outlines for a particular lesson in a chapter. |
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U.S. Government |
Democratic Government Our Federal Government Branches of the Federal Government Citizenship in the United States Rights Guaranteed by the First Ammendment |
Students will identify and evaluate the key characteristics of a democracy: ?????? Students will distinguish between roles of the federal government and the roles of state and local governments Students will compare and contrast the responsibilities of the three branches of the federal government Students will explore the process of becoming a U.S. citizen Students will explain the obligations and freedoms associated with U.S. citizenship Students will evaluate the significance of the rights protected by the First Ammendment Students will demonstrate good citizenship by respecting and practicing democratic principles. Students will be able to describe the basic structure of the U.S Constitution Students will be able to identify and describe the contributions made by the men who helped create the U.S. Constitution. |
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Newspapers(Plain Dealer, Wall Street Journal)http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.html |
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