Students will understand:
*How citizens are responsible to the community
*Why citizens should vote
*How citizens show patriotism towards their country
*Why citizens pay taxes
Vocabulary:
anthem mayor
ballot memorial
celebration monument
citizenship national
Christopher Columbus needs
compare parade
consequence past
courage patriotism
currency pledge of allegiance
diagram present
election president
equality register
expense resposibility
explorer revenue
freedom rights
goods scarcity
government service
governor Statue of Liberty
history symbols
honor taxes
income veteran
justice White House
laws wants
liberty
l ocal
majority
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Students will learn: *How to recognize continents, oceans, landforms, and bodies of water *How to use map skills *Geography influences the lifestyles of different communities Vocabulary: climate compass rose desert environment equator geography globe hill island key/legend lake landform map mountain ocean plains river symbol valley vegetation Change and Interdependence |
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| Students will learn: *Communities have changed and will continue to change over time. *Communities today are interdependent. Vocabulary: city country era expert future goods interdependent needs origin past present products rural services suburban timeline urban wants |
Social Studies Websites |
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| State Games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm U.S. State Hangman http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/wordgames/hangman_states/usa_wordgames_states.htm U.S. Map Puzzle Game http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ |
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