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                  SONORAN SCIENCE ACADEMY - Broadway      2009-2010    Curriculum Map                                Mrs. Houston Grade 4 -      Social Studies

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

 

August

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harcourt Social Studies – Arizona

 

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STRAND 4: Geography

Concept 1 : The World in Spatial Terms

PO 1 - Use different types of maps to solve problems

PO 2 – Interpret political and physical maps

PO 5  - Describe Characteristics of Human(equator, hemispheres) and Physical 9 river, lake, mountains, etc) Features

CONCEPT 2: Places and Regions

Locate the landform regions of Arizona

 

 

 

Preview a text book

Vocabulary Development

Identify 5 Themes of Geography

Review make-up of Earth

Identify Continents and Hemispheres

Identify Geography  Land Form Terms

Identify Types of Maps

How to Read a Map

 

 

 

 

 

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WORKBOOK

UNIT TEST

GROUP WORK

INDEPENDENT WORK

NOTE TAKING & ORGANIZATION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

CLASS PARTICIPATION

PROJECTS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

 

 

 

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September

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October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harcourt Social Studies – Arizona

 

UNIT 1: Arizona’s Geography and People

LESSON:

#1 – Arizona’s Location

#2 – Environment and Resources

#3 – Settlement and Cities

#4 – Arizona’s Early People

#5  - Empires in the Americas

 

Review

Unit Activities

Assorted Books on Arizona, World History and People in History

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STRAND 1 – American History

Concept 1: Research Skills for History

PO 2 – Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources

PO 3 – Locate information using both primary and secondary sources

Concept 2:  Early Civilizations

PO 1- Describe the legacy and cultures of prehistoric people in the Americas

PO 2 – Describe the cultures and contributions of the Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloans, and Hohokam

PO 3 – Identify other groups (Patayan, Sinagua, Salado

 

 

 

 

 

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Identifying Main Idea and Details

Use Latitude and Longitude

Read a Land Use Map

Read a Products Map

Read Time Lines

Read a Population Chart

Use Maps to: Identify Landforms and Regions of Arizona, View Arizona in the World, Identify  Regions of the US, ID AZ with Latitude and Longitude, Compare AZ Temperatures, View AZ’s Culture, View Land Route’s of Early People and Early Civilizations in the Southwest & Americas

Recognize Accomplishments of John Wesley Powell

Discover Canyon de Chelly and its Characteristics

Compare Primary and Secondary Sources

Vocabulary Development

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WORKBOOK

UNIT TEST

QUIZZES

GROUP WORK

INDEPENDENT WORK

NOTE TAKING

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

CLASS PARTICIPATION

PROJECTS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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November

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December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harcourt Social Studies – Arizona

 

UNIT 2: Settlement and Change

LESSON:

#1 – The Spanish in North America

#2 – Native American Life Changes

#3 – A New Nation

#4 – Westward Expansion

 

Review

Unit Activities

Assorted Books on Arizona,  American History, World History and People in History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STRAND 1 – American History

Concept 3: Exploration and Colonization

PO 1 – Describe the reasons for early Spanish exploration of Mexico and the Southwestern region of the United States

PO 2 – Describe the impact of Spanish colonization of the Southwest – missions, lifestyle changes, Father Kino

Concept 5 – Westward Expansion

PO 1 – Recognize the change of governance of the Southwest from Spain to Mexico

PO 3 – Describe events that led to AZ becoming a possession of the US

STRAND 3 – Civics/Government

Concept 1 – Foundations of Government

PO 2 – Identify the rights and freedoms supported by the following documents: Preamble of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Natural Rights in Declaration of Independence

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Cause and Effect

Use an Elevation Map

Study Spanish Artifacts

Recognize Accomplishments of Father Kino

Solve a Problem

Discover San Xavier del Bac Mission

Learn American Rights and Freedoms

Compare Historical Maps

Investigate the Mex.-American War

Read Timelines

Investigate Fictional Writing of Coronado’s Exploration

Primary Source – US Flag

Read about Children in New Spain

Read Maps to Find out about: AZ in New Spain, Early Spanish Explorers, Coronado’s Explorations, Colonial America, ,Exploration in Arizona, Battles of the Mexican-American War, the US after the Mexican-American War

Vocabulary Development

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WORKBOOK

UNIT TEST

QUIZZES

GROUP WORK INDEPENDENT WORK

NOTE TAKING

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

CLASS PARTICIPATION

PROJECTS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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January

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February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harcourt Social Studies – Arizona

 

UNIT 3: Arizona Statehood

LESSON:

#1 – Arizona and the Civil War

#1 – The New State

#3 – Arizona in the 1930’s and 1940’s

#4 – Arizona After the War

 

Review

Unit Activities

Assorted Books on Arizona, American History, World History, and People in History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRAND 1 – American History

Concept 5: Westward Expansion

PO 5 – Describe the conflict of cultures that occurred between newcomers and Arizona Native Americans(Navajo Long Walk)

Concept 6: Civil War and Reconstruction

1850-1877

PO 1 – Describe events in Arizona during the Civil War

Concept 7 ;  Emergence of the Modern United States

PO 4- Recognize that Arizona changed from a territory to a state on February 14, 1912

Concept 9: Postwar United States

PO 1 – Describe changes that took place in Arizona during the postwar era

STRAND 3 – Civics/Government

Concept 1 – Foundations of Government

PO 3 – Describe Arizona’s transition from territory to statehood

STRAND 4 - Geography

Concept 1 – The World in Spatial Terms

PO 1 – Use different types of maps to solve problems (roadmaps)

 

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Summarize

Historical Fiction Reading

Tell Fact From Opinion

Recognize Accomplishments of Estevan Ochoa

Arizona’s Constitution

Read a Double-Bar Graph

Discover Hoover Dam

Read a Road Map

Compare Historical Maps

Identify Arizona State Seal

Compare Schooling for Hopi Child Chuka to own

Read Maps to find out about: AZ in the US in 1912, The US in 1861, The Navajo Long Walk, Railroad Companies – late 1800’s, Road Map of AZ

Read Timelines

Vocabulary Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WORKBOOK

UNIT TEST

QUIZZES

GROUP WORK

INDEPENDENT WORK

NOTE TAKING

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

CLASS PARTICIPATION

PROJECTS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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March

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April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harcourt Social Studies – Arizona

 

UNIT 4: Arizona’s Government and Economy

LESSON:

#1 – How Government Works

#2 – Government and Citizenship

#3 – Arizona’s Economy

#4 – Arizona’s Diversity

 

Review

Unit Activities

Assorted Books on Arizona, American History, World History, and People in History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STRAND 3: Civics/Government

Concept 1: Foundations of Government

PO 1 – Describe state and national symbols and monuments that represent American democracy and values

Concept 2: Structure of Government

PO 1 – Describe the three branches of State and National Government

PO 2 – Describe different levels of government (local, tribal, state, national)

Concept 3: Functions of Government

PO 1 – Describe the responsibilities I law making)

STRAND 4:  Geography

Concept 2: Places and Regions

PO 2 – Describe ways in which Arizona had changed over time from statehood to today

Concept 4: Human Systems

PO 1 – Describe the factors that have contributed to the settlement, economic development and growth of major AZ cities

PO 2 – Describe how Mexico and Arizona are connected by the movement of people, goods, and ideas

PO 4 – Describe the cultural characteristics of Arizona’s diverse population

PO 5 – Describe the major economic activities and land use  patterns of regions studied

STRAND 5: Economics

Concept 1: Foundations of Economics

PO1 – Explain the decisions fro a personal spending choice

Concept 2: Microeconomics

PO 2 – Describe why state and local governments collect taxes

PO 4 – Describe the varied backgrounds of people living in Arizona

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Compare and Contrast

Read a Flowchart

Discover the Arizona Capitol Museum

Identify Symbols of American Democracy

Make Economic Choices

View Effects of Urban Sprawl

Recognize Accomplishments of Sandra Day O’Connor

Read a Population Map

Investigate Arizona Culture

Recognize Accomplishments of Kerri Strug

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Identify Arizona’s Top Export Markets

Use Maps to find out about: Arizona Today, Arizona Counties, Arizona Population Density

Levels of Government

Read Timelines

Vocabulary Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WORKBOOKS

UNIT TEST

QUIZZES

GROUP WORK

INDEPENDENT WORK

NOTE TAKING

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

CLASS PARTICIPATION

PROJECTS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harcourt Social Studies – Arizona

 

Cumulative Review Activities

 

Assorted Books, Activities and Project Based Learning about Arizona

STRAND 1 – American History

Concept 5 - Westward Expansion

PO 2 – Describe the influence of American explorers and trappers

Concept 7: Emergence of the Modern United States

PO 3 – Identify key individuals and groups related to Arizona territorial days and early statehood

PO 5- Recognize the formation of Native American communities and reservations in Arizona

Concept 10: Contemporary United States

PO 3 – Describe the influence of key individuals

STRAND 3: Civics/Government

Concept 4: Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship

PO 1 – Discuss ways an individual can contribute to a school or community

PO 2 – Identify traits of character

PO 3 – Describe the importance of citizens being actively involved in the democratic process

**THESE STRAND 3 STANDARDS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

 

STRAND 4: Geography

Concept 1: The World in Spatial  Terms

PO 3 – Construct maps using symbols to represent human and physical features

PO 4 – Construct charts and graphs to display geographic information

PO 7 – Locate physical and human features in Arizona using maps, illustrations, or images

Concept 2: Places and Regions

PO 3 – Locate the landform regions of Arizona ( plateau, mountain, desert) on a map – create a 3-dimensional elevation map

PO 4- Compare the landform regions of Arizona according to their physical features, plants. And animals

PO 5- Describe how regions and places have distinct characteristics (Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Casa Grande Ruins)

 

Create Books

Review Main Topics & Concepts

Identify State Contributions

Identify State Monuments

Identify Important Names in Arizona History

Use Prior Knowledge and Learning

Create Maps

Create Posters

Create Games

How to be a Productive Citizen

QUIZZES

PROJECTS

SELF-EVALUATION

GROUP PARTICIPATION

INDEPENDENT WORK

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

 

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